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LodgeAfrica Safari Arusha
Arusha City
A practical and quiet first or last night before the northern circuit, eight kilometres outside central Arusha with Mount Meru behind the property.
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LodgeAfrica Safari Karatu
Karatu
A hilltop overnight ten kilometres from the Ngorongoro Lodoare gate, with views across the Highlands and Lake Eyasi from the restaurant, pool, and Luxury rooms balconies.
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LodgeAng'ata Serengeti Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
Canvas tents at Sero 2 in Seronera, with the plains of central Serengeti spread out below and the campfire lit most nights.
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LodgeArukore Simba Camp by Simba Portfolio
Seronera Central Serengeti
Twelve tented suites in the heart of the Seronera plains, in some of the richest big cat country in the Serengeti.
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LodgeArusha Coffee Lodge
Arusha City
Garden cottages on a working coffee estate, five to ten minutes from Arusha Airport and the natural first or last night of a Tanzania safari.
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LodgeBaghayo Garden Suites
Karatu
Two room suites with fireplaces and private porches on a family coffee estate, twenty minutes from the Ngorongoro gate.
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ActivityBalloon Safari with Miracle Experience
Seronera, Kogatende, Tarangire, Ndutu & Lamai
Sunrise over the endless plains
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LodgeBashay Rift Lodge
Karatu
A hill of coffee and lawns above the Karatu highlands, a short drive from the Ngorongoro gate.
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LodgeBougainvillea Safari Lodge
Karatu
Thirty two garden cottages with stone fireplaces on the western edge of Karatu, eighteen minutes from the Ngorongoro gate.
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ActivityBush Lunch with Miracle Experience
Serengeti & Tarangire
A hot meal in the heart of the wild
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LodgeChem Chem Lodge
Burunge Wildlife Management Area
Seven tented suites on the elephant corridor between Tarangire and Lake Manyara, with a private protected area to walk in.
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LodgeCountry Lodge Karatu
Karatu
Stone faced cottages around a pool in five acres of garden, under half an hour from the Ngorongoro gate.
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LodgeDunia Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
Eight tents on decks near the Moru Kopjes, run entirely by women, on the migration route between Seronera and the southern plains.
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LodgeEco Shamba Kilole Lodge
Mafia Island
Six thatched bungalows in a five hectare garden above Kilole Bay, inside the Mafia Island Marine Park, with the dive centre a short transfer away in Utende.
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LodgeElephant Springs
Tarangire National Park
Baobab shaded tented camp in Tarangire, opening 2026, with private night drive access and the densest elephant population in Tanzania at the gate.
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LodgeForest Chem Chem
Burunge Wildlife Management Area
A whole camp of four tents taken privately, with night drives and children of any age welcome.
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LodgeGibb's Farm
Karatu
A working coffee farm on the rim above Karatu, with stone cottages, dual sided fireplaces, and a farm to table kitchen.
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LodgeGran MeliĆ” Arusha
Arusha City
Polished arrival, mountain views, Red Level service, your gateway to the northern circuit.
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LodgeGrumeti Hills
Ikoma WMA
A wooded hill on the Ikoma side of the Serengeti, where the rules allow walking and night drives.
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Hakuna Matata Safari Lodge by Heritage
Seronera Central Serengeti
A safari lodge on Turner 12 in the central Serengeti, with full board dining, included soft drinks, and an unhurried family feel between game drives.
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LodgeHeritage Mara Migration Camp
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
A seasonal mobile camp in the Kogatende area of the northern Serengeti, open mid June to the end of October to follow the river crossings of the Great Migration.
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LodgeHeritage Ndutu Migration Camp
Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation
A seasonal camp on the short grass plains at Ndutu, open mid December to the end of March, pitched on the ground where the wildebeest drop their calves.
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LodgeHippo Trails Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
Twelve tents on a rise on the slopes of Banagi Hill, a short drive from the Retima hippo pool and twenty one kilometres north of the Seronera airstrip.
