​User Reviews – Ngorongoro Crater

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Pedro Marquez   –  
Austria AT
Visited: June 2024 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2024

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

Overall rating
5/5

Beautiful place. Simply astonishing!

Pat K   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2024 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2024

Email Pat K  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

The flamingos were spectacular. Elephants, zebra, water buffalo and our one black rhino sighting.

Charles A   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2024 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2024

Email Charles A  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

My only complaint would be how crowded the crater gets. They don't limit the number of vehicles allowed in the park. There are limited roads, so the traffic can get quite heavy on those. This does ensure that the animals get bothered less though. Lots of animals to see and very natural and beautiful setting.

Anil Kumar (India)   –  
India IN
Visited: June 2024 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2024

Email Anil Kumar (India)  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Its pure magic, straight out of fantasy. In the crater, you can see clouds below yourself with thousands of animals wandering around.

Ivan Melesio Montalvo Aguilar   –  
Mexico MX
Visited: June 2024 Reviewed: Jun 25, 2024

Email Ivan Melesio Montalvo Aguilar  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
5/5

Exceptional. The crater is a huge area with many different species of animals.

John B   –  
Australia AU
Visited: May 2024 Reviewed: Jun 24, 2024

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

Overall rating
5/5

Place is one of a kind

Mario   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2024 Reviewed: Jun 21, 2024

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

Overall rating
5/5

A magical playground for animals of all shapes and sizes to coexist with each other. Amazing and full of life. Being in the crater floor by dawn was important!!

Joost   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: June 2024 Reviewed: Jun 21, 2024

Email Joost  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Joost and not that of SafariBookings.
Overall rating
1/5

The Ngorongoro crater was the biggest disappointment for me. I imagined a crater full of wildlife but it was mainly a crater full of tourists. To see lions it is a good place but again, like the other popular parks in Tanzania, you will always have to share it with 70 other cars. In addition, I found the practical aspect of the crater a real obstacle. If you are not staying on the edge of the crater, but like most people in Karatu, it will easily take you 2.5 hours one way to get to the crater from your lodge. The crater is very small, so you can explore the vast majority of it in 2 hours. If there is something to see somewhere, you can recognize it by the dust cloud moving in the direction of the sighting...
I would strongly advise skipping this destination. It's better to stay an extra day in the Serengeti...(which I didn't like that much as well)

Mohamed Sultan al Azri   –  
Oman OM
Visited: May 2024 Reviewed: Jun 10, 2024

Email Mohamed Sultan al Azri  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
5/5

Breathtaking cenary, well organise

Teodora Toste   –  
Portugal PT
Visited: May 2024 Reviewed: Jun 7, 2024

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

Overall rating
5/5

Perfect!! The animals are there in there life and we can enjoy seeing everything very well

Average User Rating

  • 4.8/5
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