Located on a beautiful beach south of Dar es Salaam, Amani offers guests a retreat that’s exotic, comfortable and very relaxed. A coral reef lies offshore so makes the bay a haven for safe swimming, wind surfing and snorkelling. Then inland, there are acres of indigenous woodland to explore. With just 10 luxury rooms, a host of activities and excellent food, it’s highly recommended.
Perched on a hillside deep inside the Selous, Beho Beho enjoys outstanding views and feels completely isolated from the world around. There’s a small river gorge in front, and the shimmering lake in the distance. The lodge is simple yet luxurious with a whole host of activities from walks, boat trips to game drives. With just 10 bandas, it feels small and personal and quite suited to families.
Located on the beautiful sandy beach about 40 minutes from Stone Town, Bluebays 88 rooms and facilities overlook verdant tropical gardens, swaying palm trees and the Indian Ocean. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, hotel well run, food plentiful and there’s a host of activities on offer. The coral reef here offers excellent snorkelling and diving.
Breezes is a seventy room family run resort, situated on a pristine beach that stretches for miles. With personalized service, warm hospitality and attention to detail, it captures a perfect romantic ambience. The rooms here are spacious, foods excellent and facilities are certainly of a high standard. There are a host of activities on offer as well.
Fundu is situated on a beautiful remote beach on the south western side of the island, only accessible by boat. With fourteen exquisite designer tents built on wooden decks, the views over the ocean are stunning. There is a new suite, secluded in the mangroves with a private plunge pool and chill deck scattered with cushions. Fundu epitomises ‘a barefoot paradise’ it is a luxurious retreat offering romance, elegance, delightful food and a whole host of activities to enjoy.
Surrounded by lush tropical flowers, towering trees and a coffee plantation, Gibb’s captures unforgettable views towards the Great Rift Escarpment. With a sense of Colonialism and original farm house characteristics, it’s certainly worth a stay, even if this is just to sample the food. The nineteen rooms are simple yet comfortable. There are some great nature walks to do from the house, as well as visits to the nearby Karatu Village.
Set in a remote valley in the western corridor of the Serengeti just 50km east of Lake Victoria, Grumeti is a blissful little camp that’s nestled beneath some towering riverine trees, on a oxbow of the main river. It’s a wild camp at certain times of year yet is always full of charm, romance and character. The staff are pleasant, guides knowledgeable, food excellent and the ten extravagantly decorated tents give another meaning to ‘life under canvas’.
The ambience and decor of this hotel will meet the approval of any guest that stays here. It’s conveniently located close to the town’s centre and borders the Botanical Gardens and golf course. With around one hundred and fifty rooms and good food, it’s an ideal location for an overnight stay.
This exclusive little safari camp is located under shady acacia trees on the banks of the Jongomero Sand River, in the south-western sector of Ruaha. It’s ideal for anyone who seeks a true African wilderness experience without the frills of modern day life. With just eight well-appointed tents, and a dining tent, it’s simple, yet retains the charm of a true bush camp. Activities here are totally tailored around guest’s requirements and guides are extremely knowledgeable.
Kigoma Hilltop Hotel has a wonderful picturesque setting: on a remote outcrop overlooking the blue waters of Lake Tanganyika. With around thirty well equipped cottages, a host of sports and leisure facilities and good food, it makes an excellent base to explore this interesting area, including Gombe, Mahale and Livingstone’s memorial site.
Situated in a private sanctuary just outside the eastern border of Tarangire, Kikoti is a delightful camp built amongst a dramatic landscape of ancient boulders, baobab, mopane and fig trees. The tented camp has just 10 luxury rooms that are well designed, comfortable and discretely spread out amongst the stunning landscape. Here, elephant, buffalo and other animals congregate in the drier months. The food, knowledgeable guides and the many activities that are offered, make this a superb destination worth considering.
Kigoma Hilltop Hotel has a wonderful picturesque setting: on a remote outcrop overlooking the blue waters of Lake Tanganyika. With around thirty well equipped cottages, a host of sports and leisure facilities and good food, it makes an excellent base to explore this interesting area, including Gombe, Mahale and Livingstone’s memorial site.
Karafuu is built with Zanzibari materials, with roofs of makuti palm thatch and walls of coral. It lies on a beautiful beach leading into the turquoise sea. The one hundred or so rooms and cottages are spacious and modern, helping to create a sense of intimacy. With many restaurants, bars and activities, there is much to do here.
Kirawira is a reincarnation of an elegant Victorian era outpost, set against the imposing backdrop of the Western Serengeti. Here, guests experience Africa as if they are among the first to travel here. Set upon a hill with commanding views, Kirawira’s twenty five luxurious rooms have spectacular views. The knowledgeable guides, exquisite food and friendly atmosphere, make this a camp worth experiencing.
