Heart and Soul Lodge

🌍 Tanzania

📍 Karatu

Heart and Soul Lodge is a mid-range eco-styled property in Karatu, with rates generally around $180–200 per night in high season, and reduced to roughly $105–120 in low season (Mar–May). Built with sustainability in mind, it appeals to safari travelers who prefer a smaller, greener lodge with personal service.

In terms of safari logistics, staying here means the familiar Karatu routine: around 40-50 minutes’ drive to the Ngorongoro gate, which typically puts you on the crater floor around 7:50 am. That’s later than crater-rim lodges but early enough to catch the tail end of predator activity.

Compared with Tanzanice Farm Lodge (affordable farmhouse feel), Foresight Eco Lodge (eco-rustic budget), Suricata Boma Lodge (boutique modern), and Farm of Dreams (resort-style mid-range), Heart and Soul sits somewhere in between — it’s eco-sensitive like Foresight, but more comfortable; smaller and more personal than Farm of Dreams; and less polished than Tloma or Farm House.

Best suited for safari travelers who value eco-consciousness and intimacy over polish or scale.

Rooms

Small number of cottages and rooms, with en-suite bathrooms and verandas.
Natural building materials, solar energy, and eco-conscious design.
Swimming pool, bar, and garden setting.
Atmosphere: quiet, green, and eco-focused, with more intimacy than the larger Karatu properties.

Small number of cottages and rooms, with en-suite bathrooms and verandas.
Natural building materials, solar energy, and eco-conscious design.
Swimming pool, bar, and garden setting.
Atmosphere: quiet, green, and eco-focused, with more intimacy than the larger Karatu properties.

Meals

Emphasis on locally sourced ingredients and simple, healthy cooking.
Early breakfasts and lunch packs for crater or Manyara safaris.
Dinner served communally or individually, with a focus on fresh vegetables and Tanzanian flavors.
Guests praise the warm, home-style dining compared to the more standardized buffets at bigger lodges.

Emphasis on locally sourced ingredients and simple, healthy cooking.
Early breakfasts and lunch packs for crater or Manyara safaris.
Dinner served communally or individually, with a focus on fresh vegetables and Tanzanian flavors.
Guests praise the warm, home-style dining compared to the more standardized buffets at bigger lodges.

Accessibility

Karatu town: ~15 minutes
Ngorongoro (Loduare Gate): ~14 km; ~25–30 minutes
Lake Manyara NP & airstrip: ~22–25 km; ~25–30 minutes
Serengeti (Seronera): ~160–170 km; 4–5 hours by road
Arusha city: ~140 km; 2.5–3 hours
JRO airport: ~190 km; 3.5–4 hours
Flights: Lake Manyara to Serengeti (Seronera) ~35–45 minutes; Manyara/Arusha to Zanzibar ~1h10–1h40

Karatu town: ~15 minutes
Ngorongoro (Loduare Gate): ~14 km; ~25–30 minutes
Lake Manyara NP & airstrip: ~22–25 km; ~25–30 minutes
Serengeti (Seronera): ~160–170 km; 4–5 hours by road
Arusha city: ~140 km; 2.5–3 hours
JRO airport: ~190 km; 3.5–4 hours
Flights: Lake Manyara to Serengeti (Seronera) ~35–45 minutes; Manyara/Arusha to Zanzibar ~1h10–1h40

Heart and Soul Lodge

Heart and Soul Lodge

Heart and Soul Lodge

🌍 Tanzania

📍 Karatu

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