Accommodation at Ngorongoro is plentiful and it mostly falls into one of two broad geographic categories. Pride of place goes to a select handful of lodges and camps set right on the forested crater rim, but an increasingly varied choice can also be found around the town of Karatu, just outside the NCA’s eastern boundary.
Lodges on the crater rim offer the best views and are most convenient for morning game drives, but their counterparts around Karatu tend to be more affordable. Here are 10 of the best Ngorongoro safari lodges and camps, in approximate order of proximity to the crater floor.