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Fundraisers for iThemba Baraa Primary School
Don’t miss the yearly charity events for the iThemba Baraa Primary School. On Saturday March 22, at the same time as the yearly iThemba Gala Dinner takes place in Belgium, a big Fundraiser will take at our Machweo Fine Dining restaurant. Thanks to sponsored...
Wellness program including Yoga
As a firm believer in pampering both body and soul, Machweo Wellness Retreat & Fine Diningadded a YOGA chapter to its Wellness Program. Yoga’s gifts are immense. The practice of yoga gives strength, flexibility and balance of the body, mind and spirit, revealing...
On the Biggest Baddest Bucketlist in Tanzania
We recently had a visit from the Vagabrothers, the winners of MyDestination’s Biggest Baddest Bucket List. Alex & Marko are currently traveling around the globe checking off their travel bucket list and connecting with young people world-wide. During their...
Belgian Kingsday Celebration raises money for iThemba
On November 15th the Belgian community in Arusha celebrated Kingsday together at Onsea House. The Machweo Fine Dining restaurant has been serving Belgian specials ranging from tomatoes filled with north sea shrimps, Belgian beef stew with fries and Duvel beer to...
African First Aid Course qualified staff
Last week, five of our staff members attended an African First Aid Course, recognized by the Belgian Red Cross Society. Injuries, diseases and sudden illnesses happen all too often and we realized the need for some of our staff to be trained professionally as the...
Guest Chef at Zanzibar Gourmet Dinner Event
Onsea House & Machweo Fine Dining Chef-Manager Axel Janssens will star on Wednesday 6 November as one of the 3 guest chefs during an exclusive Zanzibar Gourmet Dinner Eventat The Rock Restaurant in Zanzibar on the Michamwi Pingwe pensinsula. Together with Essque...
iThemba Baraa Primary School blog launch
We are pleased to announce the blog launch about the daily life at Baraa Primary School and the activities of iThemba. Baraa Primary School is at walking distance from Onsea House and has been fully renovated and extended in collaboration with the Belgian iThemba...
Machweo on cover and in exclusive 7 page magazine article
We are proud and pleased to share an article that currently features in PAA Tanzania, the quarterly in-flight magazine of Precision Air, the biggest airline in Tanzania. Both the cover and the 7 page article in the August-October 2013 issue feature exclusively the...
“The top fine dining experience in Tanzania” according to Bradt
We were delighted to host Philip Briggs during his trip in Tanzania. As the renown author of a series of pioneering Bradt Travel Guides including the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana and Rwanda, we are honored that he...
Jobortunity Students: young adults with a second chance
In Africa not everybody gets the opportunities and chances we have come to have. Therefore the Janssens-Onsea family has always tried to do something for the local community. We especially believe supporting development through education. We are pleased to announce 2...