Location

E Unoto Retreat is ideally located in the Maasai plains outside Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania. The lodge is easily accessible by road from nearby airports. Within a two hour circumference lies Arusha, the regions commercial center and famous national parks.

 


DIRECTIONS

From Arusha, drive through town, past the coffee plantations and Arusha Airport. Keep driving along this road for approximately 45 minutes until you come to the Tarangire/Lake Manyara junction. Turn right and follow this road for about 20 minutes towards the escarpment. Just before you reach the township of Mto wa Mbu you will notice E Unoto Retreat painted on a large wooden sign on the right hand side of the road. Turn right in front of the sign onto a dirt road and follow etched, beige concrete land markers. Note: After 2kms the signs direct you to the left. You will pass clusters of Maasai huts before the road takes you left through Maasai farmland and along the final part of the track to E Unoto Retreat.

PROXIMITY OF TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES
FROM E UNOTO RETREAT
Lake Manyara National Park
Tarangire National Park
Ngorongoro Crater
Lake Natron
Arusha National Park
Mount Kilimanjaro
Serengeti National Park
8.5 miles/14 kilometres (20 minutes)
44 miles/71 kilometres (1 hour)
48 miles/79 kilometres (1 hour 10 minutes)
74 miles/120 kilometres (3 hours)
99 miles/163 kilometres (3 hours)
128 miles/207 kilometres (4 hours)
184 miles/297 kilometres (4 hours)
Click here for information on National Parks and Reserves

 

 

Activities at the Lodge

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Celebration Dance

Before you retire to your room, be enlightened with the Maasai marriage ceremony – E Unoto. From singing, men strutting and jumping, to flirting and finally selection of brides you will see a condensed version from 30 days to 30 minutes.
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African Acrobats

Enjoy the power and precision of the African acrobats after dinner. Watch as they amaze you with their incredible stunts.
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Traditional Maasai Wedding

A Maasai wedding is very colorful. The bride wears a long garment made of the softest and most beautifully tanned sheepskin. She is adorned with many bead necklaces, Maasai silver and copper, wrapped jewelry.
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Guided walk to the Waterfall

This trek takes you along a nature trail where you will have a chance to see indigenous plant species and learn how important their roots, barks, leaves and fruits are to the Maasai..
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About the Location

From Arusha, drive through town, past the coffee plantations and Arusha Airport. Keep driving along this road for approximately 45 minutes until you come to the Tarangire/Lake Manyara junction.

Turn right and follow this road for about 20 minutes towards the escarpment. Just before you reach the township of Mto wa Mbu.. Read more...

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