Karafuu is built with Zanzibari materials, with roofs of makuti palm thatch and walls of coral. It lies on a beautiful beach leading into the turquoise sea. The one hundred or so rooms and cottages are spacious and modern, helping to create a sense of intimacy. With many restaurants, bars and activities, there is much to do here.
Set high on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, Kirurumu has marvelous view over the distant Lake Manyara, the Rift floor and Mount Losimingori. Behind Kirurumu, the Ngorongoro highlands rise to form the gateway to Ngorongoro region. The tented camp is extremely unobtrusive, having been built with great sensitivity to eco-tourism. The staff here are friendly, the lodge comfortable, food delicious and atmosphere peaceful at all times. With just twenty tastefully furnished tents, its still a personal lodge.
Klein’s captures breathtaking views of an active valley, through which pass migratory herds of wildebeest and zebra. The elephants rule this landscape, moving in numbers unequalled anywhere else in the Serengeti. Accommodating just twenty guests, Klein’s is very private! With beautifully furnishings, excellent food and knowledgeable guides to take guests on walks and drives, it’s an ideal little camp suited to honeymooners or those who seek greater attention to detail.
Being one of the first hotels built in the Manyara region, it commands one of the nicest views of the lake. It is a simply furnished hotel with around one hundred rooms, suited perfectly for those who don’t seek luxury, however want an ideal location to explore this fascinating area. It has mature and colourful gardens, a great swimming pool and its restaurant is supplied daily by local farm producers.
Located on the Mto Wa Mbu escarpment, overlooking the Great Rift Valley and the stunning Lake Manyara below, this is a perfect location for those who seek luxury and a multitude of activities. With big game close-by, canoeing on the lake, mountain biking in the hills and vleis, fascinating nature walks and village experiences, Manyara Serena is a recommended choice for a couple of nights. Though there is enough to keep one entertained for three nights here!
Located in Serengeti’s Lobo area, approximately 45kms from the Kenyan border, this is one of the best lodges operated by the government, though the seventy five rooms are simple. However, saying this, come here for the excellent wildlife which will certainly make up for any of the lodges discomforts. There is a beautiful lookout post near the swimming pool, where one can view animals grazing in the plains below the lodge.
Set on the East Coast of Zanzibar, about 45kms from the airport, Mapenzi blends into the natural environment of a long white beach and tropical gardens filled with palms and colourful bougainvillea. Its spacious and comfortable bungalows are charmingly furnished in traditional East African style with all modern conveniences. The service is good, food is plentiful and there are many activities to enjoy.
Marangu Hotel still retains the charm and hospitality reminiscent of the 1920’s. It’s nestled at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro and offers lovely gardens to explore as guests prepare or relax around their climbs. Cottages are made of stone and many have a shared living area in the centre. The dining room is large and airy, serving hearty, home-style food.
Set amid rocky outcrops or ‘kopjes’ as they are called locally, which are geological features of the Serengeti, Mbuzi Mawe tented camp is in the heart of the Serengeti National Park, half way between Seronera and Lobo, in a low use area of the park.
The camp consists of 16 uniquely appointed luxury guest tents each with their own en suite facilities and private veranda. Tents are decorated in a true African luxury style with mosquito nets and four poster beds and luxury his and hers bathrooms
The Serengeti derived from the Maasai word ‘siringet’ meaning endless plains, and is home to 3 million large animals. Here, on the vast plains, you can get a chance to witness the annual migration * one of natures most breathtaking wonders.
Activities here at Mbuzi Mawe include daily game drives where with the aid of your guide you will have the opportunity to experience and appreciate first hand the harshness and beauty of this area. Balloon flights and sundowner cocktails can be arranged.
FACILITIES
Sixteen luxury guest tents – Large lounge, bar and shop tent – Spacious dining tent – Experienced ‘bush’ chefs – Three meals a day – Picnic Lunches – Sundowners – Roaring Camp fire
Mbuyu captures an old style atmosphere, where you really feel you’re on safari. The camp doesn’t concentrate on the upmarket safari frills found in many other camps, however focuses on nature. What it lacks in luxury is certainly made up in quality guides. Though it is quite comfortable! Catering for a maximum of thirty guests in spacious tents, the camp is situated around one big baobab tree on a sweeping bend of the mighty Rufiji River. Activities include drives, walks and boating. There are also mobile camping options.
Overlooking the Grumeti River, where crocodile lie patiently in wait, Grumeti Camp is the perfect place to witness the migration in action (generally October to November and April to June). With just fourteen spacious tents raised on wooden platforms, the views are stunning. Grumeti is small enough to offer a personal service as well as providing knowledgeable guides, drives and walks. All tailored to guest’s requirements.
