Northern Tanzania
This pleasing white lodge house set in leafy grounds is a fine place to rest for a few days and an equally fine waystation en route between Moshi and West…
Must-see hotels in Tanzania
Northern Tanzania
An intimate, remote camp in wonderful opposition to the large corporate lodges on the crater rim, Olduvai is built around a kopje with postcard views of…
Northern Tanzania
Right up against Ngorongoro Conservation Area, this unpretentious hilltop lodge has 15 large tents (two are family sized) with forest or valley views, the…
Pemba
This low-key hotel has 16 rooms, white-painted with minimal decor, in a row of double-storey buildings set back slightly from the beach; the upstairs…
Pemba
Superbly situated on the beach at the northern end of the Kigomasha Peninsula, this relaxed and well-appointed resort sits on a small escarpment with…
Dar es Salaam
With its clubby weekend vibe and spacious garden rooms the Mediterraneo is a great family-friendly option. Rooms have wrought-iron beds and colour-washed…
Zanzibar Town
In a renovated building between two Stone Town landmarks, the Big Tree and the Old Customs House, the Mizingani has a prime location. There's an…
Pemba
Luxurious and exclusive, Fundu has rooms in large tents under palm-thatch roofs to create a beach lodge with a safari feel. Rooms are on the hillside with…
Zanzibar Town
The Zenji offers clean rooms, efficient service and a friendly welcome. On Malawi Rd, near the port, it's in the heart of the action, or a bit noisy,…
Northern Tanzania
This restored 1930s farmstead and working farm is primarily a base for horse-riding safaris (for experienced riders) that range across Tanzania's north,…
Northeastern Tanzania
This Lushoto institution has changed ownership and is warmly recommended. It's full of charm, with vine-covered buildings, extensive gardens and…
Dar es Salaam
If you want to stay in Dar a couple of days and connect with an interesting project, consider checking into Friendly Gecko Guesthouse, 20km north of the…
Lake Chala Safari Lodge & Campsite
Northern Tanzania
If you’re looking for something remote and relaxing, this eco-camp overlooking its namesake caldera lake by the Kenyan border could be perfect. It has…
Pemba
This delightful place has an airy upstairs seating area with views across the bay, and just two rooms available. It's clean, neat and tidy, and right on…
Dar es Salaam
Integrated into the seafront Slipway shopping complex, this apart-hotel offers good-value accommodation. Rooms and apartments are bright and breezy, with…
Pemba
The welcoming and aptly named Ocean Panorama is on a hill with great views over the sea. Rooms are basic but clean, with a small terrace. The manager,…
Mwanza
The intimate and beautiful Wag Hill, on a small wooded peninsula outside Mwanza, is an excellent post-safari cool down. It has bungalows with screened…
Lake Manyara National Park
Located near the top of the escarpment is this hot, sometimes dusty place with camping and faded warm-water ablutions. The price is great, however, and…
Zanzibar Town
Over the years, this grand building has been home to an Indian merchant, the sultan's family and other Zanzibari dignitaries. Restored to its original…
Lake Manyara National Park
The main attraction of this place (still often known by its previous name, Lake Manyara Tented Camp) is its setting in a grove of enormous fever trees …
Zanzibar Town
Away from the hustle, 5km south of Zanzibar Town, trim and tranquil Mbweni Ruins Hotel (part of the Marriott-Protea chain) has light and airy rooms set in…
Northern Tanzania
Ngorongoro's only public campsite is Simba A, up on the crater rim not far from headquarters. It has basic facilities and can get very crowded, so the hot…
Dar es Salaam
This large resort has rooms in two-storey rondavels lined up along the waterfront, all with TV, minifridge and sea views. In addition, there are 28 self…
Zanzibar Town
This attractively restored building has a prime waterfront location, including a patch of private beach (separated from the sea and public beach by a…
Northeastern Tanzania
The rustic Tona Lodge is the former mission house of Jakob Dannholz. It is an amenable base with views, camping and serviceable, albeit overpriced, rooms…
Northern Tanzania
A fine tented camp in the narrow sliver of land between Mt Kilimanjaro and the Kenyan border, Kambi Ya Tembo has 14 comfortable safari tents and views…
Northern Tanzania
At the southern end of Engaresero in a grove of trees, this tented camp is a little rundown and the tents are a tad dated, but it's comfortable enough…
Western Tanzania
The cosy Mango Tree bandas are set in the forest about 100m from the shore in Kasiha, about 10km south of park headquarters. While they lack lake views,…
Northeastern Tanzania
The highlights at this lodge are the fine views over Mkoma Bay and the subdued ambience. Accommodation is in raised tents of the sort you find in upmarket…
Zanzibar Island
This beachfront place has a very friendly and refreshingly low-key ambience. Guests can choose from two types of bungalow: small and simple, or spacious…
Western Tanzania
This hotel is atop an escarpment overlooking the lake. The double and twin cottages are within a large walled compound roamed by zebras. Rooms are…
Zanzibar Town
Dating from 1885, this building once belonged to a minister to Sultan Barghash, and today it's a stylish hotel above a first-class coffeeshop. Eight rooms…
Dar es Salaam
Triniti offers informal lodge-like accommodation in detached wooden bungalows set in a mature garden. While rooms are small, they are painted spotlessly…
Zanzibar Town
This efficient, friendly, family-run place offers 18 rooms in a characterful house fringed with balconies and decorated with stained-glass windows. Rooms…
Northern Tanzania
This place has expansive, trim grounds, hot-water showers, tents for hire and chalets of varying sizes. It’s about 5km north of Marangu and 700m east of…
Lake Manyara National Park
Run by a sprightly Slovenian pensioner, this personalised place, in a bush setting amid baobab and euphorbia trees, has four straightforward safari tents…
Zanzibar Island
With bungalows clustered around three pools, set amid gardens and palms, Dhow Inn is neat and stylish. In the rooms, beige-on-white interiors soothe heat…
Octagon Safari Lodge & Irish Bar
Northern Tanzania
The lush and lovely gardens at this Irish-Tanzanian–owned lodge mean you’ll soon feel far away from Karatu. The cottages are small but comfortable, and by…
Zanzibar Island
South of Paje, in a very spacious garden on a small slope overlooking the sea, are a few bungalows; those lower down are bigger. A major draw is the bar…
Zanzibar Island
Conceived as a community development project between a group of Germans and Bwejuu villagers, this small place has four simple rooms in two bungalows in…
