Ngorongoro lodges : A popular stop on Tanzania’s Northern safari circuit, Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact caldera (a crater of volcanic origin) and the centerpiece of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). In addition to being a spectacular scenic phenomenon, the crater supports astonishing quantities of wildlife, including all the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino).

The Ngorongoro Highlands is more about the epic fertile and luscious rolling hills, and traditional Maasai way of life than it is about game. It is not a National Park, and so the standard rules do not apply making way for exciting hiking excursions and exploration. A magnificent part of Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area offers a variety of accommodation alternatives, including luxury, public camping areas, exclusive tented camps, and permanent facilities. All of these options aim to provide the tourists with a unique style of spending their time especially at night in the area. Available facilities include hotels, lodges, public campsites and special campsites. Under these categories, services of high quality and competitive standard are offered to hosted clients. These facilities are in line with food services, tourism information, fitness activities and multiple recreational activities available within Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Ngorongoro accommodations fall into two geographic categories. On the forested crater rim, a select handful of luxury lodges and camps offer great views and are convenient for morning game drives. Farther afield, outside the NCA’s eastern boundary, a variety of mostly more affordable accommodations can be found around the town of Karatu.

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