Traditional Thatched-Roof Mountain Cottage Rental for Four near Lushoto, Tanzania

Hut in Lushoto, Tanga Region

4 guests

This thatched-roof cottage rental is located on top of a mountain near Lushoto, Tanzania, and can accommodate four guests. It has one studio-style bedroom and one full bathroom. In the bedroom, guests will find a double-size bed and a table with two chairs. There is also space in the cottage for two extra single-size beds. In the bathroom, guests will find a sink, a toilet, and a shower. Linens and towels are provided. There are large windows by both the bed and the shower, providing views of the surrounding environment. The cottage also provides guests with a small kitchen in which they will find a gas stove.

Other amenities include solar lights. Outside, guests will find a platform from which they can enjoy stunning, 270-degree views of the West Usambara Mountains and the plains below. When the sky is clear, guests can see all the way to Mount Kilimanjaro. Around the site, guests will find a gift shop, a playground, and an on-site restaurant with Wi-Fi. A variety of guided activities are available through the site as well; please see the Facilities and Activities sections for more details.

At the site, guests will find a playground, a gift shop selling locally made artwork and crafts, and a restaurant that serves a variety of local and Western cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests will also have access to Wi-Fi and conference rooms during their stay.

The site is eco-friendly, with solar panels providing its main source of energy. The site is also dedicated to reinvesting its profits into development projects in the local community, encompassing education, healthcare, infrastructure, and entrepreneurship.

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Features and services

Most popular features

  • Breakfast included

  • Private Kitchen

  • Wildlife watching

  • Bathroom

  • Parking

  • Fire pit

  • Jeep tours

  • Deck/Patio

  • ATV/Quads/4x4

  • Bicycle rental

  • Hot plate

  • Restaurant

  • Cafe

  • Bar/Pub

  • Game room

  • Safari/Game drive

  • Shower

  • Cooking basics

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Lushoto, Tanga Region

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This glamping site is located in Mambo, Tanzania, where it is perched on top of a 1,900-meter peak in the West Usambara Mountains. From this lofty vantage point, guests will enjoy sweeping vistas of an Edenic landscape of wide-open plains, deep valleys, and soaring mountains, which are covered in the lush foliage of a tropical forest. Nearby attractions include the Shagayu Forest Reserve, one of the largest forest reserves in the region, where guests will also find Kideghe Peak and Kideghe Falls.

Around 3,500 species of plants grow in the mountains, with more than a quarter of them exclusive to the region. The mountains are also home to an abundance of wildlife, including over 270 species of birds and a number of rare or endemic species, such as the Usambara eagle owl, the Usambara weaver, the Usambara akalat, and an unusual species of frog that gives live birth, rather than laying eggs.

To the north, guests will find Mkomazi National Park, which encompasses 3,200 square kilometers and blends into Tsavo West National Park in Kenya. The park provides a refuge for black rhinos and African wild dogs, both of which are highly endangered. During the wet season, it is also a migration site for herds of elephant, oryx, and zebra.

The site is about two hours from Lushoto (where the nearest domestic airport is located), four hours and 40 minutes from Tanga, and eight hours from Dar es Salaam, where the nearest international airport is located. Express buses run from Tanga, Moshi, Arusha, and Dar es Salaam to Lushoto and Mambo, where taxis can then take guests to the site.
Activities near Lushoto

  • Biking

  • Climbing

  • ATV/Quads/4x4

  • Meditation

  • Yoga

  • Wildlife watching

  • Safari/Game drive

  • Feeding animals

  • Jeep tours

Guests can choose from a variety of guided activities during their stay. They can go on walks to a nearby cliff and village, the Mambo Footprints (footprints left by Homo Erectus more than a million years ago), the Mambo Caves, the Shagayu Forest Reserve, a traditional healer, a local market in Mambo or Sunga, and local pottery makers in Sunga. They can also go mountain biking on several challenging trails near the site, with mountain bikes available to rent. While traveling through the surrounding mountains and tropical forests, guests find abundant opportunities for wildlife viewing, birdwatching, and enjoying the bountiful flora of the region.

Multi-day trips are available as well, such as a hike from Lushoto to the site, which takes guests through the Magamba forest, a 2,100-meter peak, and a variety of local villages. Guests can also take a trip to Mkomazi National Park, where safaris in open jeeps are available.
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Things to know

Arrival and departure

  • Check-in: Flexible

  • Check-out: Flexible

House rules

  • No pets allowed

  • No smoking

  • No parties

  • No events

Cancellation policy

Moderate

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