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LodgeIkoma Hills
Ikoma WMA
Twelve tents facing west on a hill outside the park, where walking and night drives are allowed.
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LodgeKankari Lodge
Karatu
Four canvas tents under thatch and eight cottage rooms on one lawn, on the Manyara side of Karatu.
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LodgeKaratu Simba Lodge by Simba Portfolio
Karatu
Garden cottages on the edge of Karatu, an easy rest between the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara.
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LodgeKasa Bay Saadani
Saadani National Park
Twelve villas on a protected turtle beach, at the one place in Tanzania where the national park meets the ocean.
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LodgeKasha Boutique Hotel
Zanzibar East Coast
Seventeen rooms on a coral ledge at the quiet end of Matemwe, eleven of them with a private pool and a clear view across the lagoon to Mnemba.
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LodgeKholle Villa
Zanzibar East Coast
Six rooms in a contemporary white house at Mwendawima, a minute back from the Jambiani sand, with a pool in the garden and a rooftop that looks straight out over the lagoon.
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LodgeKibo Palace Hotel Arusha
Arusha City
Seventy seven rooms around a pool and a lawn in the Uzunguni quarter of Arusha, ten minutes from the clock tower and three quarters of an hour from the airport.
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LodgeKilimani House
Karatu
Twelve rooms on a coffee hill above Karatu, a short run from the Ngorongoro gate and cool enough to want the fire lit.
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LodgeKilindi Zanzibar by Elewana
Zanzibar
Fifteen domed pavilions on the north west shore of Zanzibar, each with its own plunge pool and a path down to the beach. Adults only.
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LodgeKisura Serengeti Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
Ten tents under acacia at Sero 1, a few minutes behind the Seronera airstrip, in the part of the Serengeti where the big cats stay all year.
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LodgeKitela Lodge by TWC
Karatu
Coffee estate lodge on the lip of the Karatu highlands, with the strongest food programme in the area and the Crater forty minutes up the escarpment.
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LodgeKubu Kubu Tented Lodge by TWC
Seronera Central Serengeti
Hilltop tents with floor to ceiling glass looking over the central Serengeti plains. A pool perches at the edge of the kopje.
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LodgeLion's Paw by Karibu Camps
Ngorongoro Crater
Tented camp on the eastern rim of Ngorongoro Crater, fifteen minutes from the floor and well ahead of the morning crowds.
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LodgeLittle Chem Chem
Burunge Wildlife Management Area
Five vintage tents on the Burunge management area, where night game drives are still allowed.
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LodgeMalaika Mara River Luxury Camp
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
Twenty eight tents on the Woga Seven plain, open for the Mara River crossings from June through October.
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LodgeMalaika Mara River Migration Camp
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
The northern half of Malaika's migration circuit, sixteen tents near the Kogatende crossings from June through October.
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LodgeMalaika Ndutu Luxury Camp
Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation
Nineteen tents on the southern Serengeti calving plains, open December through April for the wildebeest birthing season.
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LodgeMalaika Ndutu Migration Camp
Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation
A sixteen tent mobile camp pitched on the Ndutu plains for the calving season, December through April.
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LodgeMalaika Seronera Luxury Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
Twelve canvas tents on the banks of the Warangi 3 River, run year round in the heart of central Serengeti.
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LodgeMambo Paradise
Zanzibar East Coast
Seven rooms on the sand at Matemwe, a few steps from the village fish market and the boats that supply the kitchen.
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LodgeManyara's Secret
Mto wa Mbu
Sixteen villas with private plunge pools strung along the escarpment above Lake Manyara, each looking west over the water.
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LodgeMara Mara Tented Lodge by TWC
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
Premium tented camp thirty minutes from the Mara River crossings, open from June through December for the migration window.
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LodgeMara River Camp by Karibu Camps
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
Tented camp ten minutes from the Mara River crossings, built for the migration's most dramatic act.
