Ngorongoro Crater Reviews – Page 10

Jim Dau –

US

Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: Apr 29, 2015

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

Ngorongoro Crater today makes you contemplate what all of Africa was like 100 years ago.

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5/5

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The wildlife viewing opportunities in the Crater were simply amazing. It was the only park where we viewed Black Rhino's as well as old, bull elephants with 100-lb tusks. We also saw many lions, groups of Cape Buffalo, Spotted Hyenas, and a multitude of antelopes and wildebeest, both in terms of numbers and species. We saw hippos up close in the ponds, many wart hogs, Grant's and Thompson's gazelles, and Masai calmly tending cattle and goats within a stone's throw of lions and other wildlife. The Crater is beautiful in and of itself - the rim surrounding the crater is fabulous! Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets of the Crater is the wonderful birding there. We viewed species of birds in the Crater that we did not see elsewhere, and many were so close that a big, wallet-killing, shoulder-crunching telephoto lens was unnecessary. Raptors were common, and close! What a wonderful place!

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geospace –

UK

Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Apr 29, 2015

50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris

One of the World's Special places

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5/5

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Ngorongoro is unique. As the world's largest unbroken caldera it is a spectacular geological formation but it is a great haven for wildlife and gives the opportunity to see game at close quarters, with lots of lions and a good chance of seeing the elusive black rhino. The scenery is superb and the crater rim offers a great background for your photographs. You can only enter the crater after sunrise and have to leave by a different route to that you entered. It's steep going down so you have to be in a 4x4 . Lodges are nearby some at the crater rim have a great view.

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Kitty Kono Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: Apr 30, 2015

Ngorongoro Crater is a microcosm of African Wildlife in all its beauty and wonder.

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5/5

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I have visited Ngorongoro Crater twice in my life - thirty years ago in 1985 and then again in 2014. It was beyond my expectations both times, although this past year I took a big long lens and had the time of my life photographing all the magnificent wildlife. It was beyond spectacular with lions stalking zebra, cheetah at the rim, a rhino in the distance, Elephants blocking our path. Our guides - Cheeseman Ecological Safari could not have been more accommodating. I came home with thousands of photographs and self published a book entitled "Tanzania". I would go back to Ngorongoro Crater in a minute.

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Andre Gilden –

NL

Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: May 2, 2015

50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

My safari in Tanzania was awesome, we had the big five in three days and saw incredible wildlife

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5/5

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The Ngorongoro crater is truly one of the world wonders. The year round water supply means there is huge density of wildlife in the crater all year round. Most wildlife is used to the cars and tourists and it is possible to see most images up close. For enthousiast photographers it means that you can have a once in a lifetime experience. Lots of opportunities for photographing wildlife up close, but also with the typical surrounding landscape of the crater rim. Due to the fact that it is a very well known and popular destination, I would advise to go into the crater as early as possible to avoid the crowds. That is the only downside of this wonderful destination, it can be very crowded later in the morning and midday, but early mornings and late afternoons are wonderful. And the view from the crater rim on the crater floor is a once in a lifetime experience, especially with sundown and the enjoy of a sundowner.

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wildlifepictures.se –

SE

Visited: December 2011 Reviewed: May 3, 2015

65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

Best Wildlife Worldwide like Serengeti

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5/5

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Since 1978 I have been at least 10 times to Ngorongoro Crater because I love the place. Always traveling on our own. Weather can be tricky depending on which time of year, but remember Ngorongoro is on high elevation and mornings can be really cold. Lots of hotels but no budgets only more expensive ones today however campsites are available. Road is now fine from Arusha but inside the Crater it can be bad. Scenery is breathtaking from the rim.

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Ludwig Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: May 3, 2015

Amazing scenery!

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5/5

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Just driving around the rim of the crater was amazing. Once down in the actual crater we saw a lot of animals ranging from rhinos and lions to monkeys and birds. The Ngorongoro national park is definitely a place wort to visit!

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safarist –

CH

Visited: July 2014 Reviewed: May 4, 2015

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

Incredible view while entering the Ngorongoro crater

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4/5

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Ngorongoro crater is a speciale place to visit. You can enter early in the morning and stay just a few hours but it's a unique place, full of animals and with a very special environment and scenic surrounding mountains.

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rwcm47 –

NL

Visited: March 2015 Reviewed: May 5, 2015

Email rwcm47 | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari

It was FANTASTIC.

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4/5

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We came from Lake Manyara and the Serengeti. It was overwhelming. And now we met as a bonus the hippo's with a baby (from 10 meters) and the rino. Fantastic scenery, all that animals walking in the crater. Excellent hotel (Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge).

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Andy –

UK

Visited: October 2012 Reviewed: May 5, 2015

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

Great, but a little crowded

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4/5

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The Ngorongoro Crater has some fantastic wildlife and because of the enclosed nature of the crater, good sighting are almost guaranteed. We saw lots of Africa's large animals including lions and hyenas; however this inevitably brings in large numbers of people. This meant there was a slight safari park feel to the experience that took the edge off slightly. Also we went in October because we want to climb Kilimanjaro, which I don't think is the best time to see the park. Everything was quite dry and dusty. Despite this, the feeling of being the crater is incredible and not something I have experienced anywhere else in the world.

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jules_1200r Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: May 8, 2015

Our safari to Africa which include the Ngorongoro Crater is the most exciting adventure of my life

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5/5

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The crater was so amazing in that it was different from most of the other places we visited. We only had our one day tour and wish that it could have been longer. There were so many different things to see, animals everywhere and so little in the way of cover for them. Would go back in a heart beat..

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