Ngorongoro Conservation Area gate
Karatu, Tanzania
About
The Loduare entrance just above town, threshold to the crater and highlands.
Opening hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
Where it is
Getting to & around Karatu
From other cities: Light aircraft use the nearby Lake Manyara airstrip, and most visitors arrive by road from Arusha via Lake Manyara on the way up to the crater.
Getting around: Around town, daladalas, bajaji and taxis cover short trips, while safaris continue by 4x4 up to the Ngorongoro gate and beyond.
Full getting-there guideMore in Karatu
Lodging
Gibb's Farm
A historic coffee estate and lodge with gardens, a working farm and celebrated farm-to-table food.
Lake
Lake Eyasi
A Rift Valley soda lake south of Karatu, home to the Hadzabe and Datoga peoples and rich birdlife.
Association / Organization
Karatu coffee estates
Working plantations such as Shangri-La and Ngila offering tours and tastings of local arabica.
Tourist Attraction
Elephant Cave (Empakaai forest)
A forest walk to a natural cave excavated over time by elephants seeking mineral-rich soil.