Location
of Kitela Lodge and African Spa
Karatu, Tanzania
Opening 2012
Kitela Lodge and African Spa is a small, exclusive lodge situated on top of a valley overlooking a coffee plantation, the Eastern wall of the Ngorongoro crater and a beautiful waterfall.
Directions
BY AIR
Manyara airstrip receives schedule flights from Arusha and Serengeti.
It is also possible to use the Ngorongoro airstrip for charter flights.
BY ROAD
142km from Arusha
27.2km from Kambi ya Tembo
18km from Ngorongoro Gate
8km from Karatu
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro is a fascinating and unusual Conservation Area which includes the phenomena of the Ngorongoro Crater at its centre, and then extends through the Crater Highlands, in which local tribes are permitted to maintain their traditional lifestyles in as natural environment as possible. This extraordinary volcanic landscape is rich and fertile, with stunning craters and lakes, and the high altitude creates a malaria-free micro climate.
The Ngorongoro Crater Area
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact caldera in an exceptional geographical position, forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres with sides up to 600m deep, the stalking ground of around 20,000 to 30,000 wild animals at any one time.
The crater floor consists of a number of ecological environments that include grassland, swamps, forests and Lake Makat, a central soda lake filled by the Munge river. All these various habitats attract various wildlife to drink, wallow, graze, hide or climb. Although animals are free to move in and out of this contained environment, the rich volcanic soil, lush forests and spring source lakes on the crater floor tend to incline both grazers and predators to remain here throughout the year.