A luxury lodge on the rim of the Rift Valley above Mto wa Mbu — 48 deluxe rooms and a villa with panoramic views, an infinity pool, spa and butler service.
Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge stands on the rim of the Great Rift Valley above Mto wa Mbu, just outside Lake Manyara National Park. The views are the reason to come: across the lake and the valley floor, over the green canopy of the park’s groundwater forest, and on clear days as far as Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro on the horizon.
The lodge has forty-eight deluxe rooms and a two-bedroom luxury villa. Every room has a private veranda and viewing deck facing the valley, and bathrooms with a sleeper bath, indoor and outdoor showers and double basins. Rooms are equipped with a minibar, a safe and Wi-Fi, and suit double, twin or triple occupancy.
The public areas are designed around the view. An infinity pool seems to spill over the escarpment edge, a spa and gym look out over the valley, and a lounge with an outdoor fireplace becomes the gathering place in the evening for stories and stargazing. Butler service adds a personal touch throughout your stay.
The lodge is very well placed for the northern circuit: about 25 minutes from the Lake Manyara gate, just over an hour from the Lodoare gate of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and under an hour and a half from Tarangire. That makes it an ideal stop between Tarangire and the crater, or a base for two nights with day trips.
Families are well catered for, with a children’s activity room and family activities, and the villa gives extra space and privacy. The lodge is non-smoking, and the final road up the escarpment is unpaved and can be rough in the rains.
Forty-eight rooms with panoramic Rift Valley views from a private veranda and viewing deck. Bathrooms have a sleeper bath, indoor and outdoor showers and double basins — a luxurious place to unwind after a day on dusty park roads.
A two-bedroom villa with its own balcony, giving families or friends extra space and privacy while enjoying all of the lodge’s facilities.
Overlooking the Rift Valley and Lake Manyara — one of the most striking pools in northern Tanzania.
Treatments with a view, to ease the aches of safari roads.
A fitness room with views across the valley.
Evenings of stories and stargazing by the fire.
Personal, attentive service throughout your stay.
Activities for younger guests, plus family experiences.
The restaurant offers customised menus and live cooking stations, with views over the valley from many tables. Variety is part of the experience: boma dinners under the stars, private dinners for couples and themed evenings add something different to each night of a longer stay.
Special diet menus are available, and the team is used to catering for a wide range of needs; let us know your requirements when you book. Before dinner, the lounge and outdoor fireplace are the place for a drink as the sun sets over the Rift Valley.
The lodge is on the escarpment at Mto wa Mbu, about 20 minutes from Lake Manyara airstrip and around 2 hours 40 minutes by road from Arusha. Lake Manyara’s gate is about 25 minutes away, Karatu about 55 minutes, the Ngorongoro (Lodoare) gate about 1 hour 10 minutes and Tarangire’s gate about 1 hour 25 minutes.
The final road up to the lodge is unpaved and can be rough in the rains, but it is easily managed in a safari vehicle. We plan your route so you arrive in time to enjoy the view — ideally with a sundowner by the infinity pool.
The lodge is open all year. Views are clearest in the dry season, from June to October, when Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro are more often visible on the horizon and game viewing in Tarangire and the crater is at its best.
The green season, from November to May, brings lush scenery across the valley, migrant birds and dramatic skies, and Lake Manyara often fills, drawing flamingos and pelicans. Rain usually falls in the afternoon, and the unpaved access road can be rough in the wettest months.
Open: All year
Views over the lake to Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro on clear days.
One of the most striking pools in the region, on the escarpment edge.
Easy days to Lake Manyara, Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater.
A children’s activity room, family activities and a two-bedroom villa.
These itineraries visit Lake Manyara and can be tailored to include Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge.
Wildlife safari
Tarangire · Ngorongoro · Lake Manyara
Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara in three days — elephants and baobabs, a full crater morning and Rift Valley forests.
Wildlife safari
Tarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Lake Manyara
Tarangire’s baobabs, the Serengeti plains, the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara — four great parks in a private five-day safari.
Wildlife safari
Tarangire · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Lake Manyara
Six days from Tarangire’s baobabs to two nights on the Serengeti plains, the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara — a private northern circui…
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On the Rift Valley rim at Mto wa Mbu, just outside Lake Manyara National Park, with views over the lake and valley.
Forty-eight deluxe rooms and one two-bedroom luxury villa.
Yes — an infinity pool overlooking the Rift Valley, a spa and a gym.
Yes, with a children’s activity room, family activities and a two-bedroom villa.
About 1 hour 10 minutes to the Lodoare gate of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
On clear days, Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro can be seen on the horizon — most often in the dry season.
Tell us your dates and we will check availability and build a personalised Tanzania itinerary around your stay.
