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Tamela
US
Visited:
June 2012
Reviewed: Jul 10, 2013
Email Tamela | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
To see the lions that rule the crater is incredible. We love this area and hiking around the area to the elephant caves as well.
Peter
AU
Visited:
July 2013
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2013
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nathan
US
Visited:
June 1999
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2013
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
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!
Mary Lee Tennant
US
Visited:
December 2012
Reviewed: Jan 28, 2014
Email Mary Lee Tennant | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unbelievable crater .... we saw a few different animals here. Again our lodge was " first class" overlooking the crater.
Rebecca Fezecas
Visited:
December 2013
Reviewed: May 14, 2014
A wonder of the World
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.
Aya Kita
Visited:
August 2014
Reviewed: Oct 17, 2014
lion king
We felt like we were in Disney's Lion King! Favourite park in Tanzania!
Ahmet Demir
Visited:
December 2014
Reviewed: Dec 21, 2014
Most beautiful place I've ever seen
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
Baltimore Bob
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: Apr 15, 2015
Ngorongoro: East Africa in a nutshell
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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.
Andrew & Val
GB
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
Email Andrew & Val | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unsullied, unmissable, unforgettable
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
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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.
Sandy H.
US
Visited:
December 2014
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing animals and scenery
Approaching Ngorongoro Crater one travels up the rim through lush rainforest. The view from the rim is breathtaking. The crater is vast and at first glance appears to be devoid of everything. The descent into the crater proves all of that wrong. There are animals everywhere in the crater. Your safari guides are experts in spotting animals and birds and getting you right up close to them. We saw everything, including the big five - even the black rhino! The safari ended with an adventure driving up and out of the crater. What a fabulous couple of days!