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Donal C Wells
Visited:
June 2015
Reviewed: Jul 12, 2015
The Land That Time Forgot
Photographers should take their longest telephoto lenses ((I used my 150-600mm zoom the most), but there are many occasions, as when a lion
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pride or elephant walks right in front of your vehicle, that a normal or wide angle lens is essential. The rhino is the rarest animal (we were very lucky to see seven) and keeps its distance. so even with a 600mm I couldn't fill a frame.If possible find accommodations on the rim. Think hard before spending big bucks for a room view into the Crater, because it's often obscured by mist and clouds. We loved our stay at the Rhino Lodge--excellent food, comfortable, rustic rooms, attentive staff, and exceptional service. When we had three flats in our own Land Cruiser and needed assistance driving up from Serengeti, Rhino Lodge sent us a Land Cruiser and two guides to shepherd us up the last two hours after dark. (Cost? $25) The manager and his wife met us and kept our dinner warm.
Rhino Lodge also arranged a Land Cruiser, excellent box lunch and guide (Peter) for our day trip into the Crater, and it was a day all of us will treasure forever. Nothing like a knowledgable, friendly driver/guide, a pop-top for viewing and ten hours watching thousands of animals in a habitat they chose to live in.
Be prepared for very cool and damp weather on the rim and even in the Crater early and late--down sweater or Polartec and a rain jacket will do--and a light shirt for the warm, sunny days.
Davide Manicardi
IT
Visited:
August 2012
Reviewed: Jul 12, 2015
Email Davide Manicardi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
so big variety of animals in a limited zone.
so easy to see rare animals because the different guides coperate with each other
Subra
US
Visited:
June 2015
Reviewed: Jul 6, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Again, had to stay on the path and couldn't get close to the animals. Crowded with vehicles.
JD~PHOTOGRAPHY
CA
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: Jun 28, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A remarkable conservation area with numerous numbers of species from leopards and lions to herds of elephants.
gordopuggy
US
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: Jun 22, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Long Views and Unique Landscape
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far away, but so are the other trucks. rarely did it feel crowded (again, late May is very early in the season, and we were told that in high season it would be much, much worse). At that time of year, we saw only a few lions and at a great distance. Tarangire and the Serengeti had many more lions, often in the more abundant trees that are missing from Ngorongoro, so the caldera wasn't the place for big cats. Your best photo opportunities in the caldera will be for wide landscapes, or for very long animal shots, if you have the lens for it (600mm would've been nice). Zebras and wildebeests are often right alongside the road, but the few rhinos or lions you might find will often be a half mile away or more. All caldera roads were dirt, there were no private vehicles leaving the roads, and there is a very nice, albeit popular, scenic lunch spot by a hippo lake, with rest rooms. The caldera is probably a must-see place, but only in combination with another park that has denser trees and more big cats, like Tarangire.
Terry Divyak
Visited:
November 2014
Reviewed: Jun 15, 2015
Ngorongoro Crater was one of my favorite places to be in Tanzania. We stayed on the rim in the Serena Lodge and the stars at night were brilliant and I was lucky enough to have a full moon night while there too. The amount of wildlife in the crater was almost mind boggling with scenes looking like the garden of eden with many species of animals all gathered together.
nore2025
US
Visited:
January 2015
Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015
Email nore2025 | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the seven natural wonders of Africa. The crater is amazing and a must see when you are in Tanzania.
Gaston Maqueda
CA
Visited:
November 2014
Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015
Email Gaston Maqueda | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excelent, excelent, excelent but a little bit expensive.
Colin S. Johnson Photography
US
Visited:
November 2014
Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most unique places I have ever seen. You literally are deep inside of an extinct volcano crater that is so massive you could fit three Washington, DC's inside of it. The best place in the world to see Black Rhinos in the wild. It was almost like being in a natural theme park. An incredible place that must be given two days minumum to enjoy. So much to see and the animals have little movement so they are easy to find. But the rhinos are scarce even in the crater. I could have spent a week here and still wanted more. An incredible experience.
Tom Robinson
GB
Visited:
October 2014
Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015
Email Tom Robinson | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A relatively small area with quite concentrated wildlife populations. This is your only realistic chance of seeing a rhino! If you like your birds you will see a lot of kori and black kites. We also saw lots of lions and even a serval cat here!