Ngorongoro Crater
Deep in Maasai territory, this otherwordly Highland setting brings wildlife and culture together for a truly unique experience.
A lambent world of wildlife and the planet’s biggest unbroken volcanic crater.
2 to 3 million years ago, a volcano bigger than Kilimanjaro imploded; and the magma retreated leaving a vast collapsed hollow. Now in the shadow of 3000ft high crater walls, the resident wildlife is diverse and easily tracked - cheetah, elephant, hyena, hippo, lion, leopard, and a vast array of bird-life, including lesser flamingos. Views from the rim bring flashes of how the planet's first humans must have experienced it.
Beyond, lie Empakai, Olmoti, OlDonyo Lengai: legendary volcanic peaks and valleys for us to explore, absurdly deserted due to the rock stardom of their famous cousin. The adventurer in us absolutely loves these places: a crowded field of Jackson’s Whydah birds all a-pogo, a pair of leopards peering through old man's beard on a pillarwood tree, one elderly Maasai lady tending her pots in a deserted highland village.
Serengeti Safari Camp
Lamai
Mkombe's House
Kusini
Entamanu
Kuro
Expeditionary walking camp
Camps in Ngorongoro
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An Incredible Dream.
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Get up close and personal with our genetic cousins at Greystoke Mahale. Perched treehouse-like on the sandy shores of Lake Tanganyika, it’s your base for tracking the fascinating troops of chimps that occupy the emerald Mahale Mountains.
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To look down into the immense bowl of the Ngorongoro Crater is to stand at the gates of heaven.
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This is to South Africa’s Kruger Park what most safaris are to Whipsnade Zoo.
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The majority of safari camps and safari lodges are not set up for young children, but this exclusive-use sister property to the eight-room Lamai Serengeti was designed especially for them: there are two fenced-off pools (including one for infants and toddlers), the staff cook to order and game drives are when it suits.