Accommodation
From city hotels in Arusha to tented camps in the Serengeti and beach resorts in Zanzibar: a guide to the places we can arrange, by destination.
Most destinations offer three broad levels. We recommend specific properties for your dates and budget in your quotation.
Simple, clean lodges and camps, often with shared facilities or basic rooms. Good value for travelers who want to spend their time out on game drives.
Comfortable lodges and permanent tented camps with private bathrooms, a restaurant, and often a pool. The most popular choice.
Premium lodges and tented camps with spacious rooms, fine dining, and prime locations, often with views over the landscape.
Most journeys begin and end here. Stay a night before or after your safari to rest, shop, and sort luggage.
City hotels
Guesthouses and hotels in or near the city centre, with easy access to restaurants and transfers.
Garden lodges
Quieter lodges on the outskirts, with gardens and views toward Mount Meru, often near Lake Duluti.
Stay in or near the park to be on the road at first light, when animals are most active.
Tented camps
Camps in the bush with views of baobabs and the river plains, some inside the park boundary.
Lodges
Lodges on the park edge or on escarpments, many with pools and wide views.
The escarpment above the lake holds lodges with sweeping Rift Valley views, a short drive from the park gate.
Escarpment lodges
Lodges on the Rift Valley wall, with views over the lake and plains.
Lakeside camps
Smaller camps near the park entrance, good for early game drives.
Karatu sits on green farmland below the crater highlands, while rim camps look straight into the crater.
Karatu lodges
Farmland lodges in the highlands, usually quieter and better value, about an hour from the crater.
Crater rim
Lodges and camps on the rim, with views into the caldera. Cold at night, and in demand.
Where you sleep matters: the Serengeti is huge, and a camp near the herds can save hours of driving.
Permanent camps and lodges
Tented camps and lodges in the central, southern, western, and northern areas.
Seasonal camps
Smaller camps that move through the year to stay close to where the herds are expected.
Beach hotels along the north and east coasts, and boutique stays in historic Stone Town.
Beach resorts
Resorts and hotels at Nungwi, Kendwa, and other beaches, from simple to all-inclusive.
Stone Town stays
Restored townhouses and small hotels within walking distance of the old town.
Tell us your style and budget and we will recommend places to stay along your route.
