A full day on the crater floor for black rhino, lion and elephant, with a night on the rim at &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
Ngorongoro is one of the natural wonders of the world: a volcanic caldera 600 metres deep, with some 25,000 animals living on its floor. It is one of the best places in Africa to see black rhino.
We time your descent for the first light of the morning, before other vehicles arrive, and bring a picnic breakfast to enjoy by the hippo pool. Your nights are spent at Arusha Coffee Lodge and on the crater rim.
Tanzania
Luxury safari
Handpicked luxury lodges and camps, chosen for their setting, service and guiding.
Private safari
Your own vehicle and guide for the whole journey, never shared with other travellers.
Made to measure
Change the pace, a lodge or an activity and we rebuild the itinerary around you.
Start any day
Travel on the dates that suit you, subject to lodge and permit availability.
Solo travellers welcome
Priced for one on request, with the single supplement shown under Rates.
Pace and fitness
Relaxed, fitness: easy.
Met at Kilimanjaro International Airport and driven to Arusha Coffee Lodge, where you settle into your plantation house for the night.
Overnight
Arusha Coffee Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Plantation houses set among the coffee bushes of a working estate outside Arusha.
Drive west through Maasai country and up into the highlands. After lunch at the lodge, walk along the rim with a Maasai guide and watch the sunset over the caldera.
Overnight
&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Opulent suites on the crater rim, with butlers and baths that look into the caldera.
Descend at dawn and spend the morning exploring the crater floor for rhino, lion, hyena and buffalo. After lunch, climb out and drive back to Arusha for your evening flight.
Arusha Coffee Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Plantation houses set among the coffee bushes of a working estate outside Arusha.
Dinner
&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Opulent suites on the crater rim, with butlers and baths that look into the caldera.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Important to know
Rates per person
| Season | Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season (Jun to Oct, Dec to Feb) | US$3,800 | US$3,150 | US$2,961 | US$2,961 | US$2,961 | US$2,961 | Get quote |
| Low season (Mar to May, Nov) | US$3,420 | US$2,770 | US$2,604 | US$2,604 | US$2,604 | US$2,604 | Get quote |
Prices are per person, in US dollars, and depend on the number of travellers sharing the vehicle and guide. They are sample rates for planning and will be confirmed when you enquire, as lodge and permit prices change each year.
Best time for this trip Jun to Mar
Pack light, neutral colours for game drives, a warm fleece for early mornings, a sun hat and good sunscreen. Light aircraft have a soft-bag limit of 15 kg per person including hand luggage, so leave the hard suitcases at home.
Made to measure
Every Uwera safari is private. Slow the pace, add a night by a lake, swap a lodge or bring the children: tell us in your request and we will rebuild the itinerary around you.
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