Kilimanjaro Coffee

Arusha Coffee Lodge

I recently had the opportunity to go on safari in Tanzania, visiting the Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Tarangire National Park. The northern highlands and the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Meru produce some amazing coffees, and apparently some of the coffee trees are more than a century old.

The jumping-off point for a safari is the little town of Arusha, home of the Arusha Coffee Lodge.

The lodge is situated on an coffee plantation with coffee trees everywhere – to the obsessed, it is heaven. The individual rooms are found along footpaths through the plantation, and coffee infuses every aspect of the visitor’s experience. Perks include:

• Freshly ground coffee (and coffee cookies) are provided to every room daily;
• Coffeebean-inlaid glass panel separating cordoning the bedroom in each suite the (sinks are inlaid as well)
• Coffee-scented soaps throughout the bathroom and shower
• Coffee chocolates are included with the turn-down service
• And lastly, coffee beans are sprinkled on the beds each day (like rose petals)

I had a panic attack when I had to surrender the keys to my room.