Mnemba lies two kilometres north-east off the island of Zanzibar, a 20-minute cruise in a traditional 16 foot flat-bottomed boat. A pristine swathe of beach defines the island’s one mile circumference, where magnificent coral reefs, giant turtles, Ghost crabs and spectacular tropical fish wait to greet guests. With just ten en suite exquisite bandas bordered on three sides by tropical forest, the views over the sea are spectacular. Mnemba is all about the sea and the beach! And when you’re tired of this, baskets are filled with tropical fruit, lobsters and fresh fish to enjoy… lavishly prepared, naturally! There are also many activities to enjoy.
Mwagusi looks out over the dry sand river, where many animals come to dig for water. This is a camp that promises a special and truly memorable African wilderness safari, for both the first-timer and the seasoned safari. The food is excellent and guides are first class, certainly enthusiastic and will make any game drive and walk worthwhile. With only eight spacious tents, it’s small and personal and due to the local surroundings, not particularly suited to small children. The camp is closed for a few months during the rains.
Nakara Hotel is located on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, around one hundred kilometres from Kilimanjaro Airport. With the Marangu Gate only 2kms from the hotel, it’s perfectly suited to climbers. With around twenty five en suite rooms that are clean and tidy, guests feel quite intimate here, though there is usually a buzz of excitement in the air! The hotel has a bar, restaurant with a good a la carte menu and also provided buffets for larger climbing groups.
Situated in the south-eastern part of the Serengeti, Ndutu is shaded by towering acacia trees facing the lake. The thirty two cottages are built of local materials and have private verandas to enjoy the views. It’s certainly a peaceful little camp with good game year round in the surrounding plains, waterholes and marshes. However, the whole area is transformed during the few months when the migration passed through!
Perched on the rim of the crater, the lodge itself is one of Tanzania’s wonders! The design is wonderfully opulent with great attention to detail, imaginative antiques, African art and English country house furnishings… in perfect harmony! There are thirty rooms in three separate camps here, all slightly different, though each oozes romantic, intimately and secrecy. It’s certainly one of the most luxurious lodges in Tanzania, so not suited to everyone.
Located on the eastern rim of the crater, the lodge is the only tourist accommodation here. It therefore offers guests unique and spectacular views down into the crater floor and of the sunsets over the western horizon. Another major advantage of this location, is that guests can be in the crater within five minutes of leaving the lodge. The 92 rooms are all very spacious, comfortable and set below the main lodge, so views of the forest and crater are great. It’s a well managed lodge with friendly staff and excellent cuisine.
The lodge is located in a spectacular position: literally perched on the rim of the crater and built mainly from natural stone and local timber. The 75 rooms are all simple yet comfortable, though the views from the rooms make up for any modernisation that they lack. The staff are friendly and the outside veranda must offer one of the best sundowner spots in Tanzania.
It is considered to be Tanzania’s loveliest National Park. Some say ‘Tanzania’s answer to the Amazon’. The park lies 120km south of Kigoma and consists mainly miombo woodlands with narrow strips of riverine forests. Kigoma Hilltop Hotel has put up a small tented camp on the edge of the lake and offers a very flexible full board package. This includes pick-up/drop off from Kigoma Airport/Hilltop Hotel, return boat transfers to the park and all meals. Sight seeing and local activities are also included. Drinks are extra. The camp is simple and comfortable given the terrain, though not luxurious.
Ol Tukai lies at the heart of Amboseli, set at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. The eighty cottage style rooms spreads out on either side of the main lodge, around well manicured lawns and a canopy of acacia trees. The architecture is unobtrusive with lots of wood, slate and local stone. The lodge is well run, very comfortable and has one of the best settings in the park.
The beach is the life line of Ras Kutani and life here revolves around it. The sands are bleached white, with blue seas that glisten in the sunshine. Then there are shady umbrellas, beach beds and staff who bring you refreshing drinks when required… bliss! And then on top of this, there is a variety of water sports for those who are more active. There are only twelve delightful bandas here, so the feeling is intimate, service excellent and surroundings idyllic.
Overlooking the Ruaha River, the lodge blends very well into its natural surroundings, enabling visitors to feel apart of the wild. The twenty five bandas are built from stone and thatch, and provide the perfect setting to relax between bush excursions. From the verandas, animals descending from the hills to the river can be seen through out the day. The lodge combines comfort, an excellent setting, delicious food and very good guides. Activities are generally by open vehicle though interesting short walks are also popular.
Situated in the heart of the Selous overlooking the river, the lodge offers twenty makuti covered tents that are all simple but very comfortable. The food is international and extremely good, and overall, the lodge aims to offer guests an intimate relationship with the surrounding bush. Here, experienced guides specialise in drives in open vehicles, walking safaris and explorations by boat along the rivers banks.
