Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge Conservancy Arusha Tanzania

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Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge is a 5-star lodge located in Nshupu Village at the foothills of Mount Meru. The Lodge is located only 30 minutes (20 km) away from Kilimanjaro International Airport and Arusha town center and it is a perfect base while on safari in northern Tanzania.

Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge has been adapted from an early colonial farmhouse built in the early 20th century and it is one of the oldest family lodges in Arusha. The lodge consists of 10 Garden Rooms, 2 Main House Suites, and a Farm Cottage with 3 bedrooms. Each guestroom features a seating area, a work desk, and sofas. The main house has a verandah and a living room.

The Main house of the lodge was built in 1905, and it still retains many of the original features. Long colonial verandas stretch along the front of the house. On the long-armed chairs, you can watch the lake, monkeys, and forest. When the clouds clear up you can sit and admire the grandeur of Mount Kilimanjaro.

There is a bar next to the reception as well as a fireplace in the living room. Furnished with stone benches and leather cushions, it is decorated with antiques commemorating Tanzania’s German colonial past. All meals can be served in three locations. A dining room with an outside veranda, a tentacle dining area, or a romantic lake pavilion.

Delicious home-cooked meals of hearty soups freshly caught trout with homemade bread, pastry, local cheese, and bundles of fresh herbs and salads. The ultimate comfort food. You can also have your meals in the outdoor dining facilities with a fireplace and a beautiful view of the forest and lake.

For special events or a more private and romantic setting, dinner can be arranged in the lake pavilion. There you can enjoy the secludedness of the African tropical gardens and a wonderful view of the lake.

After long hours spent in the car or plane enjoy any of the relaxing massages. We use natural body oils and provide you the luxury of a massage amid lush gardens of heliconia and bougainvillea.  Note Massage is given by appointment only and an advance reservation is required. For Reservation contact African spice Safaris.

Activities available from the lodge include; Nature Walks, Bird Watching, Horse Riding, Swimming, Boating, Yoga, Mountain Biking, Croquet, etc. Explore the indigenous forest and its inhabitants on a nature walk, enjoy a refreshing swim in the 30-meter pool, boat in the cool waters of the clear lake, or horse ride under the tree canopy.

Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge Arusha Tanzania Accommodation Rates Per Night;

Notes

* Check-in: 2 pm & Check-out: 10 am
* Suite Room Rates available on request
* Holiday supplement – 45 US Dollars per person
* Nanny Services (maximum 4 hours) – 15 US Dollars per 1 hour

Child Policy

* Children under the age of 5 years stay for free
* Children from ages 5 to 12 pay 50% of the applicable rate

Meal Prices

* Lunch – 25 US Dollars
* Dinner – 30 US Dollars
* Packed lunch – 20 US Dollars

Complimentary Activities

Croquet –  Enjoy or learn to play a relaxing game of croquet while sipping on your sun-downer
Boating – Enjoy a tranquil cruise on our private lake in a home-built punt that can seat up to 8 people
Bird Watching – Over 200 species of birds can be observed around the Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge Conservancy
Swimming – Swim or relax in the 30-meter pool amidst the lush tropical forest and the colorful gardens with splendid views of Mt Meru
Romantic Dinner – African Spice Safaris will organize a private, romantic dinner al fresco on the lake platform under the forest canopy and indulge in the ambiance of the African night
Nature Walk – Explore the fifty acres of forests, lakes, and beautiful gardens, revealing a vast diversity of indigenous flora and fauna. Troops of Sykes and black & white Colobus monkeys are to be seen frolicking around the lodge grounds

Culture Tour (2 – 2.5 hours) – 15 US Dollars per person

Let one of our staff walk you through the lush Wameru villages on the slopes of Mount Meru, and show you their homes, local primary and secondary schools, and a little orphanage in the vicinity of Ngare Sero forest

Horse Riding  – 1 hour – 30 US Dollars on the lodge grounds & 50 US Dollars for 2 hours On village trails

Learn riding with one of our five horses on the lodge grounds or go around the village trails on the green hilly slopes of Mount Meru

Yoga Classes- 1 hour of private yoga class (for 1 or 2 people) – 60 US Dollars & 30 US Dollars for 1 hour of group yoga class per person (for 3 & more people)

Take private or group yoga classes by the lake under the forest canopy surrounded by the sounds of nature

Relaxing Massage – 1 hour  – 50 US Dollars & 30 US Dollars for 1⁄2 hour

After long hours spent on safari or on a plane, enjoy a soothing and relaxing massage using natural body oils. Massages are given by appointment only and an advance reservation is required

The Main house

The Main house of the lodge was built in 1905, and it still retains many of the original features. Long colonial verandas stretch along the front of the house. On the long-armed chairs, you can watch the lake, monkeys, and forest. When the clouds clear up you can sit and admire the grandeur of Mount Kilimanjaro.

We have a bar next to the reception as well as a fireplace in the living room. Furnished with stone benches and leather cushions, it is decorated with antiques commemorating Tanzania’s German colonial past.

All meals can be served in three locations. A dining room with an outside veranda, a tentacle dining area, or a romantic lake pavilion.

The Main House rooms are located on the first floor of the manor of Ngare Sero. Each room is equipped with a king-size double bed, a separate lounge area with large ottoman sofas that can be turned into single beds, and a spacious bath – and dressing room with a bathtub. the generous veranda invites you to lounge and enjoys spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Summit Suite

A recent addition to Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge is the Summit Suite created within the roof space of the 1905 farmhouse. The heavy olive wood structure of the original thatched roof has been adapted to contain this double suite of 160 square meters with a spacious living room and two self-contained bedrooms all with fitted carpet.

Seating at the East dormer window has spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the forest reserve, and the lake. The living and dining area is furnished with antiques and oriental carpet. Each suite has a king-size bed an Ottoman bed and a dressing alcove. The bathrooms have a bath-with-a-view and walk-in shower.

Garden Rooms

The 10 Garden rooms are nested in the tranquil gardens with beautiful views of bougainvillea and jacaranda from private verandahs. 8 rooms offer king-size Zanzibar beds and 2 others are furnished with twin beds.

Interiors are individually decorated with ethnic fabrics and handmade furniture like study tables and ottoman sofas that on request can be used as a third single bed. Each room has an en-suite toilet, a bathtub, and a dressing room.