Each room is provided with quality, environment-friendly handwash, shampoo, conditioner, shower gel and moisturiser containing extracts of lemongrass aromatherapy oil in refillable pump bottles.

All beds and windows are fitted with a mosquito net, and the guest rooms are sprayed every evening as part of our turn-down service. 

We have an atmospheric riverside deck where you are welcome to enjoy a special candle-light meal under the shade of a 100-year-old cactus tree. Please simply inform our receptionists and they’ll arrange it for you. Should you wish to order a birthday cake, we charge $25 for a chocolate or vanilla-pineapple upside down cake. Please order at reception.

Our electrical sockets accommodate type D (three round pins in a triangular pattern) and type G (same as UK, three rectangular pins in a triangular pattern) plugs/adaptors.

Free WIFI is available to our stayover guests in most areas of the Lodge buildings and outdoor restaurant for the duration of their stay. Please keep in mind that internet speed here is not often as speedy as you may be used to at home, and that regular unscheduled power outages do affect connectivity.

We adhere to all government regulations in each and every one of our departments, maintain a high standard of hygiene at all times, have security and fire-safety systems in place, and train our staff annually in first-aid.

We are passionate about the environment and are doing our best to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of this land of which we are custodians. We recycle, encourage our staff and guests to be mindful of water and power usage, try to avoid using single-use plastics, use biodegradable cleaning and laundry products, conduct regular training for our staff, source food supplies locally as far as possible, employ staff from the surrounding area(s) and support the training programmes of three local tourism schools by offering placements to their students: Africa Amini Tourism Secondary School, Arumeru Tourism College and Jobortunity Training and Professional Development Institute.

Our breakfast buffet is available from 7am. Should you be departing very early, we will gladly pack a takeaway breakfast box for you: Home-baked bread rolls with cheese, tomato and salad, fruit muffin, banana and apple, boiled egg and a boxed fruit juice. 

Please note that should a medical emergency arise, we would contact your tour operator as the first port of call. Should your booking, we can enlist a local GP to visit the premises, or direct you to the nearest medical facility. 

We have a riverside spa ideal for single couple’s massage treatments. Please book in advance at reception. 

The tap water is unfortunately not drinkable. We add a sterilizing agent to our water when washing all the fruits and vegetables to ensure high levels of hygiene. Filtered water is provided free of charge in your room, and for purchase in our restaurant. We have a water cooler at our front reception desk where you are welcome to fill up water bottles. 

Chicken and vegetable (or vegetable only) shawarma, cucumber and carrot sticks, peanuts, homemade cookies, chocolate, apple and a boxed fruit juice.

Yes, we do an airport transfer for $60 per vehicle (maximum 5 people) in a regularly serviced and fully licensed air-conditioned sedan. 

We have a selection of curio and gift items on offer at our Lodge shop inside our reception area, many of them locally sourced. You’ll also find our carpenter, Moki’s, workshop inside our front gate where you’ll find handcrafted items and artworks on display. 

Here at Mount Meru Game Lodge we accept Visa and Mastercard, as do most bigger restaurants and shops (we do not accept American Express). At curio and craft markets and food stalls, however, you would most likely need to pay in cash. It would be a good idea to bring cash with you (US dollars are accepted but only the notes issued post 2007 – or even 2013 to be on the safe side). For example, when hiring a car, buying fuel or visiting the doctor you will need to pay in cash. Tipping at a restaurant would be in cash, even if you have paid your food bill via credit card. (We have a tip box at reception for the collection of tips which are split equally amongst all staff each month).

While our Lodge is not officially disabled-certified, we are wheelchair friendly. All areas of our grounds and buildings are accessible by wheelchair users thanks to a series of ramps and pathways. We also have four new rooms that are spacious and that have roll-in showers and wider doorways than usual. However, please note that neither our rooms nor our bathrooms/showers are fitted with grab rails as of yet.

While our Lodge offers good quality, comfortable and clean accommodation and a warm and welcoming atmosphere with good food and beautiful jungle-like surrounds, which all receive consistently good feedback from our guests on TripAdvisor, it is important to note that we are not a luxury establishment. We are a laidback, family-run and family-friendly Lodge dating back to 1959. We are officially three-star graded by the Tanzania Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.

While we make plentiful, clean, filtered drinking water available to all our guests in their rooms and in our restaurant, this is not distilled water for medical use. Please also note that Tanzania does experience regular power outages. While we have a back-up diesel generator on site, it needs to be manually switched on, meaning that there can be a lull before the power comes on again.

