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User Reviews of Ngorongoro Crater (587 Reviews)

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4.7836 / 5 4.8 /5
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Female avatar icon Kirsten United States flag US       Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 27, 2019

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

4 / 5 4 /5
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Good place to see a high density of animals all living close to each other, with a great vista at the top. Best place to catch the infamous rhino. Definitely one of the busier parks, so feels a little bit less like a national park and more like a tourist attraction. Harder to get photos, unless game drive goes further away from the heavy traveled areas.

Female avatar icon Ekaterina Kireeva Russia flag RU       Visited: June 2019 Reviewed: Jul 14, 2019

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

4 / 5 4 /5
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We wasn't lucky to see rhinos close! And famous enormous herds of zebra and wildebeests migrated to Kenya. But we still have seen lions cubs!

Male avatar icon Alan Stewart Canada flag CA       Visited: September 2018 Reviewed: Sep 19, 2018

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

4 / 5 4 /5
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We saw plenty of wildlife but preferred the openness of the Serengeti

Female avatar icon Whitney Crofut United States flag US       Visited: August 2018 Reviewed: Sep 7, 2018

Email Whitney Crofut  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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See most all the animals in one place - although kind of feels like cheating after Serengeti.

Female avatar icon Ulka United States flag US       Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2018

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

4 / 5 4 /5
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Ngorongoro crater is very scenic but our wildlife sighting was much better in Tarangire as well as Serengeti. We saw rhinos from very far since there appears to be some research going with the rhinos or perhaps there has been poaching.

Male avatar icon Dave United States flag US       Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Aug 5, 2018

Email Dave  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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Ok ......but not what we we're expecting

Male avatar icon Polwach Wudhikulprapan Thailand flag TH       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 8, 2018

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

4 / 5 4 /5
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Ngorongoro conservation area is worth a visit as rhinos can be found here while Serengeti might be too big and too hard to find such an endangered kind of animal. In the crater, there were big herds of zebras, buffalos, wildebeests, elephants and hippos while several prides of lions could be seen as well. The lanscape itself is unique being surrounded by the rain forest in the highland with a great plain at the bottom of the crater. Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge is the best choice to enjoy the magnificent view of the crater.

Female avatar icon Olga Solovyeva Thailand flag TH       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Mar 15, 2018

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

4 / 5 4 /5
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Ngorongoro Crater has more advertising. In the crater there are not so many animals as the guidebooks write.

Male avatar icon Globalbirder United States flag US       Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Mar 10, 2018

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

Lots of wildlife - but passive experience

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We did the Northern Circuit, including Ngorongoro in December of 2017. The amount of wildlife seen was mind boggling. However, sitting in the car for 12+ hours per day started to get boring and the experience felt passive. Next time I would like to mix up the experience with fewer days of driving and include more culture or walking activities.

Male avatar icon Matrishva Vyas India flag IN       Visited: January 2018 Reviewed: Feb 11, 2018

Email Matrishva Vyas  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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As a photographer, this is a good destination if you are interested in "Wildscape".
For the first timers it is a must go destination.
Rhino sighting is the attraction but you can photograph it nicely only if they come roadside.
Second time you may skip it.