The Lodge

Location: Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Number of Rooms: 20

The Manor at Ngorongoro is reminiscent of an elegant farm home, with charming Cape Dutch-style architecture. With its 20 elegant guest cottages, the lodge is a luxury-safari experience fusing East African safari hospitality with old world Afro-European architecture and decor. Each guest cottage features a private courtyard and deck, en suite bathroom with full bathtub and shower and indoor and outdoor fireplaces. The elegant suites are beautifully appointed with plush period style furniture and finishes, and offer views of the landscape filled with mature trees and fragrant flowering lavender gardens which fill the evening air with their scent. Guest areas include comfortable lounge and bar areas, spacious outdoor decks, both formal and casual dining rooms, which serve delicious international and African–inspired cuisine, a well stocked library with wireless internet access, billiard room, boutique, art gallery and sauna and steam room. There’s a coffee plantation next door which supplies the Manor and which you can tour for tasting and guided walks.

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Facilities & Amenities

• En suite bathroom with tub and shower
• Shampoo, conditioner and soap
• Hair dryer
• Air-conditioning
• Fireplace
• Mini bar
• Tea/coffee in room
• 220v charging outlets in room
• In-room safe
• Central swimming pool
• Spa (extra cost)
• Wi-Fi in main area
• Laundry included
• Local drinks included (house alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks)
• No telephone or cellular service

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Wildlife Viewing & Activities

The Ngorongoro Crater is rightly considered one of the wonders of the natural world. Here, within the precipitous confines of the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera, we find one of the densest concentrations of game in all of Africa. Though the crater is just 100 square miles in area, it offers a wide diversity of habitats including acacia forest, swamp, woodland, short grass, long grass and riverine habitats. The park is famous for its lion, cheetah, old bull elephants, Cape buffalo, herds of wildebeest and amazing bird life. The crater also boasts the world’s highest density of hyena, which competes fiercely with the dominant lion population for food. With a little luck, it’s possible to see the endangered black black rhino – a rare treat in northern Tanzania. In addition to daily nature drives activities here include bicycling, horseback riding, excursions to Lake Manyara and Olduvai Gorge, visits to Masai markets and guided walks around the estate.

The below chart helps to illustrate major wildlife sightings often experienced in the Ngorongoro Crater. Seasonally, flamingos may be seen on the lake, and there is always a high concentration of antelopes and predators. Other typical sightings may include gazelles, warthog, ostrich and a number of other mammals, birds and reptiles. Exact sightings will depend on seasonality and wildlife movements.

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