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Restyled Onsea House rooms and restaurant
Extensive renovations and paint works have been finalised at the original Onsea House Country Inn & Guest Cottage buildings exactly 2 years after our last revamp, ready for the 2021 season. Back to the roots. Restyled and reopened Onsea House restaurant at the...
Axel’s Takeaway & Delivery Service
From our kitchen to yours. Axel Janssens Signature Catering introduces a take away and home delivery service in Arusha. The limited menu offers soups, vegetarian and other dishes which you can easily heat at home according to the instructions. Have a look at our...
‘A Taste of Tanzania’ available at our reception desk
'A Taste of Tanzania' tells the story of Belgian Chef Axel Janssens, who has been living and working in Tanzania for a decade. Over the years, he traveled to all corners of the country, discovering incredible tastes and meeting many people sharing his passions. In...
Pure Tanzania
'Flying Chef' Axel Janssens and photographer Wim Demessemaekers made an epic journey through Tanzania and created a high-end book that makes you want to pack your bags for Tanzania straight away. KLM iFly Magazine takes you on a Tanzanian journey through 6 images from...
Pure comfort from dusk to dawn
The popular inflight magazine from Precison Air published in 2013 the iconic 8 page cover story "Delicious" about the chef training at Machweo which has lead to the launch of the Axel Janssens signature catering division. After 4 years, PAA Tanzania revisits and...
Celebrities on safari in Tanzania
When legendary footballer David Beckham came on safari recently, everybody knew immediately through social media. Celebrities promote in this way safaris in Tanzania, climbing Kilimanjaro and/or beach holidays in Zanzibar. Portuguese actress and model Rita...
TripAdvisor Best of 90 B&B and Inns
Arusha, also known as the safari capital of East Africa, is offering more than 250 accommodation providers listed on TripAdvisor®. Onsea House has always tried to differentiate from both larger luxury hotels and basic B&B with its unique product and service...
Best Spa Retreat in Arusha and Runner Up in Tanzania
Machweo has been Finalist for the 2nd consecutive year as Best Safari Spa / Retreat in Africa and is the only property in the Arusha area who made it into the Finals of the 2017 Safari Awards, even with 2 Finalist positions. It has just been announced that Machweo...
Wellness in the wilderness
“Safaris and spas create a sweet spot for Africa” according to the WTM Global Trends Report 2016. Africa’s tourism industry is ideally placed to benefit from current interests in wellness travel. According to the report, safari holidays – one of Africa’s most...
Fodor’s Choice in Arusha
Onsea House & Machweo was picked earlier as Fodor’s Choice in Arusha in Fodor’s – The Complete Guide to African Safaris, as one of only top 16 Fodor’s Choices and only 4 in the entry price class in the whole of Tanzania.