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Male avatar icon Jeroen Netherlands flag NL       Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

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

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The crater is a really beautiful natural sight. From the rim but also inside the crater. We saw lots of Lions, Elephants, Buffallo's, Zebras, Giraffes, Wildebeest and many other animals. It was a bit disappointing the Rhino and its calf were so far away though. But then the spoiled me is talking. It was great and everybody should go there if you have the chance!

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Avatar icon Andrew & Val United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: March 2015 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

Email Andrew & Val  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Unsullied, unmissable, unforgettable

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Despite all the articles and reviews we'd read of the Ngorongoro crater, we were still overwhelmed by what we saw when we went there. For us it was the most wonderful introduction to an East African safari. In a single day, we saw elephants, lions, rhino, hippos and countless other animals, but as exciting as it was to see these big beasts, we were just as happy to see the beautiful birds and trees. The landscape of the crater is more varied than we expected, it's by no means just flat plain.
Arriving at the end of March, we were lucky with the weather. We expected rain, but it all fell overnight. Days were quite overcast, which kept the temperature down (but beware of UV nonetheless, I got sunburned even through the cloud!). Probably the best thing about going at this time of year is that others don't. Our guide (the excellent James from Tanzania Serengeti Adventure) told us that at peak times there can be 3 or 4 times as many vehicles in the park, which might well
Read more make it a wee bit claustrophobic.

What else is there ? The night before we entered Ngorongoro, we really enjoyed our stay at the Kirurumu Tented Lodge; these are the definitely the tents for us - concrete floor, walls in the bathroom and a thatched roof. Only the sides were canvas. Real luxury living, and the most fabulous view over the rift valley. The Rhino Lodge, our overnight home when we came out of the crater isn't quite so inspiring, but nonetheless, it was a pleasant experience. In fact all the accommodation on our safari was well above what we're used to, and hence what we expected.
All in all, a fabulous experience I would recommend to anyone.
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Avatar icon Baltimore Bob Visited: March 2015 Reviewed: Apr 15, 2015

Ngorongoro: East Africa in a nutshell

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I visited Ngorongoro Crater for one day in March 2015, towards the end of a two-week safari tour offered by a large American tour company. Ngorongoro Crater felt like a miniaturized version of the whole safari, with most of the good parts concentrated down into a convenient small package. The view from the crater edge was spectacular- a vast, flat plain flanked by steep rocky walls, with clouds hugging the crater rim. Although my visit was just before the rains came, the floor was fairly lush in places, with pools supporting hippos and waterbirds, and a salt lake with flamingoes. During the one day, I saw most of the classic East African large mammals in the crater- elephant, Cape buffalo, hippo, lion, wildebeest, zebra, many different antelopes, etc. A pack of hyenas managed to take down a young wildebeest, and proceeded to quarrel over the spoils. A bull elephant came to the water pool to drink, and, unable to walk directly down the steep bank into the water, he carefully lowered
Read more himself onto his front knees and slid down on his belly! The birding in the crater was excellent; highlights included both Greater and Lesser Flamingo, Red-and-yellow Barbet, Hunter's Sunbird, Abdim's Stork, Fan-tailed Widowbird, and Grey Crowned Crane. Overall, Ngorongoro Crater is a great place to view East African mammals and birds in a beautiful, not-too-crowded environment.
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Avatar icon Ahmet Demir Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Dec 21, 2014

Most beautiful place I've ever seen

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The crater is the most beautiful natural sight I have ever seen. Even if it had no animals it would be just incredible. I can't describe it with words. But besides, we saw lions, rhinos, cheetahs, elephants, buffallos, zebras, giraffes, etc. etc. etc. Amazing

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Avatar icon Aya Kita Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: Oct 17, 2014

lion king

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We felt like we were in Disney's Lion King! Favourite park in Tanzania!

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Female avatar icon Pauline LB France flag FR       Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: Aug 26, 2014

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

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Beautiful place … too many tourists !

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Amazing place with so many animals to observe !

However too many jeeps, too many tourists. Some time you feel like you are in an amusement park queuing for a picture … sad impression !

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Avatar icon Rebecca Fezecas Visited: December 2013 Reviewed: May 14, 2014

A wonder of the World

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The crater is one of the most incredible places I've seen in the world. A true wonder of the world. Except for the tourists, it looks like you have been teleported many million years in the past into the time of dinossaurs. Except instead of dinossaurs the place is the area on earth with the largest concentration of wildlife. Absolutely fantastic.

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Female avatar icon Mary Lee Tennant United States flag US       Visited: December 2012 Reviewed: Jan 28, 2014

Email Mary Lee Tennant  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Unbelievable crater .... we saw a few different animals here. Again our lodge was " first class" overlooking the crater.

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Male avatar icon Nathan United States flag US       Visited: June 1999 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2013

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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The large number of lions here saw here was second to none in East Africa. We also saw a few chowing down on a zebra!

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Male avatar icon Peter Australia flag AU       Visited: July 2013 Reviewed: Jul 31, 2013

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

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What a fantastic place.

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