Highlights
- Excellent gateway to Ngorongoro & Manyara
- Large swimming pool
- Spacious rooms and lovely views
- Working farm tours
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EnquireFarm House Valley Lodge is a beautiful farm lodge in an excellent location for visiting Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. Based on a 500 acre working coffee farm, the lodge boasts outstanding views across rolling hills to the Oldeani volcano in the Rift Valley. Most people use the lodge as a base for visiting the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater, however low key activities are also on offer, including short farm tours or treks with Maasai guides.
The lodge itself has 26 spacious standard rooms, each of which comes with en-suite shower room, outside seating area, 24 hour electricity, internal telephone and charging points. The rooms are scattered around the gardens and have good pathways to the main living area. The main lodge has a cosy, farm-house feel with dining and lounge areas and a lovely (unheated) swimming pool with views over the Oldeani volcano.
Breakfast and dinners are served in the restaurant or on the veranda. Wherever possible, home grown vegetables are used in the menus. There's a nightly camp-fire for atmospheric pre-dinner drinks, or guests can sit back and relax in the spacious lounge.
Farm House Valley Lodge is a great base for families, offering reasonable value, easy access to the Ngorongoro Crater and, above all, a relaxing retreat with plenty of space for children to let off steam. Guided walks and visits to the working farms are possible and the swimming pool is a real draw. There are 2 family suites, each consisting of two inter-connected tents on raised wooden platforms with en-suite shower rooms and fans. Both have outdoor seating areas with views of the Rift Valley & Lake Manyara. There are also 2 standard family rooms. Note that the lodge is unfenced and while it's unlikely that animals will approach humans, parents must keep children under constant supervision.
Farm House Valley Lodge is a relaxing retreat offering a wide range of activities and good value for money in a beautiful location.
We had such a good holiday. You did a fantastic job!
The house in Marrakesh was ridiculous. We effectively had it to ourselves. The accommodation was borderline palatial.
I actually think that the time we had in Marrakesh was sufficient. We could potentially have done a day by a pool but I think we’d done enough souk-ing by the end of Day Two.
The hotel in the mountains was a shade more rustic than I was expecting, but all great fun. Stunning views. The guide / mule / cook team were excellent and our guide (Hassan) tailored the treks to our capabilities well. He was superb, and really made an effort with the kids. The second and third day of trekking were particularly good. Such an adventure for the kids.
All the logistics worked seamlessly. Every aspect went like clockwork. Top marks. The advice on tipping was also much appreciated (I hate thinking that I’m getting mugged off or am potentially not giving enough…).
From my seven-year-old son:
I thought it was GREAT. The food was amazing and the culture was very interesting. My favourite bit was scrambling up rocks in the Atlas Mountains.
In retrospect, I’d probably do the trip in reverse. Flopping on the roof terrace after the rigours of the mountains would have been even more satisfying.
Henry O
reviewing Boutique Marrakech & Atlas Mountains
on 05 June 2025
We had an extraordinary time. It was magical and we couldn't hav asked or hoped for more. Thank you both so much for all of your time and assistance.
Emma M
reviewing Best of Botswana for Families
on 18 November 2024
We had an amazing experience - absolutely loved it.
Mohamed and Said were great and very patient especially with me going downhill - was quite nervous about the scree slopes and paths.Will be a trip we remember forever
Maritta B
reviewing Atlas Valleys & Villages Trek - Value
on 11 November 2024