Manyara's Secret is a spectacular and impressive lodge, not overly large, but exclusive and with personal attention and exquisite service. The owners are Dutch who fell in love with Africa and have traveled extensively throughout this beautiful continent. The boutique lodge was designed and built from their memories and experiences as they traveled throughout Africa.
Featuring stunning views of Lake Manyara, Manyara's Secret is one of the few places where you can see tree-climbing lions -- something you'll never forget and certainly not to be missed. The exclusive boutique lodge offers an array of activities from game drives to sitting on the terrace reading a good book. At the end of a wonderful day, you can look forward to a delicious menu that is nothing short of delightful. Later you can relax in a bed of supreme luxury. You can shower under the sky or sleep under the “upside-down tree" -- the Baobab.
Upon arrival, you will be greeted by your personal host, who will ensure that all your needs are met. There are villas with private plunge pools available for couples, and larger villas for families to share.
Lake Manyara National Park is 15 minutes away and Tarangire National Park is an hour's drive.
Two, four, six, and eight person villas
Each villa has its own plunge or infinity pool, and an outdoor shower
All guests will have their own personal host
Great atmosphere, ultimate comfort
Ecologically and socially responsible
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Rooms
Standard
Villas are available with private plunge pools and for families.
Excursion
Lake Manyara National Park is practically undiscovered and yet it offers so much culture and nature of all kinds, plant life, wildlife, and birds – water birds by the thousands, flocks and flocks of pink flamingos – it is a veritable aviary.
From the lodge at Manyara’s Secret, you can be in the national park within 15 minutes, you can leave the lodge after sunrise and arrive just as the park awakens, the nocturnal animals settle down to sleep, while others wake, stretch, and look for breakfast.
There is a Maasai Boma very close by. From the Lodge, you can see their everyday comings and goings, such as how they bring their livestock to the water. Traditionally, the farm, sells milk and their craftwork along with some traditional medicine.
Of course, you don’t have to go on a safari if you don’t want to. What attracted us to this area was real everyday life here in Tanzania, and this is something we would really like you to experience.
You can visit the village of Mto Wa Mbu and explore it under the direction of a guide. You can see how various tribes of people live together and build their lives. If you go to the local market where we do our daily shopping, you can see the vast amount of products and items for sale. You get there on the back of a piki piki (a scooter), just like the locals do.
Everything is different in Tanzania, including the way people work. We cooperated closely with local entrepreneurs in the construction of our lodge, we believe in supporting local businesses and we also believed their contribution added authenticity to Manyara’s Secret. If you’re interested in how people work here, we would be more than happy to take you to meet them.
Or you go on a bicycle safari. On mountain bikes under the direction of a guide, you will discover some very special places very close by.
Game Drives and the Big Five
Authentic Tanzania
Living and working in Tanzania
The Maasai People
Mountain Biking and Going Hiking
Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
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