Highview Hotel, located high above Karatu town, provides a spectacular view of the surrounding hills, local coffee fields, and the woodlands of the Southern Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The hotel is an excellent starting point for excursions to the Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park, and the Lake Eyasi region. Tarangire, Serengeti, and Lake Natron are among the longer journeys available. The hotel, which debuted in 2006, is modern, pleasant, and equipped with all of the latest conveniences. Highview Hotel Karatu is owned and run by ZARA Tours, Moshi, a fully certified and registered Tanzanian travel agency and tour operator.
Mrs. Zainab Ansell, a native of Moshi, Tanzania, is the vivacious founder and director of ZARA Tours. She founded ZARA Tours in 1987 after studying tourism and working for Air Tanzania, organizing safaris to national parks and climbs to Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. ZARA’s participation in the hotel business began in the year 2000. Zainab Ansell and her husband Roger founded the Springlands Hotel in Moshi, named after the adjacent crystal clear springs. The hotel is an excellent starting point for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.