The charming Utengule Coffee Lodge is located on a spacious coffee plantation and offers its guests an oasis of calm with a breathtaking view of the East African Rift Valley. The charming Utengule Coffee Lodge nestles picturesquely on the lush green slopes of the Mbeya Mountains surrounded by coffee, tea, bananas and cocoa plantations and is 22 km away from the up-and-coming regional capital Mbeya and is one of the best accommodations for tourists, who are rarely visited and underestimated Region with its extraordinary attractions.
The rustic farmhouse with its terraced gardens has 16 tastefully furnished rooms and more luxurious double-storey suites with balconies, as well as a family room with a view of the tropical garden and the swimming pool. Due to its cozy atmosphere, it invites you to spend several days in the extraordinary region.
The comfortable rooms have comfortable double and single beds, shower, toilet, double sink and the furnishings exude a cozy atmosphere. The luxurious and spacious two-story suites have open glass fronts with inviting balconies and beautiful views of the swimming pool and the dreamlike Rift Valley. In addition, there is also the possibility to spend the night in tents or in simple bungalows on the extensive hilly grounds of the coffee farm.
The Utengule Coffee Lodge is for its excellent restaurant, which is also very popular with the local population, with fine cuisine and daily changing menus and dishes with fresh and regional ingredients from the in-house garden as well as for the grown gourmet coffee of the exquisite brands such as Riftvalley, Kifaru , Africa´s Wildest, Zanzibar, and Tanzania Café from organic cultivation. Enjoy the unique coffee and diverse cuisine on the veranda of the "Arabica Restaurant" and treat yourself to a cocktail or a good glass of red wine at the bar during a sunset over the Rift Valley. Relax by the beautiful swimming pool or play a game of billiards after an exciting excursion. A tennis and squash court is available for active guests or you can learn all about the cultivation on a personal coffee tour. Harvesting, processing up to the finished roasted coffee.
The former "gold mining town" Mbeya with its 335,000 inhabitants has a very good infrastructure and good flight connections from Dar es Salaam and Arusha / Kilimanjaro to Mbeya Airport and the lodge can be reached in just 15 minutes.
The southern highlands in the Mbeya region offer some unknown and mostly underestimated attractions in Tanzania and are worth a visit for this reason alone.
The lodge also offers trips to one of the region's most spectacular attractions, including the world-famous "Mbozi Meteorite" also known as the "Mbosi Meteorite" near the small town of Songwe, south of Dorfa Isela. The Mbozi meteorite (iron meteorite) is one of the second largest meteorites in Africa and can be found among the eight largest meteorites in the world with its estimated 16 tons weight and dimensions of 3.3 length x 1.2 m x 1.6 m. This "sacred" site was known to the locals for many generations before the Europeans discovered it in 1930. The Mbozi meteorite (also known as the "Mbosi meteorite") in Mbeya is also said to have a healing effect in traditional rituals if you drink the stored water in the holes of the Mbozi meteorite.
A further excursion in the region around Mbeya is a hike to the 2,818 m high "Mbeya Peak" or to "Ngozi Crater Lake" as well as a day safari beyond tourist paths in the "Kitulo National Park" with its unique flora, particularly in the Rainy season from December to April impressed with its play of colors from wildflowers, orchids and wildflowers. Ornithologists will also enjoy the variety of bird species.
Enjoy a breathtaking view of the endless expanse of the Ruaha Valley from the "World's End Viewpoint" near Ipinda. Also fascinating are the colorful hot springs (maji moto) close to the delightful river valley and a visit to the bat caves (pango la popo) near Songwe. You can also visit the Marasusa and Kaporogwe waterfalls and the Bridge of God (Daraja la Mungu), a naturally created bridge made from a cooled lava flow with an adjacent small waterfall.
Experience a new piece of beautiful Tanzania with its friendly people and its unique landscape and diverse untouched nature outside the usual beaten tourist path.
