Fortune Mountain Resort
Fortune mountain resort is a mid-range accommodation (3-star hotel) found on the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro surrounded by a lush garden, coffee plantation, bananas groves, etc. The resort is about 80 km from Kilimanjaro international airport and close to the main gates (Marangu gate) of Kilimanjaro national park just 5 kilometers and it’s the starting point to the tallest mountain in Africa. One can be at the resort by either road transport from arusha which takes approximately 2-3 hours drive to a fortune mountain resort in Tanzania then about 50 minutes to fly by air to close airstrip Kilimanjaro international airport. The resort is convenient and friendly to guests visiting Kilimanjaro national park and climbers with its beautiful breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro and surrounding areas.
Fortune mountain resort consists of 15 beautiful elegant en-suite rooms which are built in african traditional style with wood and modern comfort . Rooms are well decorated and furnished with private en-suite facilities like flushing toilets , both cold and hot showers/bathe tubs. Rooms have private balconies, verandas and sitting area , you relax while enjoying the great views of moshi town and mount Kilimanjaro. Rooms are well equipped with Satellite , flat screen TVs, extinguishers and king and queen sized beds with confortable clean beddings . There are borne fires at the resort that provides warmth to visitors at night. Rooms are in different categories and sizes ; single ,double and triple rooms and rooms cost 250$ per night and above ( note that high season rate is different to low season rate.)
Fortune mountain resort offers more services and facilities which include; A restaurant that serves delicious type of meals both international and traditional meals that much with guest’s appetite ; breakfast in the garden ,lunch and 3 course dinner in the dining room served by well trained and organized staff , A well stocked bar with variety of drinks , local ,cocktail , wines, spirits and international beer, you relax and sip the cocktail while overlooking the spectacular view of mount Kilimanjaro and moshi town , Free parking space available, Laundry services available , airport pickups and drop-offs provided , Wifi available at the lodge that enables visitors to keep in touch with their families and friends, Healthy and fitness centers with gym ,saunas, steam bathe etc, Business centers with conference halls that caters for more people , wedding meetings , honey moon package, Excellent and comfortable beddings, Craft shop available at the hotel with more African style gifts like shoes, safari essentials , Recreational areas available at the lodge like climbing tennis playing, hiking , and many others
Mount Kilimanjaro is considered to be the tallest mount in Africa and Mosh i is the municipality and capital city of Kilimanjaro region in the north eastern part of Tanzania. It has the good view of morshi town and mount Kilimanjaro. Tanzania is an east African country found in the southern par t ,it borders with Uganda in the north , Kenya in the north east , Mozambique and Malawi to the south ,Zambia to the south west, Rwanda ,Burundi and Democratic republic of Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro is found in the north Eastern Tanzania and is the highest Africa’s mountain. Mount Kilimanjaro has its three volcanic cones which include; kibo, mawezi and shira as a dormant volcano in Tanzania.
The summit of Kilimanjaro is around 5,895 metres above sea level, which makes it the largest in Africa but way behind the Mount Everest which has a peak of around 8,848 metres. Tourism is the leading and growing activities in Tanzania. There are different accommodation in Tanzania; budget ,midrange and luxury accommodations which are friendly and convenient to the guests visiting Tanzania. There are different activities to do while staying at Fortune mountain resort which include; Mount climbing , wildlife viewing since there are many animals near Kilimanjaro , hiking to mount Kilimanjaro, bird watching since there are many bird species in Mount Kilimanjaro national park and other activities to do while in different parts of Tanzania especially in different national parks.
