The Manor is a beautiful collection of cottage suites designed in a classic, elegant style. It perfectly blends old-world charm with warm African hospitality. Most importantly, it is a place of total peace. Located on a massive 1,500-acre coffee farm, the setting is quiet and wonderfully green. It is the perfect home base for exploring the famous Lake Manyara and the incredible Ngorongoro Crater.
Each luxury cottage is carefully placed to give you total privacy and the best views of the emerald-green hills. From your room, you can relax and enjoy the quiet beauty and natural rhythms of Africa. It is a place where you can truly disconnect and feel the magic of the landscape around you.
At Bush 2 City Adventure, we only choose lodges that have a special spirit and a unique personality. The Manor is one of our favorites because of its amazing location and its special “charisma.” As one of our guests once said, “I stayed in many spectacular lodges, but when I look back, the first place I remember is always The Manor.”
1500-acre
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En-Suited
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Non-smoking rooms
The Manor at Ngorongoro invites you to experience a world of classic beauty and high-end luxury. While it feels like a grand home from the past, it offers all the modern comforts of today’s “golden age” of safari. It is a place where history and luxury come together perfectly.
Each luxury suite is designed for your comfort and privacy. You will have your own private entrance, a sunny terrace, and a large, cozy fireplace. The bathrooms are beautiful and modern, featuring “claw-footed” bathtubs and refreshing rain showers. For families or groups, our two-story Stable Cottage feels like a grand country home, offering plenty of space and a very high-class atmosphere.
Dining at The Manor is always a warm and generous experience. You can choose to eat by the pool, in the privacy of your suite, or even in our beautiful Wine Cellar. We also arrange wonderful picnics during your coffee estate tours or game drives.
After dinner, the Main House Lounge is the perfect place to relax. With its soft leather chairs and crackling fire, it feels like the kind of place where famous explorers would sit to tell stories of their adventures. It is the perfect setting to end a beautiful day in Africa.
While there is much to do at The Manor, our guided game drives create the most lasting memories. We will take you to the beautiful Lake Manyara, a place famous for thousands of pink flamingos that fill the sky. It is also one of the few places in the world where you can see lions relaxing high up in the branches of trees.
From the lake, we travel up to the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. When you look down, you will see a sight found nowhere else on earth. This “Lost World” is a huge natural sanctuary that remained a secret to most of the world until the late 1800s. Today, it is home to over 25,000 large animals, including lions, giraffes, buffalo, and rare rhinos. It feels like a place where time has stood still.
The crater is famous for its massive, peaceful elephants. There is a famous saying that if humans won the lottery and became rich, they would choose to live exactly like elephants: they would spend their time playing, eating when they are hungry, sleeping when they are tired, and staying close to their families. Watching these giant animals live so peacefully in the wild is a truly moving experience.
Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater Camp offers an exceptional experience because it is located right inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This prime location makes it the perfect starting point for exploring the incredible wildlife that thrives on the crater floor.
The Ngorongoro Crater is truly remarkable, home to a vast population of around 25,000 animals. You can expect to see a wide variety of wildlife, including zebras, elephants, buffalo, warthogs, hippos, and wildebeest roaming freely within this natural enclosure. Importantly, the crater is also a haven for exciting Big Cat predators like lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, and jackals, offering fantastic opportunities for wildlife viewing.
Lemala Osonjoi Lodge stands as the crowning jewel of Lemala’s prestigious circuit, seamlessly linking Arusha and Tarangire to the legendary Serengeti. Perfectly positioned near the Lemala Gate, the lodge offers exclusive access to the eastern quadrant of the Ngorongoro Crater—a world-renowned sanctuary of wildlife. By staying in this secluded sector, guests enjoy a private vantage point during the critical dawn and dusk hours, far from the crowds, in the heart of the world’s largest volcanic caldera.
The magic of Ngorongoro unfolds from the very first syllable of its captivating name. The name itself – Ngorongoro – seems to beckon us on a journey to Tanzania’s volcanic highlands. And then, as if on cue, the breathtaking sight appears: a massive crater formed over two million years ago when a mountain rivaling Kilimanjaro in size exploded and collapsed. This wonder, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, becomes our playground, explored from the luxurious haven of Ngorongoro Lodge Melia.
This prestigious lodge, designed with utmost respect for its World Heritage Site setting, boasts impressive sustainability features like solar-powered electricity and on-site water bottling. Imagine falling asleep to the symphony of nature, and waking up to a natural oasis teeming with wildlife, including the Big Five.
With a bit of luck, you’ll spot them all during your luxurious Bush 2 City Safari. Explore the area’s unparalleled biodiversity on foot or from the comfort of your safari vehicle, guided by your expert Bush 2 City Adventure Safari Director. Cap off an unforgettable day with a scenic picnic or sundowner within the crater itself, which plunges a staggering 2,000 feet. Spanning an impressive 14 miles edge to edge, Ngorongoro Crater holds countless secrets, but your Bush 2 City Master knows all the best spots to witness its magnificence.
