Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, February 5, 2025 / TRAVELINDEX / Travel Promoters, recently appointed as UK Sales & Marketing representatives for Lemala Camps & Lodges and sister company Adrift in East Africa, has hit the ground running ahead of the launch of Lemala Osonjoi Lodge, which is due to welcome its first guests on 15th July 2025.
Dynamic duo, Lemala’s CEO Director of Operations Leanne Haigh and Head of Sales & Marketing James Haigh, will be visiting the UK during the last week of February and will, along with the Travel Promoters’ team, be hosting a series of launch events across the country including private lunches and dinners in London, Alderley Edge, Chester, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Dorking and Brighton as well as product meetings and training sessions in between.
The new Lemala Osonjoi Lodge is being built on a hill just back from the Ngorongoro Crater rim, and has been named after the Osonjoi trees, which hold both symbolic and medicinal significance for the local Maasai. The lodge will feature 16 suites with king-size beds and beautiful en-suite bathrooms – with the views taking centre stage via large picture windows throughout. Each suite will also have a cosy nook with double bed for relaxing which can also double up as an extra sleeping area. A slow-burn wood stove will provide a warm atmosphere and keep guests toasty when the cool mist rolls in, with the lodge located at around 8000 feet.
There will also be two 2-bedroomed suites to accommodate families or up to four adults and two children travelling together. Suites will be light and beautifully decorated blending African chic with a twist of stylish Nordic design.
Central guest areas will comprise a cozy lounge, bar, outdoor viewing deck and a secluded Forest Spa which boasts the only indoor heated swimming pool in Ngorongoro.
Ideally located just 10 minutes’ drive from the Lemala Gate, Osonjoi guests will be amongst the first to arrive and last to leave the crater floor each day, ensuring a less crowded, unhurried wildlife experience. Activities will include daily game drives and escorted walks with a Maasai guide.
The addition of Onsonjoi will complete Lemala’s circuit of Tanzanian lodges including Arusha at Hamerkop House by Lemala, Mpingo Ridge in Tarangire and Nanyukie and Kuria Hills in the Serengeti.
