About Your Stay

Lemala Osonjoi opened in 2025 on the quiet eastern rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, at close to 2,500 metres. It’s named after the osonjoi trees that grow here, which the Maasai hold sacred. The 20 suites, including two two-bedroom family suites, are made for the cool highland air, with wood-burning stoves, big picture windows, deep bathtubs and cosy reading nooks. The lodge runs on solar power, and it has a library, a deck with a fire pit, a spa and the only indoor heated pool in the Ngorongoro area. Best of all, it’s about ten minutes from the Lemala Gate, so you take the quieter eastern road down and are among the first on the crater floor each morning.