You are allowed to enter in the morning for your safari and stay for the day, but all of the lodging is outside of the crater. There are no restaurants and limited bathroom facilities.
Before we could enter the Conservancy Area, we had to wait while our guide paid all of our entrance fees. There was plenty of entertainment in the parking lot with lots of baboons of varying sizes.
Once you are at the crater floor, all of the vehicles, some private like ours and others hotel owned, scatter, so you feel like you have the entire crater to yourself.
Throughout the day, we saw a variety of animals. Zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles are common in Ngorongoro Crater.
We found several jackals, and they were cute enough to want to bring one home. We saw a few ostriches, some elephants, hyenas, warthogs, cape buffaloes and several more lions.
At the hotel at night, there were talented performers to entertain guests. Entertainment included music, dancing, and impressive stunts!