Ndutu Lodge
The property
A storied 1967 lodge in a forgotten acacia forest at Ndutu, character over opulence, and the calving herds at the door.
Founded by George Dove in 1967 and long a haunt of authors, filmmakers and biologists like Jane Goodall, Ndutu trades opulence for character, history and honest comfort. Tucked into a pocket of flat-topped acacia forest on the edge of the Ndutu plains, it puts you in the middle of the calving, when the short-grass fills with newborns and predators.
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Where it sits
Founded by George Dove in 1967 on the edge of the Ndutu plains, in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area just south of the park border, so off-road driving and walking safaris are allowed. From December it sits at the heart of the calving.
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The rooms
Thirty-two thatched bungalows of indigenous stone, each with a semi-private veranda looking through the acacias toward the lake, spacious and simply furnished with twin or queen beds.
The country around it
Serengeti National Park
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Stay at Ndutu Lodge
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Direct line
Tanzania office
P.O. Box 746, Usa-River, Arusha