The six luxurious rooms and two family rooms of the Arusha Villa are set in a beautiful garden with Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. The spacious rooms have en-suite bathrooms, king-size beds, a sitting area and a private balcony or terrace.
Arusha Villa was originally a coffee roastery. In the garden elements from this time are still recognizable, for example around the pool, where in earlier days the coffee beans were washed. The beautiful garden overlooking the countryside invites you to rest in the sun. With a little luck, you‘ll even spot a Colobus Monkey in the treetops.
You can expect to see the Big-5 and during the dry months from July to October and some of the highest concentration of wildlife of any park in Tanzania.
Little Chem Chem, known as the sunrise camp, offers five exquisitely decorated double tents and one family tent, each with a large bedroom (three have king-size beds, two offer twin beds), with a rocking chair and study desk, a vanity area with dressing room and an en suite bathroom with a shower and flushing toilet.
The main area consists of several lounge and mess tents, each stylishly decorated. At night the camp is light by many lanterns. Embracing an ‘Out-of-Africa’ atmosphere all guests are offered a private table and fire pit with flames that mesmerise you as the sounds of an African night come to life. Service and food are usually excellent.
Chem Chem's portfolio also includes: Chem Chem Safari Lodge & Forest Chem Chem
Little Chem Chem is located on the eastern side of the concession.
Gibb's Farm is not only a smart destination for visiting safari guests, but also a working organic coffee, fruit and vegetable plantation. Originally built in 1929, the farm has been extending a warm welcome to guests for the past forty years.
It comprises 18 en-suite cottages, each equipped with fireplace, bathtub and veranda. Sympathetic refurbishment has continued to keep the main building up to date while retaining the farmhouse's original character.
Encircled by a historic English garden, the main building is where guests will find the restaurant, lounge and bar. The spectacular views from the veranda reach much further than the farm's plantation.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera with 19km in diameter and walls 600m high. Its floor covers 260 square kilometres and acts like a natural zoo, providing food for a high resident animal population.
The mineral-rich crater floor is covered with nutritious grass and attracts large herds of animals. Up to 25’000 mammals, primarily herbivores can be found at any one time in the Ngorongoro Crater. The list includes wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, zebra, gazelle, buffalo, rhinos and warthog. Moors and forests provide food for hippo, elephant, baboon, waterbuck and bushbuck. Big cat such as lion, cheetah, leopard and serval find rich pickings here. Large packs of hyena also roam the crater, hunting or pinching the prey of other predators.
Nyasi Tented Camp is a particularly elegant tented camp with a real „Out of Africa“. In the cosy lounge tent you can browse through beautiful safari coffee-table books, review your snapshots of the day or have interesting conversations. A campfire is part of the daily routine and whenever possible dinner is served outdoors.
The camp is divided into two parts that are run independently, with a main building on each side. One side includes six double tents and the other side features two double tents and one large family tent with two double beds and two en-suite bathrooms. The 'family tent' side can be booked privately for groups or families.
Nyasi Tented Camp is situated on the southern side of the Mara River in the Kogatende area. The closest airstrip is Kogatende Airstrip.
Faru Faru is modern and chic – nestled under the canopy of high trees it offers an almost tropical holiday feeling, which is sympathetically accentuated by the small sandy beaches deposited around its swimming pools.
Faru Faru comprises nine luxury air-conditioned suites, each with its own bath, open-air shower, lounge, minibar and private veranda with loungers. Beautifully decorated with light-coloured furniture and fitted with cool stone floors, the suites also feature glass front walls that open at the touch of a button.
Families can either book the 2-bedroom suite, situated close to a waterhole at the rear of the lodge and featuring two bedrooms, a lounge and a private plunge pool, or the family suite, which essentially comprises two adjoining standard rooms.
The main building boasts a lounge, bar, library and dining room with an open fireplace near one of the two pools to the front. The complex is built over several levels enclosed by various small stone walls. Tucked away around a corner, the second pool and its sandy beach offer a higher degree of privacy.
The camp is accessed by air via Sasakwa Airstrip. The journey from airstrip to Faru Faru takes approximately 50 minutes.
Basic Information
Individual trip with private guide and private 4x4 vehicle for Arusha. Activities in these areas will be conducted on a private basis with your own guide and vehicle.
Duration 10 nights. Min 2 guests. Minimum age 8 years. Weight limit of luggage 15 kg. Luggage in one soft bag only.
Includes all transfers from Arusha to the hotels/camps to Arusha
- Arusha Villa: Double Room. Breakfast.
- Little Chem Chem: Double Room. All meals, drinks (except premier brands), laundry service, private vehicle / guide provided by the lodge.
- Gibb's Farm: Double Room. All meals.
- Nyasi Tented Camp: Double Room. All meals, drinks (except premier brands), laundry service, private vehicle / guide provided by the lodge.
- Faru Faru: Double Room. All meals, drinks (including wines from the cellar, only french champagne exlcluded), laundry service, twice daily shared activities with one of the camp guides.
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