Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater Camp

Enjoy thrilling game drives lead by highly qualified guides in closed 4 x 4 game viewing vehicles. We offer one crater floor game drive per stay. If guests stay for 2x nights, we can also offer a Lake Manyara National Park game drive on the arrival day as a supplement.

The camp enjoys an excellent location perched on the rim of the crater, close to the access road that leads to the crater floor. Location is crucial, and this epic position allows our guests to beat the crowds and be among the first to reach the action in a journey that takes less than 15 minutes. From here, enjoy incredible access to the abundance of wildlife that calls the crater home, including zebra, buffalo, warthog, wildebeest, hippo, elephants, and a variety of predators – think lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and even the elusive leopard.

Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater Camp’s setting in a gathering of acacia trees is akin to an enchanted forest; watch in awe as late afternoon light peeks through the woodland and a campfire crackles in front of the main loungit’sit’s truly magical. The Maasai people, the only tribe living in the area, have a deep connection with the land and animals that surround the camp. Famous for their cattle, the name ‘Ngorongoro’ refers to the sound that cow bells make as the Maasai cow herds wander around the wilderness – just one of many unique cultural legacies that add to the enchanting atmosphere of the camp.