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Crater Forest Tented Camp

3.0 star property

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Deluxe Tent, Garden View | Terrace/patio
Bar (on property)
Deluxe Tent, Garden View | Garden view
Front of property
Deluxe Tent, Garden View | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
$321
$269 nightly
$321 total
Total with taxes and fees
Apr 17 - Apr 18

Explore the area

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro
  • Place, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Ngorongoro Crater
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Lake Magadi
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Lake Manyara (LKY)

Room options

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Deluxe Tent, Garden View | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Deluxe Tent, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Tent

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Superior Tent

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Apr 17 - Apr 18
Total with taxes and fees
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About the neighborhood

Ngorongoro

Located in Ngorongoro, Crater Forest Tented Camp is in a rural location, within a 5-minute drive of Lake Magadi and Mandusi Swamp. .This tentalow is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Ngorongoro Crater and 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Gorigor Swamp.
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What's nearby

  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Ngorongoro Crater - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Lake Magadi - 15 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Mandusi Swamp - 8 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Gorigor Swamp - 14 min drive - 3.4 miles

Getting around

  • Lake Manyara (LKY) - 112 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Osterbay Bar - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪Jambo Cafe - ‬12 min drive

About this property

Crater Forest Tented Camp

Crater Forest Tented Camp offers 15 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and safes. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as concierge services and babysitting (surcharge).
At Crater Forest Tented Camp, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Crater Forest Tented Camp has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Game viewing

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash

Property is also known as

Crater Forest Tented Camp Safari Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Crater Forest Tented Camp Safari
Crater Forest Tented Camp Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Crater Forest Tented Camps
Crater Forest Tented Camp Safari/Tentalow
Crater Forest Tented Camp Ngorongoro
Crater Forest Tented Camp Safari/Tentalow
Crater Forest Tented Camp Safari/Tentalow Ngorongoro

Crater Forest Tented Camp Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 7 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 7 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 7 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 7 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 7 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Jihn

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location and view Only negative was that it is hard to get to - 10 km off the main highway on a very poorly maintained road
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

JC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Well located, safe, comfy + worth the bumpy drive!

Crater Forest Tented camp was a perfect stopover for those wanting to get into Ngorongoro early. We were self driving South Africans travelling in a hired landcruiser. The tented accommodation was spotlessly clean, spacious and very comfortable. Crater Forest is situated in rural farmlands with fabulous view over the forest and farmlands. Elephant were spotted in the forest from our tent when we arrived. Food was delicious and lunch packs provided very good. We spent 2 nights at the camp as we wanted to do Crater one day and Oldupai (a MUST!) the next day on our way into Serengeti. Camp is secure with night patrols and an escort for walking to the lounge and dining area provided. Lovely HOT showers once the pipes from the 'donkey' boiler have heated up - just give it time and enjoy the showers. We prefer tented camps for the safari experience and the lodges available in Ngorongoro itself are anyway unaffordable for many. A few reviews complain about the 9km road to the camp. (African Massage road) It does require 4x4 in places and I can imagine more difficult in the wet season, but is is NO worse than the southern Ngorongoro crater rim road passed Sopa Lodge OR Ngorongoro - Serengeti road which is 70km of slippery corrugations that even shook the nuts off our cruisers front axle / leaf spring Ubolts. It is all part off the Tanzanian safari experience. Africa is not for sissies! We would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

sharifa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Except for the road, which could actually ruin the stay before it even starts. But on getting there, it was perfect. The food was good, and Gerald was very welcoming and made it very easy there. We were booked for two nights, but since the following day we were going to Ngorongoro, we were not ready to do that road again. Gerald arranged for us to spend the night at their sister camp not too far away.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness

The only thing worth it : the food

This lodge claims to be inside the conservation area, and on the GPS shows it right around the crater..... this is incredibly inaccurate. It is actually about 10km from the outside of the park entrance, & the road there is in rough shape. There was no wi-fi, and it didn't seem that there was an actual manager on the premises. We left a day early as the distance from the crater itself & the accommodations were less than expected. We were the only guests there 7 according to their guest log, no one had been there in 10 days. ...I could see why. There were no activities on the premises except for an extremely overpriced coffee plantation tour that we were not interested in after just coming from Gibbs Farm. The only redeeming factor was that the food was great... but like I said, we left a day early because the location was not what was expected.....

2/10 Terrible

ELIZABETH, CAPE TOWN

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

THESE GUYS ARE A FRAUD!!!! DO NOT BOOK HERE!!!

THE PLACE WAS IN SHAMBLES AND BEING TORN DOWN. I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE IT. WE WERE TURNED AWAY AND DENIED ACCESS UPON OUR ARRIVAL DESPITE THE FACT WE PRE PAID OVER $400 FOR THIS DUMP. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECORD OF OUR BOOKING OR PAYMENT, THOUGH MY CREDIT CARD WAS DEBITED TWO DAYS BEFORE. THIS PLACE IS NOT LOCATED IN THE NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA, THOUGH IT SAYS IT IS, ON EXPEDIA'S WEBSITE. IT IS ACTUALLY MORE THAN A TWO HOUR DRIVE FROM THE CRATER, AND IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ON A VERY ROUGH 4 WHEEL DRIVE ROAD. NO REGULAR VEHICLE COULD MAKE IT HERE. DO NOT PAY EXPEDIA--THEY REFUSE TO REFUND OUR MONEY!!! THIS WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE WITH A BOOKING EVER IN MY LIFE.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sehr gute Unterkunft mit allerdings sehr schlechte

Sehr guter Service und sehr gutes Essen. Hilfsbereites Personal und saubere schön eingerichtete Zeltunterkünfte. Für Ngrongoro gutes Preisleistungsverhältnis.