Description & Location

Secreted in the depths of a tree-shaded coffee plantation, wreathed in multi-colored tresses of tumbling bougainvillea, cooled by mountain streams and strung like a necklace around the shores of an idyllic wooded lake, Serena Mountain Village offers a haven of calm and serenity just outside the hustle and bustle of Arusha, Tanzania premier "Safari Town".

Set in the flowered gardens of a coffee planter's farm house and surrounded by rolling groves of wax-green coffee bushes, Serena Mountain Village offers wide timbered decks with panoramic views over Lake Duluti, and a selection of ethnically-styled 'Rondavel' village-cluster rooms, each one neatly thatched with 'Makuti' stems, lavishly embellished with 'Makonde' carvings and comfortably furnished in traditional safari style.

Because all Northern Tanzania Safaris and tours for Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Mount Kilimanjaro climb start from Arusha, Arusha Coffee Lodge can be requested as your preferred safari accommodation on your first night in Africa.

Accommodation
The stone-built rooms are housed in a half-moon of traditional "rondavel" circular dwellings with views over a bougainvillea-cloaked slope descending to the lake's shores. Each rondavel, neatly thatched in 'Makuti' stems and lined with close-weave basketwork, has been arranged to cluster in a village-style grouping around the shade of an ancient forest tree while the lavishly 'Makonde' carved doors radiate off the cool of a central flowered courtyard.

Charmingly appointed with spacious bathrooms, individual verandas and curved French windows giving views onto the tranquil lakeside beauty, the rooms have been decorated in the traditional safari style and feature net-draped beds, soft lamps, intricately carved furniture and pastel-patterned drapes.  Other services at Serena Mountain Village in Arusha include laundry, baby-sitting, shoeshine, and business services.

Dining & Cuisine
• The dining room overlooks the lake's flower-fringed slopes and features an open-air bar area, a relaxed candlelit atmosphere and menu choices that include traditional safari favorites and internationally themed menus alike.

Activities
• At the end of an action-packed day, guests can also take in a stroll around the flowered gardens, watch flights of snow-white egret returning to their forest roosts, explore the lake by canoe or follow the nature trail that loops around the lake and into the groves of neighboring coffee estates.
• Massage and therapeutic services available.
• Early morning bird watching around Lake Duluti.