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Ngorongoro Front Safari Lodge

3.0 star property
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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local and international cuisine
Double Room
Double Room

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Karatu near Ngoronogoro, Karatu
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area
    8 min drive
  • Karatu Playground
    9 min drive
  • Ngorongoro Crater
    17 min drive
  • Lake Manyara (LKY)
    32 min drive

Room options

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

About the area

Karatu

With a stay at Ngorongoro Front Safari Lodge in Karatu, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Karatu Playground. .This lodge is 8.7 mi (14 km) from Ngorongoro Crater and 11.7 mi (18.9 km) from Gorigor Swamp.
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What's nearby

  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area - 8 min drive - 7.2 km
  • Karatu Playground - 9 min drive - 8.4 km
  • Ngorongoro Crater - 17 min drive - 14.0 km
  • Lake Manyara National Park - 44 min drive - 34.2 km
  • Lake Magadi - 85 min drive - 44.6 km

Getting around

  • Lake Manyara (LKY) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lilac Café - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Kona Mbulu Restaurant - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Jack's Pub - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Carnivore Sports Bar - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Edelwiess Coffee Estate - ‬25 min drive

About this property

Ngorongoro Front Safari Lodge

Lodge in Karatu with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Ngorongoro Front Safari Lodge offers 7 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and portable fans. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. 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 7 guestrooms. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
You can experience a safari adventure. Additional amenities at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, free babysitting, and tour/ticket assistance.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the lodge's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 11 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 11 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 6:30 AM–11 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Safari

Family friendly

  • Free babysitting

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Portable fan

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 11 AM
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 100 per vehicle (one way)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or 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 credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

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Ngorongoro Front Safari Lodge Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 5 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 5 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 5 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 5 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As I reported to you before, this hotel does not exist. And I want my money back.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

RiSi, Düsseldorf

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The Lodge is nice, but it is wrong located on google. It is 35-40 minutes drive away from NCA. And you only can reach it with a 4WD car, because the last 4 km are a very bad dirt road. The staff at the lodge is very friendly, but the managment is terrible. They did not receive our booking. The staff at the hotel manged that we could stay, but later the managment wanted us to pay, althoughbwe had already payed to expedia. We talked to the mangement and showed our booking and paying confirmation, but they still wanted us to pay. We said that they should call expedia to solve the problem, but they did not. Finally we talked to expedia and finally it tooks the expedia customer service (which was really good) 2 hours to solve the problem and we did not pay double. We do not recommed this lodge, although we are sorry about the impact that may have on the staff, because they are very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

JOANNA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Miejsce prześliczne na granicy wsi z Narodowym Parkiem Ngorongoro. Domki usytuowane z dala od siebie. Sympatycznie urządzone z łazienką. Personel przemiły. Śniadania obfite. Nie wspomnę o kolacjach złożonych z 4 dań. Jedynie jest problem łączności ze światem (mobilne wi-fi). Serdecznie polecam. Jeśli wrócę w okolicę Ngorongoro, to nocleg tylko tam.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Jungle wild life experience with perfect food.
At the slope of the Ngorongoro crater you can find this lovely, small but well organised hotel. There are a few houses seperated from each other. The actual spot is a hundred yards from the official Ngorongoro border in the middle of the Forest. Food is excellent, service is top and you will get an unforgettable but lovely experience!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017