Must-see hotels in Northern Tanzania

  • Shu'mata Camp

    Northern Tanzania

    This tented camp is a wonderful escape from the safari circuit. Set on a steep hillside, the seven tents have splendid views of Kilimanjaro and down into…

  • Ndarakwai Ranch

    Northern Tanzania

    Ndarakwai Ranch, a lovely 15-tent camp run by the Kili Conservancy, makes a comfortable base for safaris and walks. The sophisticated and spacious…

  • Hatari Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    The most atmospheric and upmarket of the park lodges has tasteful ‘modern-retro’ rooms filled with personality, a prime location on large lawns frequented…

  • Lamai Serengeti

    Serengeti National Park

    Built on a kopje near the Mara River in the far-northern Serengeti, Lamai blends into its surroundings so well it’s nearly invisible. There are two lodges…

  • Ziwani Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    Worth every one of its four stars, Ziwani combines faux-Moroccan style with local building materials and the results are stunning. The seven stone-built…

  • Kisima Ngeda

    Northern Tanzania

    Kisima Ngeda roughly translates as ‘spring surrounded by trees’: there’s a natural spring at the heart of this lakeside property, creating an unexpectedly…

  • Oliver’s Camp

    Tarangire National Park

    Oliver's is notable for its fine location near Silale Swamp deep in the park's heart. The 10 comfortable, spacious tents have an agreeably rustic style…

  • Olakira Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    Olakira's northern location is one of the Serengeti's finest, with long-distance views down towards Mara River crossing 8, 500m away – one of the busiest…

  • Tarangire Safari Lodge

    Tarangire National Park

    A fabulous location high above the Tarangire River, good food and service, and well-priced accommodation make this lodge the pick of the in-park options…

  • Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

    Lake Manyara National Park

    This lovely, luxurious place is one of the most exclusive lodges in all of Tanzania. The gorgeous stilted tree-house suites with private decks and views…

  • Kaliwa Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    At an altitude of 1300m and close to Kilimanjaro's Machame gate, this German-run place opened in 2012 and has a refreshingly contemporary Bauhaus…

  • Karama Lodge

    Arusha

    Truly something different, off Onsea–Moivaro Rd on a forested hillside in the Suye Hill area just southeast of town, Karama offers 22 rustic and rather…

  • African Tulip

    Arusha

    The deservedly popular African Tulip inhabits a quiet green side street and successfully combines a safari theme with a genteel ambience. The large rooms…

  • Serengeti Migration Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    One of the most highly regarded places in the Serengeti, this camp has 20 large, stunning tents with decks, set around a kopje by the Grumeti River where…

  • Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    Self-described as ‘Versailles meets Maasai’, this eclectic rim-top lodge (actually three separate lodges) has every luxury you could want. Few spaces lack…

  • Plantation Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    A place that makes you feel special, this relaxing lodge fills a renovated colonial farmstead and the decor is gorgeous down to the last detail. The…

  • Wayo Green Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    These ‘private mobile camps’ combine the best aspects of tented camps and budget camping safaris and are the best way to get a deep bush experience in the…

  • Arusha Coffee Lodge

    Arusha

    Set smack in the middle of a shade-grown coffee plantation and elegant through and through, this is one of the most talked-about properties in Arusha. The…

  • Blues & Chutney

    Arusha

    An intimate and sophisticated boutique B&B on a quiet street southeast of the centre, this place has the feel of a tranquil enclave for people in the know…

  • Manor at Ngorongoro

    Northern Tanzania

    This exceptional place up in the Ngorongoro foothills north of Karatu has 18 immaculate and classy suites in nine cottages arrayed around leafy, perfectly…

  • Serengeti Bushtops Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    In a remote corner of the northern Serengeti, close to the boundary with the Ikorongo Game Reserve, this remarkable camp has large permanent tents with…

  • Mt Meru Game Lodge

    Arusha

    East of Arusha in Usa River and bordering a private wildlife sanctuary that has zebras, ostriches and colobus monkeys, Mt Meru Game Lodge is a wonderful…

  • Gibb’s Farm

    Northern Tanzania

    The long-standing Gibb’s Farm, filling a 1920s farmstead, has a rustic highland ambience, a wonderful setting with views over the nearby coffee…

  • Onsea House

    Arusha

    This tranquil, classy B&B is run by a Belgian chef whose eye for detail is what makes this such a great place. Rooms each have their own themes, plus…

  • Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    This is one of the best and most luxurious camps in the Serengeti. It mixes its wild location with chic pan-Africa decor and the 10 tents are superluxe…

  • Escarpment Luxury Lodge

    Lake Manyara National Park

    The wood-floored chalets at this attractive place are the height of luxury – plenty of space, wonderfully deep bathtubs, leather sofas, tasteful recycled…

  • Highlands

    Northern Tanzania

    Claiming to be the highest tented camp in the region and with some of the most original tented accommodation in Tanzania, the Highlands is a real treat,…

  • Tarangire Treetops Lodge

    Tarangire National Park

    Not your ordinary tented camp, this pampered place has 20 huge suites set on stilts or built tree-house style around the baobabs. It’s almost an hour's…

  • Country Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    Signposted off the main road just north of Karatu, this excellent place offers 22 simple but quiet and tidy rooms in 11 cottages arrayed around 2 hectares…

  • Manyara Ranch Tented Camp

    Northern Tanzania

    Between Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Parks, this tented camp is the only one on the Manyara Ranch Conservancy, ensuring a quiet stay far from the…

  • Rivertrees Country Inn

    Northern Tanzania

    With a genteel old-world ambience and excellent cuisine served family style around a large wooden table, Rivertrees is a perfect post-national-park stop…

  • Ubuntu Tented Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    This tented camp moves twice a year but feels as comfortable and permanent as any of the year-round camps. With just seven tents, all nicely spaced, there…

  • Sayari Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    Deep in the far north, near the Mara River, this wonderfully remote camp has an understated elegance and genuine style. It's a good base when the herd…

  • Lemala Serengeti

    Serengeti National Park

    Another leader in mobile-camp comforts in the Serengeti, Lemala has a camp in Ndutu from December to March and one close to the Mara River from July to…

  • Dunia Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    Unlike the large, impersonal lodges that predominate in Seronera, this intimate eight-tent camp has a classic safari ambience. Comfortable, with great…

  • Eight Boutique Hotel

    Arusha

    Upstairs from the elegant restaurant of the same name, this place has classy, large rooms and even better suites for prices that you don't often see in…

  • Sasakwa Lodge

    Serengeti National Park

    Sasakwa is one of three exclusive lodges in a private concession in the Grumeti Game Reserve. In addition to its tourism focus, conservation dominates…

  • Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

    Lake Manyara National Park

    The 67 well-appointed rooms in this large complex occupy appealing two-storey conical thatched bungalows in shady grounds. Nature walks and village visits…

  • Ngorongoro Farm House

    Northern Tanzania

    This atmospheric place, 4km from Ngorongoro Conservation Area's Lodoare gate, is set in the grounds of a 202-hectare working farm that provides coffee,…

  • Sanctuary Swala

    Tarangire National Park

    Arguably the most refined safari experience inside Tarangire, this premier-class camp nestles in a grove of acacia trees and overlooks a busy waterhole in…