Ndutu Safari Lodge

Arrival at Ndutu Safari Lodge

Ndutu Safari lodge is located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area on the edge of the Southern Serengeti plains filled with acacia trees and wide views across Lake Ndutu. Our Lodge comprises thirty four comfortable stone and thatch en-suite cottages beside a relaxed convivial dining, sitting and bar area all overlooking the ever-changing view of Lake Ndutu.

Central lounge at Ndutu Safari Lodge

A meeting place for wildlife enthusiasts for over 50 years

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Dinner under the stars at Ndutu Safari Lodge

Choose between dinner in the lodge or out under the stars

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Lovebirds at Ndutu Safari Lodge

Feet from the dining area diverse bird species stop to drink

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Ndutu Safari Lodge bar

The perfect place to meet friends and share stories and experiences

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Ndutu Safari Lodge updated bathroom

Newly updated bathroom

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The Maasai and Zebra at Ndutu Safari Lodge

By employing over seventy local staff (many second and third generation), supporting Kope Lion and working with the Maasai communities we aim to play our part in ensuring the wildlife and communities can live harmoniously together, the one benefiting the other.

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Ndutu Safari Lodge updated bedroom

Newly updated bedroom (currently 4 of 34 cottages are updated)

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Elephants at Ndutu Safari Lodge

Elephants at Ndutu Safari Lodge

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Ndutu Safari Lodge Cottages

All of the cottages have a private veranda overlooking the natural unfenced landscape of indigenous trees and shrubs outside your cottage door ensuring you are never far from the host of birds and mammals who call the Ndutu area home. The cottages extend from a warm and welcoming central dining, seating and bar or ‘mess’ area which has long been a gathering place for friends old and new.

The Magnificient Seven at Ndutu Safari Lodge

Lion cubs at Ndutu Safari Lodge

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Cheetah at Ndutu Safari Lodge

It’s simply the best place in the Serengeti ecosystem to watch and enjoy predators and prey, herds and hunters and is one of the finest locations to witness the extraordinary speed and spectacle of cheetah hunting their prey. Ndutu Safari Lodge is proud to be a supporter of the Serengeti Cheetah Project, a project that has been running for over 30 years in the Serengeti. Your photographs of the cheetahs you see on safari will help the scientists keep track of the Serengeti cheetahs.

Photographer credit: Martin Van Locken

Genets in the roof at Ndutu Safari Lodge

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Zebra at Ndutu

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Wildebeest calving season at Ndutu Safari Lodge

The Ndutu area is famed for its short grass plains which grow grass which is particularly rich in nutrients and sustains the migratory animals whilst they have their babies. Traditionally the wildebeest and zebra tend to calve on these plains with a peak around February which makes for a beautiful natural spectacle and some exciting predator hunting behaviours.

Photographer credit: Charley Swinnerton

Lions at Ndutu

Ndutu is a favourite of expert guides, scientists and biologists for its high numbers of cats including lion, leopard, cheetah, civet, serval, wild cat and caracal.

Photographer credit: Charley Swinnerton

Ndutu Plains

A typical view of the Ndutu landscape - perfect for viewing the full range of wildlife available

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Big Skies

When migrating wildlife have moved on to follow the rains the landscape of Ndutu changes dramatically into a dry dramatic landscape of muted greens and greys with Lake Ndutu occasionally drying to a bleached white salt pan.

Photographer credit: Charley Swinnerton

Zebra at Ndutu

The Ndutu area is famed for its short grass plains which grow grass which is particularly rich in nutrients and sustains the migratory animals whilst they have their babies. Traditionally the wildebeest and zebra tend to calve on these plains with a peak around February which makes for a beautiful natural spectacle and some exciting predator hunting behaviours.

Photographer credit: Charley Swinnerton

Wildebeest at Ndutu

Over two million migratory animals made up of several species wildebeest, zebra, eland and Thompson gazelle move clockwise from Ngorongoro and the Southern Serengeti to the Northern Serengeti into Kenya and back.

Photographer credit: Charley Swinnerton

After the rains at Ndutu

Over two million migratory animals made up of several species wildebeest, zebra, eland and Thompson gazelle move clockwise from Ngorongoro and the Southern Serengeti to the Northern Serengeti into Kenya and back. This migration route happens because they follow the rains and therefore the new grasses which grow up rapidly.

Photographer credit: Charley Swinnerton

Lion Cubs at Ndutu

The resident predators are territorial and so once they have had their young they remain at Ndutu in the local marsh areas which stay wet all year round and are an essential fresh water source for the herbivores therefore attracting predators.

Photographer credit: Charley Swinnerton

Dining at Ndutu Safari Lodge

All dining at the Lodge is in the central seating, dining and bar area which is the heart of the lodge, with views over the broad vista of the plains onto Lake Ndutu in the distance . Lunch and dinner are served at your table with a generous three-course menu of deliciously tempting options for lunch and a hearty four -course dinner served each evening.

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Breakfast at Ndutu Safari Lodge

Here at Ndutu we are committed to our guests feeling refreshed and nourished during their stay. After a restful night set yourself up for the day from the wealth of freshly prepared options for breakfast. If you are opting for an early game drive we can arrange for a tasty bush breakfast on the move.

Photographer credit: Stevie Mann

Central Lounge Area

All dining at the Lodge is in the central seating, dining and bar area which is the heart of the lodge, with views over the broad vista of the plains onto Lake Ndutu in the distance .

Photographer credit: Stevie Mann

Outdoor dining at Ndutu Safari Lodge