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…
Must-see hotels in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
'The Kilimanjaro' has been a Dar landmark since its opening in the mid-1960s and has hosted a stream of pop stars and dignitaries. In 2006 a huge…
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…
Zanzibar Island
Personable and professional, Blue Oyster offers good-value and high-quality accommodation on the beach. Rooms are furnished in local style in two-storey…
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…
Selous Game Reserve
This upmarket camp is set on a side arm of the Rufiji in a lush, beautiful setting overlooking Lake Nzelekela. It's divided into separate camps, each with…
Zanzibar Island
One of the Bwejuu originals, Palm Beach has seen some changes over the years, but it's still the same relaxed and friendly place with a great connection…
Northeastern Tanzania
This hideaway has raised tree-house-style bandas on a lovely stretch of deserted, driftwood-strewn beach, just northeast of the Saadani park boundary. All…
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…
Zanzibar Town
The historic former home of the Jafferji family, this beautifully decorated hotel is packed with traditional, modern and colonial artefacts, plus stunning…
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…
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…
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,…
Zanzibar Island
Tucked away on the coast, southeast of Kizimkazi Mkunguni, this is a little gem of a place, with a Caribbean vibe and rooms in simple thatched huts. The…
Zanzibar Town
This hotel was once a palace, built in 1860 for Princess Kholle, favoured daughter of Sultan Said. After meticulous renovation, it now offers bright and…
Zanzibar Island
Relaxed, unfussy, cool, stylish. The Nur is this and more. Rooms are in two lines of thatched bungalows; they're straightforward and not massive but…
Selous Game Reserve
The rustic but comfortable Lake Manze is favourably situated, with 12 simple but pleasant tents in a good location along an arm of Lake Manze. The…
Nungwi
Small, peaceful and relaxed, the Warere is 2.5km outside town on Nungwi's east beach. Two rows of cottages have an angular style, but the design ensures…
Zanzibar Town
The lovely Kisiwa House has nine spacious rooms and an excellent rooftop restaurant with sea views. Public areas have a traditional appearance, including…
Dar es Salaam
Set between the sea and a small lagoon on a wonderful stretch of beach, this lovely, barefoot luxury resort has spacious natural-style bungalows with…
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…
Western Tanzania
Set under big trees in a prime location overlooking the Chada flood plain, this place promotes a classic safari ambience. It’s at its most Hemingway-esque…
Western Tanzania
This is a low-key and enjoyable luxury camp with well-appointed safari tents that boast big four-poster beds, weathered storage chests and piping-hot…
Mikumi National Park
This pleasant camp is set on a rise about 7km south of the main road, with views over the distant plains. The 16 elegant tented en suite cottages each…
Zanzibar Island
An unexpected find among the large resorts along this stretch of coast, Zan View is a friendly little place with spotless rooms in a house overlooking a…
Northern Tanzania
Beautiful wood-floored safari tents and an attractive bush setting close to the Lemala ascent-descent road make this place an excellent choice. Although…
Northeastern Tanzania
This reliable, good-value place has tidy gardens, quiet, spotless rooms with hot water, TV and window screens, plus a restaurant (meals Tsh6000 to Tsh10…
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Northern Tanzania
The popular Serena sits unobtrusively in a fine location on the southwestern crater rim near the main descent route. It’s comfortable and attractive …
Arusha
Not far from the centre, but set in quiet and pretty gardens, Mvuli offers some of Arusha's best midrange accommodation. Rooms are large and comfortable…
Serengeti National Park
A rare foray by Serena into the world of tented camps, Kirawira makes you wonder why it doesn't do it more often. The camp, ringing a low hill, works a…
Northern Tanzania
Part of the excellent Nomad Tanzania portfolio, this lovely place opened in 2016. Lying as it does beyond the main Serengeti–Ngorongoro thoroughfare on…
Serengeti National Park
One of the original mobile camps and now one of the most exclusive, Nomad Tanzania's mobile camp has six tents and some of the best guides in the…
Serengeti National Park
This classic Serengeti lodge is exclusive and strikingly situated (the views are awesome) on a private concession just outside the northeastern park…
Western Tanzania
With stunning views over the grasslands, the large safari tents here have four-poster beds, carved wooden showers and plenty of privacy. The defining…
Western Tanzania
Gombe’s only private lodge has a shady, waterside location with just seven tents that offer a certain class and sophistication in the jungle. The tents…
Dar es Salaam
Serena has an unbeatable location in enormous gardens overlooking the golf course of the Gymkhana Club, and a lovely, large swimming pool. Rooms offer all…
Zanzibar Island
Located in the centre of Paje, at heart of the action, this long-standing and deservedly popular place has well-appointed bungalows in the slightly…
Zanzibar Town
At the time of research, the latest addition to Zanzibar Town's growing roll call of large luxury hotels, the Park Hyatt is in two attached buildings (one…
Pemba
About 9km south of Mkoani, the charming Emerald has seven comfortable rooms overlooking a neat garden and pool, with a view to the sea beyond. The low-key…
