Ngorongoro Farm House

Northern Tanzania


This atmospheric place, 4km from Ngorongoro Conservation Area's Lodoare gate, is set in the grounds of a 202-hectare working farm that provides coffee, wheat and vegetables for this and the company’s other lodges. The 50 well-appointed rooms, some a long walk from the restaurant and other public areas, are huge. Farm tours and coffee demonstrations are available, as is massage.


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