Guests at Serena Mountain Village can enjoy picnics and coffee tastings, nature walks, mountain biking and canoeing on the lake as well as Arusha safari activities and excursions nearby in Tanzania’s smallest and most charming National Park. The lodge is also well placed as a base from which to conquer the snow-capped peaks of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain.
Trips to the craters, alkaline lakes, forests and peaks of nearby Arusha National Park are offered from Serena Mountain Village Arusha. Visitors can enjoy an enticing array of activities on an Arusha safari in Tanzania in three distinct ecological zones. Fauna in the park includes black and white Colobus Monkey, Elephant, Leopard, Hippo, Zebra, Giraffe, Reedbuck, Waterbuck, Buffalo, Hyena, Warthog and Baboon.
Top attractions in the park are trekking up the forested slopes of a fifteen million year old extinct volcano called Ngurdoto Crater, seeing pink flamingos and up to 380 bird species at Momela Lakes and climbing misty Mt. Meru. This mysterious mountain is one of the highest in Africa and was once (prior to a cataclysmic explosion) the same height as Mount Kilimanjaro which is not too far away.
Back at Serena Mountain Village Arusha, guests can enjoy jogging or morning bird walks around Lake Duluti with the resident naturalist. An extensive selection of nature trails loop around the lake and through the shaded groves of neighbouring coffee plantations. En-route, guests can enjoy picnic stops and a unique ‘coffee tasting’ session. There is also canoeing available on the lake in sturdy two-man canoes.
An imaginative range of lakeside sundowners, private outdoor feasts and specialist cultural entertainments are on offer at Serena Mountain Village Arusha. But for those who just want to escape into peace, luxurious beauty treatments and toning massages as well as hairdressing facilities are available.
Attractions and activities
- Nature trails around Lake Duluti and the coffee plantations
- Mountain biking around the lake and coffee circuits
- Mountain climbing - on Mount Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru
- Hiking and trekking in nearby Arusha National Park
- Canoeing on idyllic Lake Duluti
- ‘Après action’ massages and grooming
- Ornithological tours around the lake and woodlands
- Cultural village tours (traditional lifestyles and women’s handcrafts)
- Wildlife and cultural talks, videos and film shows
