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Ava Garden Backpackers is a budget-friendly accommodation in Mto wa Mbu, close to Lake Manyara National Park and the Great Rift Valley. It offers a relaxed garden setting, simple rooms, communal spaces and easy access to local cultural experiences, making it a practical choice for backpackers, solo travellers, couples and budget safari guests.
Its location also works well for travellers continuing to Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park.
Ava Garden Backpackers is located in Mto wa Mbu, one of the main gateway towns to Lake Manyara National Park and the Northern Safari Circuit. The property is approximately 2–2.5 hours by road from Arusha, depending on traffic and road conditions. Its location makes it easy to continue toward Lake Manyara, Karatu, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Serengeti.
Places that pair naturally with a stay at Ava Garden Backpackers.
Herds of 300 elephants beneath ancient baobabs, and a dry-season river that pulls in wildlife from across the…
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A jewel-box park beneath the Rift Valley wall — groundwater forest, tree-climbing lions, pink flamingo shorelines, and elephants…
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The world's largest intact volcanic caldera — a 260 km² natural amphitheatre holding some 25,000 large animals, including…
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Dawn hunts with the Hadzabe — one of Africa's last hunter-gatherer peoples — and forges of the Datoga,…
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