Eileen Trees Inn

Overview

Welcome to Eileen’s Trees Inn in the ‘Crater Highlands’ town of Karatu
Our guest rooms are set in beautiful tropical gardens and you’ll find a bar, small lounge area and dining room in a rustic wooden building reminiscent of a tree house

Activities

Culture

There are several cultural tourism programs nearby that can give you a glimpse of life in small town Tanzania. The predominant tribe in our area is the Iraqw, a cushite people who typically farm the hills and valleys. Wheat, coffee, beans and corn fill the surrounding fields during the growing seasons and local smallholdings provide vegetables, eggs and poultry.
The Maasai people inhabit the Ngorongoro and surrounding area and about two hours away on the Rift Valley floor near Lake Eyasi you’ll find the interesting Barabaig tribe as well as the last remaining true Bushmen in East Africa, the Hadzabe.

Walk & Hike

The well-known hike into the Ngorongoro Forest to the top of a waterfall and the ‘elephant caves’ is situated nearby, about a half-hour drive away. Within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area are several mountains and craters that provide wonderful longer hiking opportunities such as Lemagarut, Sadiman and Empakai.
You’ll need to make arrangements to have an armed ranger accompany you for these. It’s also possible and safe to take casual walks or hikes down any of the country lanes near our lodge.

Shop

If you want to venture into the town of Karatu to have a taste of local African life we can arrange a guide or point you in the right direction. Our town has a typical market surrounded by little local shops.
You can buy colorful fabrics called kanga and kitenge or locate the few curio stalls on wheels for carvings and trinkets. A nearby art gallery offers the best of Tanzania’s fine art including painting and sculpture.

Accommodation

We have 20 rooms En suite single, double, triple and family room is possible on request, our rooms are spacious and comfortable privately situated throughout lush gardens. Each room has twin beds or a large (queen size) bed with mosquito nets. Triples are possible on request. All rooms have a writing desk and seating on the veranda. The bathrooms have a large shower with hot water on demand. Bottled drinking water is provided in every room.