The brick farmhouse with its red roof framed by palms and pines, stone paths crossing the green lawn to a guest cottage

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Slow down, stay a while.

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Welcome to Mullers

A 1930s farmhouse turned mountain home.

A small family-run lodge in the green Usambara highlands above Lushoto. Cool air, long views, and a slower kind of day.

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The brick farmhouse at Mullers, its red roof and chimney rising above a stone wall banked with orange and purple hydrangeas

Accommodations

Three ways to stay.

A private cottage, a room in the original 1930s main house, or the single view room set apart for the long mountain view.

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A cottage living room with yellow walls, navy sofas, an exposed brick fireplace and white calla lilies on a glass-topped wrought-iron table

The Cottages

Three cottages · two bedrooms · private living room

A main-house bedroom with soft pink walls, a timber-framed bed dressed in white linen, kitenge cushions and a carved wooden bench

The Main House

Original 1930s beds · shared bathroom

A view room with a wooden four-poster bed under a mosquito net, dressed in white linen and scattered rose petals with wine set for arrival

Single Rooms

Single bed · long mountain view

Activities

Every path leads somewhere worth discovering.

Guests standing at the foot of Mkuzi waterfall as it tumbles down mossy rock near Mullers

Waterfalls

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Trails to Mkuzi and Kisasa falls, deep in the green Usambara highlands.

Looking up the moss-covered buttress roots of a towering tree to the green canopy of the Magamba rain forest

Magamba rain forest

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Ancient trees, endemic birds, old German caves, and a ridge over Lushoto.

Two people watching the sunset over the valley from Irente viewpoint above Lushoto

Irente viewpoint

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A short walk to the edge, with sunset over Mombo and the road to Moshi.

A forest thrush with a grey head, orange bill and rufous-orange underparts standing on the forest floor in the Usambaras

Birding

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Diverse, exotic, and endemic birds, led by a guide at first light.

Dining

Meals prepared with fresh ingredients from the garden, served warm and unpretentious.

From garden to table

Community

Staying here supports more than your journey.

Over 10,000 trees planted with local schools, three nearby schools supported, and a team trained from these mountains.

How we contribute
A guest and a local schoolchild kneel together to plant a tree seedling in the Usambara hillside

Glimpses

The lodge lounge with sage-green walls and a carved-wood fireplace lit at dusk, wooden shelves and floral-cushioned armchairs
The brick farmhouse with its red gabled roof and blooming hydrangeas, a rustic wooden table set on the lawn
A brick guest cottage at night, warm light glowing from the door and an open window with a fire lit inside
A brick guest cottage on a stone-walled terrace, framed by a tall palm and pines under a clear blue sky
The back of the brick farmhouse, ivy climbing the entrance, with café tables set on the garden lawn
A cottage living room with a brick fireplace, a teal sofa with kitenge cushions and a wooden coffee table

Words from guests · TripAdvisor

  • “Muller Lodge is like nowhere else we have stayed in Africa. 1930s German architecture in a gorgeous mountain setting.”

    Dr SK1 · Kirkby Lonsdale, United Kingdom

  • “In Müller’s Lodge you can only feel good. The friendly welcome, the excellent food and the warm staff cannot be beaten.”

    Ursula H · Germany

  • “The staff were so friendly and the service was incredible throughout our stay.”

    Charles Tours · Arusha Region, Tanzania

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