Kirurumu Manyara Lodge

Lake Manyara escarpment, Tanzania

A tented lodge set along the Rift Valley escarpment above Lake Manyara, favoured for its wide views and understated style.

Overview

Kirurumu Manyara Lodge sits along the edge of the Rift Valley escarpment above Lake Manyara, its tents spread out for privacy along the ridge, offering wide views down over the lake and valley floor.

Rooms & Table

The Rooms

Spacious tents set along the escarpment edge, each with a veranda facing the valley, comfortably furnished in an understated safari style.

Food & Service

Tanzanian and international dishes served with escarpment views, in a genuinely unhurried, low-key setting compared to some of the northern circuit’s larger resorts.

Activities

Game drives into Lake Manyara National Park below, escarpment walks, and visits to nearby Maasai and Mto wa Mbu community areas.

Wildlife & Photography

The escarpment position gives sweeping views over the lake’s flamingo populations in season, alongside easy access to the park’s forest and lake-shore wildlife.

A Photographer's Note

The escarpment’s elevated position is one of the better spots on the northern circuit for wide, valley-floor landscape photography that includes the lake itself.

Conservation & Impact

The lodge supports community tourism initiatives in the culturally diverse Mto wa Mbu area at the base of the escarpment.

Begin the Conversation

To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.

Join the Journey

Wildlife stories, new itineraries, and workshop dates — straight from the field, a few times a month.

Before You Go

Get wildlife stories, new itineraries, and workshop dates in your inbox — a few times a month, nothing more.