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Xavier
CH
Visited:
August 2016
Reviewed: Aug 27, 2016
Email Xavier | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
James Kapadia
GB
Visited:
June 2016
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2016
Email James Kapadia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari location and best place to see the Rhino...!
...although we didn't get to see the rhino ourselves, they were there. We heard that they were on the other side of the crater as the day was drawing to a close, but other people we knew saw them. We managed to see male lions, as well as all the more "common" animals such as wildebeest, giraffes, buffalo, hippos etc. There were lots of flamingos, which was something we hadn't seen elsewhere. I wish we had been able to spend another half day here, to get to see the rhinos, as we saw the other 4 of the "big 5"! Only 2 stars for "bush vibe" as there were a lot of other tourists there, but this didn't detract from the great experience we had.
Maulik Nathavani
GB
Visited:
June 2016
Reviewed: Jul 19, 2016
Email Maulik Nathavani | 20-35 years of age
Massive crater. Looks like a plain grassland from above. But once inside it, it has a variety of animals and birds. Must watch is the Rhino and the Flamingoes.
Robert
AU
Visited:
March 2016
Reviewed: Jul 18, 2016
Email Robert | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing experience, one that I will never forget
Ngorongoro Crater is an amazing place with lots of animals and stunning views from the crater rim. We stayed at the Sopa Lodge for two nights. It is on the crater rim with amazing views from the rooms, pool and restaurant/bar. The staff were very friendly and the food ( both quality and quantity) and rooms ( large and spacious )were excellent. Free Wi-Fi was also available in the vicinity of reception.
Our guide took us on an all day safari into the crater. Lunch boxes were supplied by the Sopa Lodge and we had lunch at a designated picnic area near a small lake. There were other safari vehicles there plus children on an excursion from their school in Arusha,
We saw lots of animals - buffalo, lions, hyenas, hippopotami , zebras & wilderbeest. Their were lots of birds including ostriches and flamingos. On one occasion the safari vehicle ahead of us, could not move as lions were
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using it as shade and sitting beside the back wheel.I would definatly recommend a visit to Ngorongoro Crater and staying at the Sopa Lodge.
princetontigeruk
KE
Visited:
December 2015
Reviewed: Jul 17, 2016
Email princetontigeruk | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
You have to be in Ngorongoro on the right day to experience all the wildlife that prospers there. Sometimes you can be just unlucky. But the crater is an amazing sight - it is so vast that you cannot see it all properly in one go. It is worth going but be prepared to have an "off" day.
elcan mollel
TZ
Visited:
April 2016
Reviewed: Jul 16, 2016
Email elcan mollel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tom
US
Visited:
February 2016
Reviewed: Jul 14, 2016
Email Tom | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent but crowded
The Ngorongoro Crater offers both amazing experiences and large crowds due to its smaller size. It's one of the best places in Tanzania to see rhinos, and in general the wildlife is very accustomed to vehicles so you can get a close view of interesting behavior. On the downside, everyone makes it a stop on their safari, so it can get quite busy. We had a rhino near the road on our trip, and I counted at least 35 vehicles jockeying for position to see it. Certainly not a feeling of being out in the wilderness!
Isabell
DE
Visited:
February 2016
Reviewed: Jun 28, 2016
Email Isabell | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very scenic National park
The Ngorongoro Crater convinces with its unique and very special landscape. The variety of animals within the crater is large, though there cannot be found every animal (no giraffes, almost no elephant, ). But seeing the animals in such a special, kind of surreal landscape is absolutely worth a trip. I wouldn't want to miss it. Of course due to the area enclosed by the crater rims, you will see many other visitors and won't have the feeling of beeing alone in this area like it might be at the wide plains of Serengeti. But we had no impression, that the crater would be too crowded. We can highly recommend a visit at this very special and beautiful place.
EladeManu
AT
Visited:
May 2016
Reviewed: Jun 6, 2016
Email EladeManu | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Astonishingly beautiful
Ngorongoro has been my favorite national park from our trip, where we also visited Serengeti, Tarangire and Manyara. The crater has a special climate, it is nevertheless on about 2,000 metres above sea level and there have always been some clouds on the crater rim, which made a great atmosphere. Compared to other national parks the crater seems so manageable - you kind of feel, that you can comprehend the whole place. But it nevertheless offers an amazing amount of wildlife and nature: jungle, lakes, a forrest, steppe etc. We've seen huge elephants, lots and lots of gnu's, gazelles and zebras, pumbas, ostriches, hyaenas, hippos, lots of lions, and also some rhinos. We spend our night at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, which is an amazing place, with an outstanding view over the crater. But the street to get there is awful, it took us forever on this wild road.
Geri & Paul
DE
Visited:
November 2011
Reviewed: May 13, 2016
Email Geri & Paul | Experience level: first safari
Camping on the rim of the crater overlooking the "downstairs" of the park is quite special. The lack of rhinos is a sad truth of man's influence in the region