Located on the rim of the dramatic and breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, the lodge offers magnificent views over the world’s largest intact and unflooded caldera. The crater is a place of rare natural wonders, from its miraculous terrain to the abundant fauna and flora it supports, and it is more than worthy of its status as a World Heritage Site.

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge boasts architecture as impressive as its setting. While the structural style evokes a traditional Maasai mud-and-stick manyatta  (homestead), the interiors and finishes are pure opulence. Chandelier-lit bathrooms, personal butler service,, and very fine dining give Ngorongoro Crater Lodge a richly deserved reputation for excellence.

The encircled grasslands of the crater floor offer excellent game viewing year-round with 25,000 large mammals, including black rhino, zebra, and eland, and Africa’s densest population of lions. The rainforests of the crater walls are home to elephants, buffalo, leopard, and cheetah, making for spectacular game viewing.

Highlights

• Dramatic and breath-taking location
• Impressive views over Ngorongoro Crater
• Glamorous and opulent decor: chandeliers, antiques, and Persian carpets
• Excellent Big 5 game viewing year-round
• Decadent bush picnics and fine dining with superb wines
• Exclusive and exceptional experience for discerning travellers

Activities

• BIRD WATCHING
• GAME DRIVES
• LOCAL VILLAGE VISITS
• PICNICS
• LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
• BUSH DINING
• DAY TOURS
• GUIDED WALKING SAFARIS
• GUIDED WALKS
• HIKING
• SPA TREATMENTS
• SUNDOWNERS
• WINE TASTING

Fantastic and very unusual Lodge perched high on the crater rim with incredible views. This Lodge really has it all - incredible rooms, great service, and fantastic food! Highly recommended.

Rooms

Family Suite

An interleading Suite is also available, for families or groups.

Suite

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is made up of three separate camps: North and South Camps, each with 12 raised suites, and Tree Camp, offering a more intimate six suites.

North and South Camp’s luxurious suites offer incredible views, en suite bathrooms with chandelier-lit bathtubs and showers, as well as private viewing decks. Tree Camp’s suites are also beautifully decorated and spacious, with private viewing decks. All suites are discreetly tended by a personal butler.

Facilities

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge offers a lavish and exclusive experience with excellent facilities.

When relaxing between game-viewing activities, your only challenge is to choose the most perfect spot. Your suite’s private deck or the gorgeous communal lounge? Cocktails at the bar or soaking up the views from the main deck?

Its well-stocked shop is also well worth popping into for an Afro-chic memento or two.

Dining

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge serves delicious Pan-African cuisine in its dramatic, domed dining room. This communal area is truly sumptuous with its roaring fireplace, tables laden with crystal and silverware, and massive wooden serving platters. Meals may also be taken on the open-air dining deck to savor its fantastic views. On days spent game viewing in the crater, the kitchen packs a lovely picnic luncheon to be enjoyed in the bush.