Ziwani Lodge is located on the shores of Lake Eyasi and offers stunning views over the seasonal soda lake. The lodge offers interactions with the local tribes and is a fabulous extension to a safari in Northern Tanzania.

The seven stone cottages are built on both sides of the main building. One of the cottages is a family cottage with space for two adults and two children. All cottages have en-suite bath rooms and a large verandah. In front of the main building there is a swimming pool.

The southern plains of the Serengeti sharply drop down several hundred metres into the Great Rift Valley and Lake Eyasi. The 75km long Lake Eyasi is a seasonal shallow endorheic salt lake, that is often used by flamingos as a stopover on their way to one of the other Great Rift Valley Lakes.

It's about 3 1/2 hours total from Arusha; from the turn off at Karatu it takes about 1.5 hours to get to the camp.

The Hadzabe bushmen live in this region, as do the Datoga and Mbulu tribes.

A visit with the bushmen is worthwhile to have a real encounter with people living ancient traditions and cultures. The Hadzabe subsist entirely off the bush and by bow hunting. Everything they use is made from local materials, including their bows which are strung with giraffe tendon and their arrows which are coated in lethal poison. Their language resembles that of Kalahari bushmen tribe with clicking noises used. The Datoga and Mbulu people are pastoralists, like the Maasai people.

There is not always water in the lake as the water level very much depends on local rainfall. The lake can dry out. Typically the dry season lasts from June to November.

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