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User Reviews of Ngorongoro Crater (575 Reviews)

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Female avatar icon Lise Pedersen Denmark flag DK       Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Feb 13, 2019

Email Lise Pedersen  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Superb! Not so many birds, excpt for the vultures!

Male avatar icon UWbadger12 United States flag US       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Feb 11, 2019

Email UWbadger12  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Pure Breathtaking. The density of animals is unmatched.

Male avatar icon Jonathan Powell United States flag US       Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Feb 6, 2019

Email Jonathan Powell  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Between the crater itself and crater rim, I would rate it as one of, if not THE, most beautiful place I've ever been to, simply for the shape and color and immensity of the landscape. Seeing legendary animals helps too, but even if there wasn't a single one (which would be a great tragedy), the beauty of the land is worth the trip. Mind-blowingly gorgeous.

Female avatar icon Susanne Maurer-Widdecke Germany flag DE       Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Jan 29, 2019

Email Susanne Maurer-Widdecke  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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such a huge crater, but only 1 rhino !

Male avatar icon Bryan United States flag US       Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Jan 15, 2019

Email Bryan  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Incredible ! The views and the animals within the crater is fascinating.

Female avatar icon Stephanie Tynan Canada flag CA       Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Jan 6, 2019

Email Stephanie Tynan  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5

The beauty of this area, words cannot describe. It is truly amazing to see the variety of animals and vegetation in this region.

Female avatar icon Brigita Volk Slovenia flag SI       Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 10, 2018

Email Brigita Volk  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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I was very pleased with our guide and his excellent knowledge. He made sure we got the most out of our game drives. We visited Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Par

Female avatar icon Monika United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 9, 2018

Email Monika  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Lot of animals! The scenery is very different, given it's a crater you can see far and wide which also means seeing a lot of animals. It does, however, mean that there are not many surprises hidden in the bushes, or the other side of a hill (as there are none).

Avatar icon MikeD United States flag US       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Nov 21, 2018

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Ngorongoro Crater is the best pace for viewing wildlife.

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We had a great time in Ngorongoro Crater. Animals are naturally confined in the crater, 10 miles in circumference. They can get in and out, but most choose to stay. Tourists are in trucks circulating on dirt roads. So many different animals: lions, zebras, wildebeast, cape buffalo, hyenas, jackels, hippos, rhinos. ostrich. All doing their thing mostly ignoring the watchers in the trucks. We felt like we were in a cage watching the animals roam free. We saw hippos in a pool; pride of lions eating a cape buffalo encircled by a ring of jackels and a ring of hyenas; lions chasing buffalo and then being chased by the buffalo. Weather was OK. It rained briefly and the washes filled up. Then it stopped raining and the sun was out again. We stayed in Sanctuary Camp in the crater. Great experience to be in a tent with amenities and close enough to the crater to hear the animals at night. Not necessary for enjoyment of the crater though. Even a day trip from Arusha to the crater would be worth it
Read more to see this beautiful place. Our guide was excellent. He knew all the animals and most of the birds we saw. Good at spotting animals at a distance. Knew exactly where to go and when to be there for best animal viewing.
Female avatar icon Jane United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: October 2018 Reviewed: Nov 21, 2018

Email Jane  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Absolutely mind blowing!