Rooms
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 whilst 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. 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 neighbouring coffee estates.

Dining
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 favourites and internationally themed menus alike.

The Mountain Village Team
At Serena Hotels, we’ve been in the safari business for over 30 years, which means we have had plenty of time to perfect the magical mix of ingredients that makes for the ultimate African safari experience.

We also bring a wealth of practical experience and specialist knowledge to the planning of your Tanzanian itinerary and to the tailoring of a personalized safari that will exactly match your interests.

That said we appreciate that the needs of our visitors range as wide and free as the continent itself so our safari selection includes everything from family fun to honeymoon romance with a variety of sport, education, relaxation and business incentives in between.