Tanzania Hotels

:: SERENGETI SOPA LODGE

 

 

LOCATION: At Serengeti National Park. The distance is about 335 km (07 hours) from Arusha,

205 km (04) from Manyara,  145 km (03 hours) from Ngorongoro and 30 km from the Seronera airstrip serviced by scheduled flights, twice daily from Arusha via Grumeti and Manyara.

 

DESCRIPTION: It is built on a hillside overlooking the seemingly endless Serengeti plains that are  host to a dramatic annual migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and numerous other species of animals indigenous to the area. It is a tranquil and comfortable lodge. 

 

NUMBER OF ROOMS: 79 rooms with a capacity of 179.

 

Room décor: Wall-to-wall carpeting, spacious with a private lounge with a private verandah which offers stunning views over the plains.

 

Room amenities:  Mini bar, a bedroom with two queen size beds and ample room for a third, an en-suite bathroom with shaver sockets and a hair dryer.

 

Special feature: The highlight being the annual migration of the wildebeestes. From December to May the migration gathers in the immediate vicinity of the lodge and provides a rare, never-to-be-forgotten spectacle.

FOOD & BEVERAGE FACILITIES:

Large spacious dining hall overlooking the plains and An adjacent bar.

 

GENERAL FACILITIES:

Direct-dial satelite telephone

Satellite Television

Electrical generating systems with 240 Volts, 50 cycles

Ample water supply from nearby springs

Complimentary bottled mineral water provided in the mini bars

Family friendly and children facilities

Gift shops

Supply of diesel and can carry out most minor repairs

 

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES:

he double and wildlife-video-film options.

A number of lodge size pools

Game viewing drives.

A hot-air balloon safari

Variety of board games

Traditional dances

 

 

 

 

 

CONFERENCE FACILITIES: The lodge has a conference room with a capacity of 120.

 

CLIMATE: With an altitude of 1,615 metres (5,300 feet) and being located in the hills the lodge enjoys cooling breezes. The temperature is comfortably hot during the day, nights can be chilly. Rains occur between November and May, the heaviest rainfall is normally in April. June to October is dry and windy. September and October are much drier before the November rains.