Lion's Paw Camp is located in the forest on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater and impresses with its far-reaching views of the crater and fantastic sunsets. All 15 guest tents, including two family tents, each with two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and a shared lounge, have running water, wifi, gas heating for the cold evenings and a small terrace with seating area.

The main area includes the dining area, a lounge, a cosy bar and a spacious terrace, where meals are served if the weather permits.

Lion's Paw Camp is located on the eastern rim of the crater near the quieter Lemala access route. Early risers have the advantage that the route offers very fast access to the crater and guests of Lion's Paw Camp are often the first in the crater.

The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera with 19km in diameter and walls 600m high. Its floor covers 260 square kilometres and acts like a natural zoo, providing food for a high resident animal population.

The mineral-rich crater floor is covered with nutritious grass and attracts large herds of animals. Up to 25'000 mammals, primarily herbivores can be found at any one time in the Ngorongoro Crater. The list includes wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, zebra, gazelle, buffalo, rhinos and warthog. Moors and forests provide food for hippo, elephant, baboon, waterbuck and bushbuck. Big cat such as lion, cheetah, leopard and serval find rich pickings here. Large packs of hyena also roam the crater, hunting or pinching the prey of other predators.

The camp does not offer any activities. Clients arrive with their private vehicle / guide.

SwissAfrican Travel Service
Dammstrasse 27
8702 Zollikon
Zurich, Switzerland


Telephone: +41 (0)44 451 40 51