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.
An unbeatably convenient position on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater
The unique splendour of the crater itself and the surrounding Ngorongoro Conservation Area
An extraordinary abundance and assortment of wildlife, large and small
The option of full-day game drives in the crater
Setting
Where to begin? About three million years ago, when a volcano – this part of east Africa has many – erupted so violently that it collapsed upon itself, creating a caldera 610 metres deep covering an area of some 260 square kilometres. This is the Ngorongoro Crater – the world’s largest inactive, intact, unfilled volcanic caldera – unfilled, that is, by anything other than animals, between 25,000 and 30,000 of them, give or take, including all the Big Five). Today it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your camp is on the rim.
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.
2025 & 2026
Ngorongoro Crater Camp Offers
Stay longer, pay less at A&K Sanctuary lodges and camps in Africa
Enjoy extra savings on your safari getaway with A&K Sanctuary’s extended stay offer, valid for 2025 and 2026, when you stay at one or more of our properties.
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For groups of eight full-paying guests, one guest travels free. For groups of 12 full-paying guests, two guests travel free with two private vehicles.
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Solo travelers can stay with no extra charge during select seasons at our camps and lodges across East & Southern Africa.
Plan your trip for
Jun 1, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
All meals and beverages
Game drives
Return transfers from/to the nearest local airstrip
Laundry services
All meals and beverages
Game drives
Return transfers from/to the nearest local airstrip
Laundry services
Park Fees
Tourism Development Levy
International and domestic flights, landing fees, and road transfers to and from other camps and lodges
Travel insurance, gratuities, and all other items of a personal nature
Park Fees
Tourism Development Levy
International and domestic flights, landing fees, and road transfers to and from other camps and lodges
Travel insurance, gratuities, and all other items of a personal nature
Prices are in USD.
1 to 3 nights
4 to 6 nights
7+ nights
1 to 3 nights
4 to 6 nights
7+ nights
A&K PHILANTHROPY
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.
