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Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge


3°12’34.8"S 35°28’42.5"E

Reviews of Ngorongoro Serena

Wildlife sightings and reviews

11 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Ngorongoro Serena and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Aug-2019, 2 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Ngorongoro Serena.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

0% success

Wild dog

0% success

Black Rhino

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Spotted Hyena

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Buffalo

50% success

Aardvark

0% success

Eland

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Striped Hyena

0% success

Showing 1-10 of 11
Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs K
Maidstone

"Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 2 Mar 2023
"Same comments as per our earlier visit the previous week." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs K
Maidstone

"Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 21 Feb 2023
"Excellent location. Large hotel with many customers. Convenient location but can be a bit "busy" at key times.
Excellent service provided for my wife who required wheelchair assistance." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs K
UAE

"Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 10 Sep 2022
"Lodge was incredible, food and room were great.

Views from the balcony were amazing." See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar; 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms J.
Los Angeles

"Great Location!"

2 nights Arrived 7 Jun 2022
"The views from the lodge are amazing and the lodge is in in a perfect location to get down to the crater early, as we were the first ones to enter that day!" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

Multiple sightings

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr J.
Atlantic Beach

"Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 21 Jul 2021
"Great views and great hotel room with attached deck.

Enjoyed community feel of happy hour but did not love the buffet style dinner." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Dip & family
Cardiff

"Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Aug 2019
"Best place to stay on the crater rim." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Elephant

1 sighting

Hippo

2 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

4 sightings

Ms P
San Francisco

"Ideal location in Ngorongoro"

2 nights Arrived 11 Oct 2016
"Overall we had a very pleasant two nights at Ngorongoro Serena. The location couldn't be beat, right on the rim and close to the entrance, making our safari more enjoyable.

Our room had an unobstructed view of the crater and a nice patio to watch sunrise and sunset. Staff was polite and professional, and the food was of high quality.

We would recommend this hotel to others." See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr J
Compton Martin

"Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Mar 2016
"We chose this deliberately as the final place to stay at the finish of our trip, and we were not disappointed.

This a most luxurious lodge; the staff, food, accommodation and service generally were all of the highest order. The view down into the Crater from all the bedrooms was stunning and it was an unforgettable experience, with lions and buffalo right outside.

We had three nights here and the game drives were outstanding. Whilst it perhaps lacked the intimacy of some of the earlier camps (such as Ol Pejeta, Elephant Bedroom, Encounter Mara), it was a fitting climax to a wonderful three weeks in East Africa." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya; 5n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Leeds

"Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Dec 2013
"A good Serena Hotel, a bit too big and busy for our personal tastes but glad we stayed here and I understand why this place was chosen, a great view of the crater, not too far from the route down and nice and warm." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs L
Sussex

"Great location on crater rim"

2 nights Arrived 6 Feb 2011
"Adequate room but needed some refurbishment (broken shaver point, slow draining shower) and clothes drawers very small.

Staff seemed less friendly in this very busy lodge." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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11 reviews of Ngorongoro Serena by travellers since August 2007
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