Stay right on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater

Tanzania’s prehistoric Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Eighth Wonder of the World, has yawned heavenward for millennia. Deep within its immense walls is a breath-taking blue-green landscape dotted with plains, lakes and forests; an eerie, otherworldly “land that time forgot” thick with massive bull elephants, rhinos, wildebeests and the highest concentration of lions in Africa. 

Nestled high above the plains into the Crater’s jagged rim, cloaked in river stone and indigenous vines, Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is barely visible to the naked eye. Framed by arched stone passages and timbered decks, its torch-lit walls are adorned with stylized cave paintings. At the stone heart of the lodge burns a glowing fire, which is kept constantly alight. Rooms are looped around the Crater rim. Each has its own rock-enclosed balcony, and all enjoy completely uninterrupted views of the volcanic amphitheatre far below. Our Ngorongoro hotel lodge is a place that feels as ancient as the Crater itself, yet no modern comfort has been spared in an effort to bring you the best safari adventure in Africa and one of the most unique travel experiences in the world. 

Explore the Cradle of Mankind at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge. 

Regularly voted one of the best hotels in the world this unique lodge in Tanzania clings to the rim of the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater the largest and most perfect volcanic crater on Earth Long and low the lodge is built from local river stone and camouflaged with indigenous vines Designed to blend completely into the landscape it is entirely invisible from the floor of the Crater 600 metres below Known as ?the eighth wonder of the world the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africas best-known wildlife arenas A UNESCO World Heritage Site it offers a unique biosphere which has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time Deep within the Crater enclosed by towering walls some 25000 large mammals wander the plains lakes and forests of ?the land that time forgot dominated by enormous bull elephants rhinos and lions Hugging the contours of the jagged Crater rim this luxury safari lodge takes its inspiration from the so-called ?Cradle of Mankind the prehistoric site of Olduvai Gorge which lies close by Linked by arched stone passages and timbered decks its walls are decorated with stylized prehistoric cave paintings and lit by flaring torches At the stone heart of the lodge burns a glowing fire which is kept constantly alight Decorated with cave paintings the rooms are strung around the Crater rim Each has its own rock- enclosed balcony and all enjoy completely uninterrupted views of the volcanic amphitheatre far below The location the service and the luxury accommodation make Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge the ultimate destination for a unique safari experience in Tanzania