While we do not have an official conference centre, we have in the past successfully hosted workshops, meetings, weddings and special events on our property. We have an indoor dining room that makes a suitable conference room, and a scenic river-deck that makes an excellent venue for private dinners and functions. Please note that we are able to host events for stayover/inhouse guests only.

1. We are on the doorstep of Mount Meru and Arusha National Park. The Momella gate of the Park is a mere 15-minute drive from the Lodge. The Park is small but varied in terms of landscape and common animals to be seen include giraffe, Cape buffalo, warthog, zebra, black-and-white Colobus monkey, flamingo, elephant, bushbuck and more. 
2. The 18-hole Kilimanjaro Golf course is 15 minutes away. The club house offers a scenic spot for lunch or drinks (all are welcome). You will need a driver to take you there, which we can arrange.
3. Horse riding with Kaskazi Horse Safaris – outride of 2 hours around Dolly Estate where you’ll see wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and even eland plus lots of bird life. Highly recommended if you enjoy horse riding.
4. Visit bustling Arusha where you’ll find restaurants, international hotels and the Maasai Curio Market and the Cultural Heritage Centre, which has an impressive collection of African art, carvings and sculpture, plus a series of curio shops and stalls. Arusha is a hive of activity and is well worth a visit.

Our restaurant stays open until midnight.  

Our bar, situated in the main farmhouse originally built in 1939, serves a wide selection of local and imported wines, beers, spirits, soft drinks and bottled water. Opening hours are 8am until 11:45pm.  

We serve a rather decadent gluten-free chocolate brownie and a gluten-free bread at breakfast. Please do check with your waiter whether the dish you are ordering is free of gluten/flour. 

While we have various dishes on our menu that are naturally lactose-free, we do not unfortunately currently offer dairy alternatives in the preparation of our meals. Please note that all our curries are prepared using dairy milk. We do keep a supply of soya milk on hand should you wish to use this for teas and coffees. Please check with your waiter whether the dish you are ordering is free of milk/dairy. 

Unfortunately, neither our kitchen nor our food are Halal-certified and we do not order specifically Halal-certified meats. Our kitchen is relatively small, and while we have separate sections for vegetable and salad preparation, meat preparation, baking, cooking, and plating up of the food; we do not have the capacity to further separate each section into Halal and non-Halal. We use butter (and not pork animal fat) in the preparation of all our baked goods – breads, muffins, croissants, biscuits etc. 

Our kitchen is relatively small, and while we have separate sections for vegetable and salad preparation, meat preparation, baking, cooking, and plating up of the food, we do not unfortunately have the capacity to further separate each section into Kosher and non-Kosher, or to ensure that separate utensils are used in the production of dishes. 

We have a variety of vegetarian options on our a la carte menu: various salads, and our soups of the day are all vegetarian (although they do contain dairy milk). We have vegetarian main courses including pasta with a tomato and herb sauce, vegetable curry and rice, vegetable stir-fry and rice, toasted sandwiches, plus we have wood-fired pizzas from Thursday to Sunday. We also have a Swahili meal of the day, which is more often than not vegetarian, eg rice and beans or vegetable stew and rice. Our dinner buffet selection also has a variety of vegetarian options including lentil curry, vegetable stir-fry, meat-free salads, vegetarian soups and bread, and vegetable parmigiana.

While we do not have AC in the rooms, each bedroom has an electrical standing fan (as well as openable windows kitted with secure mosquito netting).

Hair dryers are available from our front reception desk. Please do request one on arrival for the duration of your stay. 

An iron and ironing board are available from our front reception desk.

The months of April and November can be quite wet. Each room has its own rain umbrella, and there are extras located at our front reception desk. 

The months of July and August, especially, can get quite chilly, especially at night. Hot water bottles are available on request from our front reception desk. 

The months of July and August, especially, can get quite chilly, especially at night. Each bed has a duvet and a blanket, and there are extra blankets in all of the rooms. 

We offer shoe cleaning and/or polishing, and clothes wash, tumble drying and ironing. You will find a leaflet in your room explaining the costs. 

As a guest of our Lodge you are welcome to store your luggage free of charge in our secure locked luggage store during your stay. 

The price for a large flower arrangement is $25, all beautifully arranged in one of our vases (or as a bunch). Please note that we need a week’s notice to prepare an arrangement as the flowers need to be specially ordered. 

All of our mattresses are firm and of premium quality, as are our wooden four-poster beds. 

Come the early evening, we unfurl the mosquito nets, spray the rooms, switch on the bedside lights, and turn down the duvet, making the room an inviting place to relax and rest. Lala salama!