A grand country house on a working coffee estate beside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area — 18 suites with fireplaces, horse riding, spa, cinema and wine cellar.
The Manor at Ngorongoro is set on the Shangri-La coffee estate in the Karatu highlands, bordering the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and about an hour’s drive from the crater. It feels like a grand country house transported to East Africa: whitewashed buildings, manicured lawns, rows of coffee bushes and the forested slopes of the conservation area beyond.
The accommodation is spread across nine cottages, each divided into two suites — eighteen in all. Every suite has an indoor fireplace, a sitting area, a private deck with an outdoor fire pit and its own courtyard. For families and groups, the separate Stable Cottage has three en-suite bedrooms, a large family lounge and a TV room.
What sets The Manor apart is that the estate is a destination in its own right. Horse riding and cycling trails run through the coffee and along the forest edge, guided walks explore the estate, and the main house holds a spa with sauna and steam room, a swimming pool, a library, a snooker room, a private cinema and a wine cellar. It is easy to spend a whole afternoon here without wishing you were anywhere else.
Most guests use The Manor as their base for the Ngorongoro Crater, descending early in the morning with a picnic and returning to a fire in their suite. It also works well for excursions to Olduvai Gorge and Lake Manyara, and as a restful pause between the parks on a longer safari.
Children are welcome, babysitting can be arranged, and room service, laundry and Wi-Fi are available.
Eighteen suites in nine cottages, each cottage divided into two suites. Every suite has a fireplace for cool highland nights, a sitting area, a private deck with an outdoor fire pit and its own courtyard — elegant, private and very comfortable.
A separate cottage with three en-suite bedrooms, a large family lounge and a TV room — ideal for families or friends who want their own house on the estate, with babysitting available on request.
Trails through the coffee estate and along the edge of the forest, for riders and cyclists of different levels.
Treatments plus a sauna and steam room — perfect after a long crater day.
Set in the estate gardens with views across the lawns.
A cellar of wines chosen to accompany the African-inspired menus.
Plus a snooker room and a library for relaxed evenings.
Available at the lodge.
Dining at The Manor is part of the experience. You can eat in the formal dining room, in the light-filled conservatory or privately in your own cottage, with African-inspired menus paired with wines from the cellar. Light lunches are served on the terrace overlooking the estate.
On crater days, the kitchen prepares picnics to take down to the crater floor, so you can stay out with the wildlife rather than driving back for lunch. Tell us about any dietary requirements when you book and we will make sure the lodge is prepared.
The Manor is on the Shangri-La coffee estate near Karatu, bordering the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and about an hour’s drive from the crater. From Arusha the drive is around three hours, passing Lake Manyara on the way.
The nearest airstrip is at Lake Manyara, so guests can also fly in by light aircraft and be met by their guide. On crater days, we leave early to make the most of the morning light and the quieter crater floor, returning to the estate in the afternoon.
The Manor is a year-round choice for crater days, because the Ngorongoro Crater’s wildlife is largely resident. The highlands are cool at night throughout the year, and from June to August they can be genuinely cold — perfect for the fireplace in your suite.
The dry season from June to October brings clear skies and easy game viewing in the crater. The green season from November to May brings lush estate gardens, newborn animals and fewer vehicles on the crater floor; rain usually falls as afternoon showers.
A grand manor house and cottages on a working coffee estate.
Plus outdoor fire pits, private decks and courtyards.
Explore the estate on horseback, by bicycle or on foot.
Sauna, steam room, a private cinema and fine wines.
The three-bedroom Stable Cottage with its own lounge.
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About an hour’s drive. We leave early so you can enjoy the crater in the best morning light, with a picnic lunch on the crater floor.
Eighteen suites in nine cottages, plus the three-bedroom Stable Cottage for families and groups.
Yes — horse riding and cycling trails cross the coffee estate and run along the forest edge.
Yes. Children are welcome, babysitting is available and the Stable Cottage has three en-suite bedrooms and a family lounge.
Yes, a spa with sauna and steam room and a swimming pool, plus a library, snooker room, private cinema and wine cellar.
We recommend two nights: one for a crater day and one to enjoy the estate itself.
Tell us your dates and we will check availability and build a personalised Tanzania itinerary around your stay.
