Rhino Lodge

About Rhino Lodge

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Rhino Lodge is a small place offering simple but clean en-suite accommodation in a wonderful wooded setting near Ngorongoro Crater rim. It's not for everyone as the rooms are quite basic, but if you're not looking for fancy, well this is a great value option.

There are 24 rooms, simply but attractively furnished with bright Maasai textiles. All rooms have en-suite shower room. There are also small verandahs from which guests can watch the grazing buffalo and elephants and also enjoy fine sunsets. It is chilly up here at night, especially July to September, but each room has a small woodburner to keep you cosy.

The lounge/dining area has 2 large fireplaces, ideal for cool evenings. There are comfy sofas and chairs where guests can relax and chat about the day's events and activities. Meals are served buffet style, with plentiful and tasty food.

Tribes clients will always be with their own driver/guide if staying at Rhino Lodge, it is only a short hop down into the Crater from here. Ideal.

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Highlights

Wonderful setting near the Ngorongoro Crater rim
Close ties with local Maasai communities.
Great value for money.

Situation

Close to the Ngorongoro Crater rim, though no views are possible from here.

Activities

You would use this lodge as a base from which to take game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater, plus other activities locally, such as walks with Maasai.

Facilities

En-suite accommodation; lounge - dining room with 2 fireplaces

Child policy

Children of all ages are welcome. There are 2 family rooms.

Open

All year.

Best time

The reason to stay here is the Ngorongoro Crater, and this is a year round destination, though in reality very few people come here in the rainy months of April and May.

Meals

Meals are taken at individual tables. It is usually based on a buffet system, unless there are only very few clients in the lodge.

Pricing guidelines for Tanzania

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We hope the following will give you a rough idea of costs. These are quoted per person based on twin share for two people, without international flights but including internal flights. We’ve used good standard accommodation throughout. There are nearly always ways to spend more money than we’ve suggested (!), but these prices show a good and realistic range for each type of trip.

International flights will add from about £600 to £800 depending on the season and route (unless the airlines have special offers). Tanzania can combine easily with other East African countries.

For each accommodation on this website you will find an indication of the price. The bands are based on the price per person per night at peak season and are represented by the following values for this country:
	£50 to £150
	£150 to £300
	£300 to £500
	£500 to £800
	Over £800

For a specific personal quote based on any tailor made itinerary you have in mind, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help you.

Example tripPrice per person
1 week high quality safari in the northern circuit (eg with Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Manyara, Tarangire ...)Between £2500 and £3500
2 week southern Tanzania safari and Zanzibar holidayBetween £3000 and £4000
1 week stay on an Indian Ocean island (Zanzibar, Mafia, Chole, Pemba)From £1000 +
1 week Kilimanjaro climbAround £1500

Tribes Advisor

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'Oh my goodness, it looks like a school' was my first thought on seeing Rhino Lodge. I didn't think I was going to like it a bit. Gilles, the manager, took me round though and I soon warmed to the place. Yes, it's basic (and cheap) with no frills. However, it's also clean and comfy, in a lovely position near the Crater rim and has a cosy lounge/diner. The new managers are making small changes to the place which will make a positive difference, but Gilles promised that this will never be a luxury lodge - thank goodness as there are so many already! I hope it remains the unpretentious yet comfortable great value lodge that it is.

Amanda Marks, Tribes MD, visited here March 2012

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