Karatu, Tanzania

Marera Valley Lodge

Garden cottages in the Karatu highlands, between Lake Manyara and the approach to Ngorongoro.
Marera Valley — real location photograph

A closer look

Garden cottages in the Karatu highlands, between Lake Manyara and the approach to Ngorongoro.

This stay can be considered as part of a tailor-made journey. Room category, meal plan and availability will be confirmed in your personal quotation.

Best time to stay

Year-round planning; final advice depends on your travel dates and the wider itinerary.

Getting here

Transfers can be arranged around your confirmed itinerary. Your travel specialist will confirm access, timing and any domestic flights.

Stay a little longer.

Your interests. Your companions. Your pace. Let us shape the details around you.

A few moments to look forward to

Karatu highlands

Part of the setting and character of this proposed accommodation.

Swimming pool

A place to unwind between the days planned in your itinerary.

Restaurant

Dining arrangements and your included meal plan are confirmed before booking.

Room to make yourself at home.

Marera Valley — real location photograph

Cottage room

A comfortable option to consider for your itinerary. Bed configuration, occupancy, views and any category supplements will be confirmed with the property.

The thoughtful details.

Karatu highlands
Swimming pool
Restaurant

Explore the setting.

Get to know the destination surrounding your stay.

Ngorongoro Crater — Tanzania
Conservation area
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Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

A sweeping volcanic caldera, highland scenery and remarkable wildlife in northern Tanzania.
Lake Manyara National Park — Tanzania
National park
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Tanzania

Lake Manyara National Park

Rift Valley views, groundwater forest and a lakeshore alive with birdlife.

A journey with this stay in mind

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Let’s find your kind of stay.

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