Must-see hotels in Northern Tanzania

  • Kilimanjaro Mountain Resort

    Northern Tanzania

    This stately old-style building is surrounded by gardens and forest 3km west of Marangu's main junction. It has spacious, somewhat dated rooms (some with…

  • Kitundu Guesthouse

    Arusha

    This is a no-frills but reasonably reliable place. Avoid the claustrophobic ground-floor rooms, some of which have no exterior window, and go for the…

  • Meru View Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    This unassuming place has a mix of large and small cottages (all priced the same) set in quiet grounds just 1km south of Ngongongare gate. The proprietors…

  • Public Campsite

    Tarangire National Park

    Tarangire's public campsite is just a short drive into the park near the northwestern tip. It has a good bush location and simple cold-water facilities…

  • Arusha Naaz Hotel

    Arusha

    Naaz is short on atmosphere but otherwise OK value, with comfortable 1st-floor rooms in a convenient central location by the Clock Tower. Rooms aren't all…

  • Engaruka Ruins Campsite

    Northern Tanzania

    Engaruka Ruins Campsite is dusty but shady, with acceptable ablutions. You can use its tents for free and meals are available on request. It's handy for…

  • Public Campsite No 2

    Lake Manyara National Park

    Shaded Campsite 2, set amid sausage trees and other vegetation near the Endabash River about an hour's drive from the park gate, has relatively new toilet…

  • ELCT Karatu Lutheran Hostel

    Northern Tanzania

    The Lutheran Hostel has simple, clean rooms with hot water, and good meals (Tsh10,000). Hostel proceeds go towards a vocational training centre for local…

  • Ngorongoro Camp & Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    This place on the main road at the eastern end of town is often busy with overland trucks. Camping facilities are fine, and the rooms are, too, with their…

  • Vera Inn

    Northern Tanzania

    This is one of many local guesthouses lining the dusty streets of the busy Bawani area of Karatu, just south of the main road behind the Bamprass petrol…

  • Meserani Snake Park

    Arusha

    This overlander-oriented place has good facilities, including hot showers, a bar-restaurant with cheap meals and a vehicle-repair shop. It’s 25km west of…

  • Waterfall Campsite

    Northern Tanzania

    Where the road ends and the walking trail to the waterfall begins, this campground has simple amenities but a nice, shady location. There are no cooking…

  • Zion Campsite

    Tarangire National Park

    A bare and unkempt compound 6km before the park gate it may be, but it’s cheaper than camping inside the park, and the showers are warm. Bring your own…

  • Nakara Hotel

    Northern Tanzania

    The double rates are a touch overpriced and the rooms are let down by the cheap bedspreads, but this is a generally good deal out here, around 3km from…

  • Eyasi Datoga Campsite

    Northern Tanzania

    Close to Ghorofani, this place has simple campsites, most of which are sheltered with semi-permanent structures made from local wild palm.

  • Public Campsite No 1

    Lake Manyara National Park

    One of two public campsites in the park, Campsite 1 is close to park headquarters and the park gate, with toilet and cold-water shower.

  • Guesthouse

    Northern Tanzania

    This unnamed and unsigned bucket-shower guesthouse is in the green-fronted building right near the entrance gate into town.

  • Seronera Wildlife Lodge

    Serengeti National Park

    This Seronera icon burned to the ground in January 2015, and the property – built on and around the boulders – was being rebuilt at research time in mid…