Kiboko Lodge

Tanzania - Arusha

Kiboko - hippo in Swahili - Lodge is the first hotel in the world that is fully run by former street children (except for the manager).

They are all trained for at least 4 years at the Watoto Foundation vocational training school in Usa River, Arusha region, Tanzania, East Africa. Several boys have worked for at least two years at other high standard lodges.

All the profits from the lodge are spent on the vocational training school and the drop-in centre in Arusha town. The idea is that one day the NGO will be independent of donors from abroad. Income will be derived from the vocational tra

Location

Lodge location

WF Kiboko lodge is situated at Ngurdoto village on the slopes of Mt Meru, only 4 km along the Momella road to the main gate of Arusha National Park, between Kilimanjaro airport and Arusha town. Transport from the airport can be organised by our lodge

Getting there

Accommodation

The lodge has 19 self-contained rooms, each equipped with a shower, toilet and a fantastic bed with a fully covered designed mosquito net. All rooms have an open fire and a verandah.

The dining room has a real touch of Africa with an open fire, a roof of palm leaves and an open kitchen with top cooks! In the evenings, we recommend to have a drink at the open fire in the swamps nearby.

In our tea room and conference hall we serve breakfast (the nearest place to the wild life!) You can easily climb onto our water tower, and from there take the most beautiful pictures of Mount Meru.