Highview Hotel on its hilltop above Karatu

Karatu · Tanzania

Rest above
the clouds

A hilltop hotel with sweeping valley views — the perfect stop between Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara.

Welcome to Highview

A hilltop retreat on the Northern Safari Circuit

Highview Hotel sits high on a hill above Karatu town, with wide views over a green valley and rolling hills. Opened in 2006, it has grown into one of the most loved stops on the Northern Safari Circuit.

41

Comfortable rooms

2006

Year opened

10 km

From Manyara Airstrip

140 km

From Arusha

Room interior
Room details

Accommodation

Forty-one rooms, each with its own en-suite

Cozy rooms set within the hotel's own coffee plantation, where fresh mountain air and a calm, quiet setting await after a day on safari.

Discover the rooms
Lounge
Candlelit setup

Dining & Bar

Local and international dishes, a fireside lounge

A large multi-cuisine restaurant, an African theme bar, and a lounge with a fireplace — plus sundowner cocktails and bush meals at a private site.

Dining & bar
Pool
Spa treatment

Wellness

A modern pool and a spa for massages

Swim beneath highland skies, then unwind with a Swedish or aroma massage, a body wrap or a facial.

Spa & wellness

Experiences

Close to nature, close to culture

Coffee farm visits

Coffee farm visits

Nature walks and sunsets

Nature walks & sunsets

Cultural shows and sundowners

Cultural shows & sundowners

Testimonials

What guests say

Lawn and surroundings

Location

The perfect base for Ngorongoro, Manyara and Eyasi

Surrounded by the green highlands of Karatu, close to the forested southern slopes of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Getting here

Reservations

Begin your Tanzania safari in comfort