Tanzania Hotels

OFFICIAL CATEGORY (Ministry of Tourism classification): 04****

 

LOCATION: At Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a distance of about 180 Kms. (04 hours) from Arusha or 40 minute flight from Arusha Airport to the Ngorongoro airstrip and 80 kms. (02 hours) from Lake Manyara.

 

ESCRIPTION: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge is built into the rim of a dormant and collapsed volcano (known as a caldera) with plants and ivy-covered native stone blending masterfully with its surroundings. Close by lies the Olduvai Gorge, the "birthplace of man". Today the volcano and surrounding landscape are part of a vast conservation area inhabited by the Masai tribe, as well as an extraordinary variety of big game and birdlife. Most guest rooms have private terraces with views of the crater floor where countless animals make their home. At Ngorongoro Serena Lodge visitors co-exist in perfect harmony with the natural environment and the wildlife that inhabits it. Plant and ivy-covered native stone blending masterfully with its surroundings

 

NUMBER OR ROOMS: 75 rooms divided as below:-

66 rooms with two twin beds: (all rooms en suite with shower)

08 rooms with three twin beds  (all rooms en suite with shower)

01 Suites: (en suite with bath and shower)

 

Room Décor: The rooms are spacious with central heating, prehistoric cave paintings and balconies overlooking the Ngorongoro Crater. The furniture is created from rich hardwood timber.

 

Room amenities: All rooms are en suite, socket for shaving and hair dryer, wardrobes and telephones.

 

Special feature: Most of the rooms has a private terrace with uninterrupted views of the 102-square-mile crater floor that is now a rich wildlife habitat

 

 

FOOD & BEVERAGE FACILITIES:

 

The lounge and dining room, with a capacity of 160, are set indoors overlooking the Ngoro ngoro Crater through large picture glass panels. All areas are complimented by log fires, which greatly enhance the atmosphere especially in the evenings. The unique design of the Lodge continues in the restaurant and bar with magnificent examples of prehistoric cave paintings found in the nearby Olduvai Gorge.

The full-service lounge has an outdoor balcony and a fixed telescope for guests' use. Fresh fruit juices, soft drinks, tea and coffee, cocktails, wines, spirits and liqueurs are available to guests throughout the day. It is a cozy place enhanced with comfortable easy chairs to relax in after a long safari or before and after meals.

  

GENERAL FACILITIES:

Ø    Currency exchange open 24 hours and use of credit card
Nurse on call 24 hours

Ø    Flying Doctors Service available which includes emergency Medivac to hospital from nearby airstrip
Daily laundry/pressing service
Driver/maid accommodations. Babysitting  services and children food on prior arrangement.

Ø    Lunch boxes, fruit, flowers and celebration cakes on prior notice

Ø    Binoculars and hairdryers available at reception desk
Central safety deposit service available, free-of-charge- at the reception desk
Voltage 240V in rooms; shaver outlets with both 110V & 240V. Adaptors available at the reception.

Ø    Central heating System linked to the lodge's generators

Ø    Shoe Cleaning Services

Ø    Laundry and valet services

Ø    Safari Boutique and Gift Shop

Ø    Salon and Massage Parlour

 

Secretarial and Internet services.

 

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES:

Ø        Fitness Room – Massage Services

Ø        Masai Cultural Center

Ø        Walking safaris

Ø        Empakai crater day visit

Ø        Visit to the Ngorongoro Crater

Ø        Olduvai Gorge visit

 

 

 

CONFERENCE FACILITIES: Available on request for a capacity of up to 75.

 

CLIMATE:  At an altitude of the Lodge is 6,000 feet with cool and cold weather, especially during the winter months of June and July when temperatures can get as low as 10' C or 50'F. Rest of the time is sunny. Rains between November and May.