Makeseni Lodge

Safari Lodge · Duluti Arusha Forest, Tanzania

PlnrScore 37

Best time: Jun, Jul, Sep
Health: Malaria area: take prophylaxis

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Makeseni Lodge is a hotel near Duluti Arusha Forest.

Why stay at Makeseni Lodge

57 mammal species recorded nearby
Airstrip 25 km away

Rooms & inclusions

Activities: hotel

Wildlife near this lodge

Species recorded within 20 km (iNaturalist research-grade observations).

1,383

Species

Mammals

417

Birds

Most observed

Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza305 sightings
Blue Monkey266 sightings
Maasai Giraffe258 sightings
Olive Baboon251 sightings
Waterbuck205 sightings
Southern Bushbuck186 sightings
Common Bulbul182 sightings
Common Warthog168 sightings
Variable Sunbird147 sightings
African Buffalo142 sightings

Best time to stay at Makeseni Lodge

Best months:

July

September

October

Jan

Fair22°C181mm

Feb

Fair22°C150mm

Mar

Fair22°C226mm

Apr

Fair20°C269mm

May

Great19°C83mm

Jun

Good18°C51mm

Jul

Great17°C46mm

Aug

Great18°C48mm

Sep

Great20°C34mm

Oct

Great21°C48mm

Nov

Good21°C131mm

Dec

Fair21°C171mm

Great (4-5)

Good (3)

Poor (1-2)

Best month

Climate at the lodge

Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Makeseni Lodge
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High	28°	29°	29°	25°	24°	23°	23°	24°	26°	28°	27°	28°
Low	17°	17°	18°	18°	17°	15°	14°	15°	16°	17°	17°	17°
Rain mm	140	88	167	241	78	44	45	49	36	56	106	98
Humidity	67%	65%	67%	81%	76%	72%	70%	67%	64%	63%	70%	70%

Map & getting there

Nearest airstrip

Kilimanjaro International Airport (HTKJ)

25 km away

Nearest airport

Arusha Airport (ARK)

17 km from the park

International airport

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

32 km from the park

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Data updated July 2026 · Sources: lodge website, Go2Africa, iNaturalist, Open-Meteo