Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

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Infinity Pool with view over the crater

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Location: Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area

The Ngorongoro Serena Lodge is regularly voted one of the world’s best hotels – and for good reason. Clinging to the rim of the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, this hotel, built from local river stones and other materials, offers unrivalled hospitality and spectacular views of this, the “eighth wonder of the world”.

Each room at this fabulous lodge, strung along the rim of the crater, boasts private rock-enclosed balcony, embossed leather headboards, a prehistoric cave-style paintings. With all the modern amenities and services you could need (direct dial telephone, wifi, laundry, mineral water, toiletries, 24-hour room service), guests here can simply sit back, relax and enjoy the view.

Dining at the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge is sumptuous, classy, and always delicious. Breakfast is presented buffet style, with full English as well as continental options. Lunch is also a buffet, with meat, fish, vegetarian and poultry options on offer. Dinner is a table d’hôte affair, featuring salad buffet, soup, entree, pudding, cheese and biscuits and tea and coffee.

At the bar, you will find the extensive wine list of new and old world wines more than satisfactory. There are a wide range of local and imported beers and spirits on offer, along with a selection of soft drinks, speciality coffees and herbal and fruit teas.

Activities on offer at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge include game drives, wildlife walks, bush breakfasts and lunches, adventure hikes, excursions to Olduvai Gorge, visits to a local Masai village and nightly wildlife lectures and videos.

Families are most welcome. Adjoining rooms can be arranged, as well as additional bed and cots. Children can take early lunches and dinners, and the baby-sitting service will come in handy when mum and dad want to take dinner a little later!

Photos of Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Infinity Pool with view over the crater

Exterior at a distance

Double guest room

There are a number of different activities you can do while staying at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, some of which have been listed below:

Wildlife talks
Excursions
Nature Walks
Game drives
Visit to local village

The above activities are subject to availability.

Tours to Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Below are some of the safari holidays we offer which include a stay at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. To find out more about each tour, just click one of the links below. We can also arrange custom tours and safaris which include a stay at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge so feel free to e-mail us or visit our custom tours page.

Luxury Tanzanian Safari
16 days from $6,909 per person

Out of Africa Luxury Safari
10 days from $4,560 per person

Reviews & Testimonials of Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

"breathtaking"

From the moment we arrived our stay here was excellent. The staff greeting us with a cocktail and a warm wet towel.Our rooms were awesome,our view overlooking the crater was way better than expected.The meals and service and entertainment were the best on the trip by far.We could have stayed for a month.

RWL1962 from Winnipeg, Canada

"Impressed by the views and overall quality"

The lodge is conveniently located between the entrance and exit gates of the caldera (closer to the entrance, a plus if the game-drive starts early in the morning). Since the lodge is at the edge of the crater, the rooms have an outstanding view. We stayed in connected rooms at the top floor where the views are even better.

The bar and lunch area has huge glass walls, so having some cocktails/snacks with live African music before the 18:30 show was very relaxing. The shows (acrobats in first night and Masai dance/chanting in the second) are worthwhile to watch and very popular. So get your seats early !

The dinner four-course menu always had interesting options, and lunch is buffet-style. Both were very good, with a mix of western and African choices.

The heaters in the rooms worked very well, and the hot water bottle kept us warm in bed. The hot water bladder was a very good idea that we will copy in winters back home.

The gift shop had a better assortment than in the other Serenas, and Masai women were allowed to sell their articles inside the hotel as well. Just like in the other Serenas in Serengeti and Manyara, the prices were fair compared to local shops.

The only minor negative point is that wireless internet connection was not available.

FromAuw from , Switzerland