Sand Rivers stands on a rocky outcrop beside the Rufiji River, in an isolated part of the northern sector of the reserve. The lodge was built with flair and imagination, entirely from local materials, with spectacular views over the magnificent Rufiji River. With just eight secluded cottages located along the riverbank, they are comfortable and exclusive! Activities include game drives, boat and fishing trips and walking safaris, all accompanied by an experienced guide. There is also a pool here. The camp is closed during the rains.
Just out of the town centre and overlooking the Indian Ocean, the Sea Cliff is 22km’s from the international airport. The Sea Cliff is one of the most pleasant places to stay in Dar. It is spacious, airy and has endless facilities, including a large pool, several restaurants, a business centre and a gym.
Located in the north-eastern sector of the reserve, the Selous Safari Camp is highly populated with game and viewing from one’s tent is often spectacular. The twelve tents are raised on wooden platforms and look out over Lake Nzerekera. Located for maximum privacy all tents have generous viewing decks, where on can often simply sit and gaze. The meals are a high light here, however game viewing is naturally the ultimate attraction. Activities include game drives in open vehicles, fascinating walks and interesting boat trips along the rivers banks. The camp is closed during the heavy rains.
Located on a working coffee plantation at the foot of Mount Meru, just eight miles outside Arusha town, it’s approximately 30 minutes from Kilimanjaro Airport. Accommodation is in forty two comfortably furnished and individually styled rondavel huts overlooking Lake Duluti. The whole area is a haven for bird life and the lodge can organise walks around the lake and the coffee plantations. There is a pool, a large central restaurant serving good food and the bars an ideal place to discuss the safari or climbing experiences. Probably the best place in this area and newly refurbished.
Set high on a hill with breathtaking views of sweeping grasslands and unspoiled wilderness landscape, big game can be seen feeding in full view of the lodge. The lodge’s design is simple but stunning and inspired from a traditional African village theme. There are sixty six rondavel huts with luxury bedrooms that all have their own view of the vast Serengeti plains. Rich in atmosphere and African features, the lodge captures the heart of every visitor that stays here. It’s also in a prime game viewing area with every facility to keep one entertained for a week!
The lodge is located in the south west of the Serengeti and is the only lodge in this section of the Park. Year round water and acacia woodland makes this an ideal environment for good all year round game. Looking out over the endless plains, this hill side lodge is a tranquil oasis with stunning views. The lodge has seventy nine rooms that are quite simple yet very spacious and have all modern conveniences required for a good stay.
Ideally located in the heart of the Serengeti plains on the edge of the Seronera River, this is the perfect starting point for exploring the area. The lodge is built on a kopje with excellent views. There are seventy five very simple yet comfortable rooms. Don’t come here if you’re looking for excellent service and luxurious rooms, though the staff are very friendly and rooms clean. Use the lodge for its great location – especially during the months of the migration. There is also a spacious restaurant and very pleasant bar, that overlooks the plains.
Located on the south-eastern shore of Lake Victoria, the lodge is around 15kms from the Serengeti, and 125kms north of Mwanza. Embraced by savannah, the lodge looks like a small village, stretched out along the shores of the lake. The main buildings and eight bungalows are well built, painted white and thatched in the traditional style. Food, service and atmosphere are all excellent. Excursions in boats and on mountain bikes are offered, so you can truly experience Africa. You can also fish from the beach for Tilapia, go out in a boat to catch Nile perch, or wander around on the Lodge’s 100 hectares of savannah looking for birds.
Tarangire Sopa is ideally placed within the park, where beautiful baobab trees pepper the landscape and elephant seem to line every road during the dry season. The Sopa lodge has a welcoming feel to all travellers, with its vast marble floors, huge roofs and cold flannels and iced juice at the reception. In the pretty gardens is a pool, bar and wooden loungers and delicious barbecue lunches are often served here. The seventy five rooms are simple, comfortable and very spacious.
Tembo House Hotel is surrounded by similar historic buildings, on the waterfront of Zanzibar Town. It is decorated in traditional Zanzibari style and furnished with lovely antiques. The lounge faces the Indian Ocean, where visitors can watch a continuous stream of trading dhows glide into port. The high ceilings and heavily carved furniture reflect the various cultural influences on Zanzibar. The food and service are both excellent.
Located in the legendary Stone Town and overlooking the ocean, this hotel joins the ranks of some of the world’s finest resorts. This stunning property is set in two historic seafront buildings that have been masterfully restored to their previous grandeur, when Zanzibar was a crossroads visited by travellers and merchants from all corners of the globe. Interiors echo Zanzibar’s rich Arabic influences as well as the island’s indigenous East African roots. The rooms are elegant and romantic, service excellent and food delicious. There is even an extensive selection of water sports activities available to guests and many tours to explore Stone Town.