About Your Stay

The Retreat sits on a large, quiet estate on the edge of the Ngorongoro forest near Karatu, about 45 minutes from the crater gate. The cottages are big and comfortable, each with a fireplace for the cool highland evenings and a deck looking out over the forest. Much of the food comes from the lodge’s own orchard and vegetable garden, and there’s a pool, a Thai spa and a gym. With a free afternoon you can walk the estate’s trails, cycle to a nearby Iraqw village or simply watch the birds in the garden. It’s a comfortable, good-value base for the crater and Lake Manyara.