Ngorongoro Crater Camp
Simplicity meets sublimity. Just 10 impeccable, uncomplicated tents on the rim of the largest extinct volcano in the world, the great caldera of which is home to tens of thousands of animals, including all of the Big Five – among them, the largest of the remaining bull tusker elephants in Africa. The camp occupies a prime position in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, amid an enchanted acacia forest, barely 15 minutes’ drive from the crater’s floor. Our earliest bipedal ancestors may have taken their first steps on their long journey out of Africa from a point nearby about 3.6 million years ago.
Setting
Enhance your stay with these extraordinary experiences
Ngorongoro Crater Camp occupies an idyllic position on the rim of the largest extinct volcano on earth, whose vast caldera is both uniquely beautiful and game-rich. Eyes peeled for elephants, hippos, buffaloes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, impalas, zebras, wild dogs, jackals, hyenas… And that’s before we even get started with the birds.
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Game Drives
Expert-led game drives in the early morning and late afternoon take you into the thick of this unique and extraordinarily biodiverse habitat – either around the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater (spectacular in itself) or down on the crater’s floor (entirely unique, and best experienced on a day-long drive). It may also be possible to arrange a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park en route to or from the camp and Lake Manyara Airport.
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Maasai Community Visits
Ngorongoro Crater Camp has a strong, longstanding and mutually beneficial relationship with the local Maasai. There’s no better way to learn more about Maasai culture, customs and daily life than from the Maasai themselves.
Plan your trip for
Jan 3 - Mar 31 2025
Prices are in USD, per person, double occupancy.
A&K PHILANTHOPY
Committed to conservation and responsible tourism since 1999, we support sustainable projects to improve local wellbeing and build lasting community relationships
Education On The Edge Of Wilderness
A&K Philanthropy is committed to improving the lives and livelihoods of those living on the edge of the wildernesses in which we are privileged to operate – including several schools around Tarangire National Park. Guests at Swala Camp are invited to take a tour of the schools, guided by one of the pupils – they’re always delighted to share insights into their education and eager to practise their English.
Safe Water for Schools
A&K Philanthropy has distributed LifeStraw water purifiers to schools that border Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park and, most recently, the Serengeti National Park, making clean water available to nearly 26,000 pupils.
Doffa Bike Shop
Part of the Bike Shop Programme, the Doffa Bike Shop in Karatu, west of Arusha, is a lifeline for the women who work there and a boon for local cyclists. Shipping-container loads of old bikes are repaired and returned to service by these specially trained mechanics – all women, and all living with HIV – with part of all profits going back into other community projects.
Ilboru School For Children With Special Needs
More than a decade ago A&K Philanthropy funded the construction of the Ilboru School for Children with Special Needs, the first primary school in Arusha specifically tailored to the needs of deaf and disabled children. A huge success, the project has more recently been extended to create a new secondary school as well, in partnership with Tanzania’s Ministry of Education, which is providing specially trained teachers to work at the facility.
