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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.
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Central lounge at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Stevie Mann
A meeting place for wildlife enthusiasts for over 50 years
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Dinner under the stars at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Stevie Mann
Choose between dinner in the lodge or out under the stars
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Lovebirds at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Martin van Locken
Feet from the dining area diverse bird species stop to drink
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Ndutu Safari Lodge bar
Credit: Stevie Mann
The perfect place to meet friends and share stories and experiences
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Ndutu Safari Lodge updated bathroom
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Newly updated bathroom
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The Maasai and Zebra at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Martin Van Locken
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
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Newly updated bedroom (currently 4 of 34 cottages are updated)
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Elephants at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Martin Van Locken
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.
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The Magnificient Seven at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Martin Van Locken
Lion cubs at Ndutu Safari Lodge
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Cheetah at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Martin Van Locken
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.
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Genets in the roof at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Martin Van Locken
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Zebra at Ndutu
Credit: Martin Van Locken
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Wildebeest calving season at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Charley Swinnerton
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.
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Lions at Ndutu
Credit: Charley Swinnerton
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.
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Ndutu Plains
Credit: Charley Swinnerton
A typical view of the Ndutu landscape - perfect for viewing the full range of wildlife available
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Big Skies
Credit: Charley Swinnerton
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.
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Zebra at Ndutu
Credit: Charley Swinnerton
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.
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Wildebeest at Ndutu
Credit: Charley Swinnerton
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.
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After the rains at Ndutu
Credit: Charley Swinnerton
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.
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Lion Cubs at Ndutu
Credit: Charley Swinnerton
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.
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Dining at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Credit: Stevie Mann
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
Credit: Stevie Mann
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.
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Central Lounge Area
Credit: Stevie Mann
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 .
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Outdoor dining at Ndutu Safari Lodge
