Set in the lush 3000 meter Mbeya Peak of the Great Rift Valley, the area has a great many attractions that are simply beckoning. There are the obvious activities that are provided by the lodge such as a fair size swimming pool, a tennis court and even a squash court.

The gardens are home to a wide variety of beautiful bird life and fauna and for many, laying back on one of the provided sun-beds with a good book and a cool drink is all that is needed for a day to be complete. However, visitors are gamely welcome to walk to the coffee farm which is a pleasant 30 minute gentle hike through lovely forest or if you would prefer, the lodge can arrange a transfer; by car it is only 5 minutes over a dusty windy road. On the farm you will be able to witness with your own eyes, as we did, coffee production at work. The lodge can arrange a half or full day guided excursion that takes visitors through each step in the long and amazing process of coffee processing and production. It is inspiring to watch the hundreds of workers, mostly local women from neighboring villages as they sing and chat while carefully picking the ripe beans from the seemingly endless leafy trees. For those in excellent physical shape the lodge can arrange for full days trek to the summit of Mbeya Peak . It may not be Kilimanjaro but it is truly a beautiful adventure.

In the general vicinity of the lodge guests can visit Ngozi Crater Lakes that are fabled to contain monsters, much as our cousin’s lake in Scotland (Loch Ness). There is World’s End View Point, a natural arch bridge locally known as the Bridge of God, the ancient Songwe caves that are dark and spooky and home to hundreds of bats, natural hot springs where dinosaur eggs were found as late as the 1950s and the Mbozi meteorite, the 8th largest in the world. In addition there are some amazing waterfalls within travelling distance from Mbeya town that are a favorite of local expatriates and rumored by locals to possess mystical powers. Each of the above will vary in travel time and distance...