A superb holiday tailored for those who want to see the best of northern Tanzania, but with more time to...
This Serena hotel is located on the rim of the Ngorongoro crater with excellent views of the famous caldera.
This Serena hotel is located on the rim of the Ngorongoro crater, close to the nearby descent road with excellent views of the famous caldera.
For such a large hotel the clustered boulder-built buildings of the Lodge blend quite well into the landscape, whilst all the rooms and public areas are linked by rope-lashed timber walkways.
The dining and bar area are split levelled and take full advanatage of the view on offer but it is all a bit bland and impersonal. The food for such a large hotel is good and like all of the other Serena properties it is functional and good at handling high volumes of mainstream tourists on group safari tours.
The rooms are quite small and dark with their own own rock-enclosed balcony. The interiors are somewhat unimaginative with brass lamps, leather headboards, wildwood mirrors, Maasai carvings and wall motifs depicting fleeing giraffes, stylised gazelle and plunging buffalo.
If you really must have a crater rim location, but are not happy with the more expensive options of Crater Lodge or Lemala Camp then this can be a good option.
Service, comfort and cuisine will all be ok but nothing exceptional.
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I am just back from Tanzania and wanted to thank you very much for a fantastic itinerary. I loved all the accommodation choices made, all the connecting flights worked well and the guide was superb. I had a great time and let me know if you want to get some more feedback on any of the properties suggested by you and also Pongwe Beach which excellent.
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The welcome and kindness and generosity we have received, in all of our camps and stops has been tremendous. Although we have both travelled a lot over our years together, we both agree this holiday has been outstanding, and one of the best experiences of our lives.
Thank you for organising a fabulous holiday for us – memories of which will last a lifetime. We have arrived back completely awed by Tanzania and Zanzibar. We saw the all the wildlife we could possibly wish to see. Our driver was charming and looked after us brilliantly. Lodges were excellent and food fantastic.
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