Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge

The Acacia Restaurant is a formal dining room with an outdoor terrace, which serves buffet meals as well as à la carte options combining Mediterranean and local cuisine. Atmospheric dinners at the pool or in the bush can also be arranged. For post-safari drinks, there's a bar, and a swimming pool with a sundeck to enjoy the views, and the pamper centre – the Earth & Rain Spa.

There are 20 roomy and private log-cabin suites. Each has a viewing terrace, an open fireplace, attractive wood-beamed ceilings, comfortable seating and dining areas and a mosquito-netted bed to dream the night away, interrupted only by the sounds of the bush.

Take daily game drives and guided nature walks into the crater. Arrange a tour to Lake Manyara National Park, home to elephants, hippos and tree-climbing lions. Fascinated by local culture and history? Visit a Masai village to experience traditional dancing and music, or take an excursion to the archaeaological treasure trove of Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world.