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vicente
US
Visited:
September 2017
Reviewed: Oct 16, 2017
Email vicente | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great place to see some of Africa's wildlife
The scenery in the Ngongoro Crater is like no other I've ever seen. There's something surreal about being in the crater. Everything is coexisting with one another. One of my personal favorites places on the planet is the Ngoitokitok Picnic area. Enjoying lunch and a coffee there; it's like something out of a dream. I highly recommend going on a hike on the crater rim, guided by the local rangers. We took a 2 hour hike with our guides and enjoyed talking with them as well as the sceneries. Inside the crate, we saw most of the animals except for the rhino and the giraffe (although we did see some giraffes just outside the crater). Our safari guide was from Gosheni Safaris, great guide and company. We stayed just outside the crater at the Ngongoro Farm House, a very high end lodge.
J.A.
BR
Visited:
September 2017
Reviewed: Oct 10, 2017
Email J.A. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Andrea
CA
Visited:
September 2017
Reviewed: Oct 5, 2017
Email Andrea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing opportunity to see diverse wildlife
The wildlife in Ngorongoro is amazing. You'll have no trouble finding zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, lions, hippos, elephants and many others. I wasn't lucky enough to see a rhino in the crater but we did see a cheetah which apparently are fairly rare inside. The weather was beautiful. It was somewhat windy and around 25 degrees Celsius. We stayed in the Serena hotel at the top of the crater which had great views into the crater. It had especially lovely sunrises. Meals were typically a buffet salad and dessert bar with a small selection of main dishes to choose from. They were quite good. Breakfast was also a buffet. We traveled with Rashidi from Leopard Tours who was an excellent guide. He was well versed in all the various animals and birds that we saw on our tour and he searched very diligently to find all the animals we wanted to see.
The Crater is not to be missed
I spent a full day in Ngorongoro Crater as part of a 9-day safari in Tanzania. The wildlife was amazing. Within the first 20 minutes in the crater, we saw a lioness lying by the side of the road. We saw many more lions that day, along with Cape Buffalo, hyenas (including several feeding on a zebra kill), jackals, elephants, baboon, numerous hippos, warthogs and many Thomson's Gazelles. The birdlife was diverse and plentiful: Augur, Herons, Ibis, Ostrich, Cranes, Tawny Eagles, a Kite, Egrets, Guineafowl, Bustards, Vultures and Weavers. The scenery was spectacular, from the crater walls to the numerous dust devils. A truly amazing day.
Roberta & family
IT
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Sep 12, 2017
Email Roberta & family | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Crater is incredible, you cannot find anything similar in the world, this is why the 5 stars are well deserved. Unfortunately, the space in the crater is limited, so you see many other cars doing the game drive with you.
Francois de Bruin
ZA
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Sep 11, 2017
Email Francois de Bruin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Nice experience and saw the most blue crowned cranes together ever
Tonya Herron
US
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Sep 5, 2017
Email Tonya Herron | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
LOTS of lions and hyenas. We did not get to see the Rhinos
Bo
US
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Aug 30, 2017
Email Bo | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jonas Nimmersjö
SE
Visited:
July 2017
Reviewed: Aug 22, 2017
Email Jonas Nimmersjö | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
If you need a safe card this is the place to go. You will not be disappointed and If you pair it with Serengeti the chances of a Big Five score i 99%. Here you will see a rhino, 99% chance. Then the scenery is amazing. The only downside is the price, and all the other tourists ... you will not be alone when you see the rhino or the lions.
I have been down in the crater more than eight times from 1991-2017.
Maryam
AE
Visited:
August 2017
Reviewed: Aug 19, 2017
Email Maryam | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Stunning beauty of the Crater with it's awesome, amazing, perfect wildlife experience.