andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge | Lake Manyara, Tanzania

In Lodges / Safari / Tanzania

The andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge in Tanzania is one of my favorite lodges even before we went on the Safari trip. The idea of staying in a “tree house” just like the story of The Swiss Family Robinson was every girl’s dream, at least it was for me! So when we finally got to the tree lodge in Tanzania, it was more than what I could have imagined! There are only a total of 9 tree house suites/lodges and this is the only permanent lodge in Lake Manyara.

Every camp/lodge with andBeyond has a welcome sign right at the entrance:

And the staff always sing a welcome song and present the guests with a beverage and treats:

The Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is deep in the mahogany forest…

Once we walked through the entrance, there was the dining and lobby lodge with the sitting area and interactive kitchen on the top floor and a Safari shop on the bottom level. The lodge is surrounded by the boma for outdoor open air dining.

During lunch when it’s super warm, we ate inside the dining lodge overlooking the forest. It was so relaxing.

Every day the lunch menu changes, and we can select our choices from the chalk board:

This was our private tree lodge. We love the decor and reminded us of the hotels in Bali decorated with draperies and lots of wood furnishings:

This was the outdoor deck of our tree lodge:

The view of the living area and our bedroom from the front entrance of the tree lodge:

And you can see the outdoor deck from this view:

This was the view from the bathroom, looking back at the bedroom, the living area and the front entrance in the far end:

Our most comfortable and luxurious bedding:

The outdoor shower on the left, and the indoor bathtub on the right. I used the outdoor shower every day and I could see elephants grazing on the trees right outside. It was the most amazing experience ever!