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LodgeMara River Post
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
Sixteen tents on a hill inside a bend of the Mara, in the quiet western end of the crossing country.
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LodgeMarera Valley Lodge
Karatu
Cottages with fireplaces and private decks on the farmland edge of Rhotia, half an hour from the Ngorongoro gate.
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LodgeMartina's Retreat
Karatu
Nine rooms around a lawn and a pool, one kilometre off the main road, with the coffee and the farms in every window.
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LodgeMasek Tented Lodge by TWC
Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation
Permanent tents on the edge of Lake Masek in the southern Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Calving season base from December through March.
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LodgeMaweninga Camp
Tarangire National Park
Sixteen tents set into a granite kopje in Tarangire, above a sea of baobabs and two lakes.
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LodgeMbalageti Serengeti
Grumeti Western Serengeti
Tented chalets and stone suites stacked up a hill in the western Serengeti, looking out over the plains toward Lake Victoria.
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LodgeMeliĆ” Zanzibar
Zanzibar East Coast
A large all inclusive beach resort on Zanzibar's quiet northeast coast, gardens and pools running down to a wide reef fringed shore at Kiwengwa.
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LodgeMount Meru Hotel
Arusha City
A 178 room hotel in fifteen acres of water gardens at the foot of Mount Meru, on the edge of Arusha and the start of the northern circuit.
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LodgeNamiri Plains
Seronera Central Serengeti
Eleven tented suites on the Ngare Nanyuki River in the remote eastern Serengeti, deep in cheetah and lion country.
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LodgeNgorongoro Coffee Lodge
Karatu
Cottages inside a working coffee plantation, backing onto the Ngorongoro Forest Reserve, with a tub and an outdoor shower in every room.
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LodgeComing soonNgorongoro Explorer by Elewana
Ngorongoro Crater
Eighty four rooms at the highest point of the eastern crater rim, with glass from floor to ceiling turned on the caldera.
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LodgeNgorongoro Farm House by TWC
Karatu
A living, working coffee and avocado farm on the cool Karatu highlands. Family friendly, garden to table, and a different rhythm from the crater rim.
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LodgeNgorongoro Lodge by Melia
Ngorongoro Crater
A luxury lodge on the southern rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, with thirteen room and suite categories from intimate doubles to a four bedroom House for full buyouts.
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LodgeNgorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge
Karatu and the Ngorongoro highlands
Fifty one rooms on a hilltop in the Oldeani coffee country, with the crater highlands on one side and the Rift Valley on the other.
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LodgeNimali Mara
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
Glass fronted tented suites on a rocky kopje in northern Serengeti, ten minutes from the Mara River crossings.
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LodgeNimali Serengeti
Seronera Central Serengeti
Twelve tented suites in the central Serengeti, on a wildebeest migration route.
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LodgeNimali Tarangire
Randilen WMA
Eight tented suites on a private reserve bordering Tarangire elephant country, with an underground photographic hide looking out over a waterhole.
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LodgeOlakira Migration Camp North
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
A mobile camp near the Mara River from June to October, with mesh enclosed tents for sleeping under the stars, forty five minutes from Kogatende.
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LodgeOlduvai Camp
Ndutu Plains
Seventeen tents around a granite kopje near Olduvai Gorge, facing the plain that runs west to Ndutu.
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LodgeOlduvai Ndogo
Ndutu Plains
Eight tents among the kopjes above Olduvai, where you arrive on foot and the donkeys bring the bags.
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LodgeOle Serai Luxury Camp, Kogatende
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
A small tented camp two and a half kilometres from the Mara River, in the part of the northern Serengeti the herds cross.
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LodgeOle Serai Luxury Camp, Moru Kopjes
Seronera Central Serengeti
A tented camp among the Moru kopjes, where granite outcrops hold lion through the middle of the day.
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LodgeOle Serai Luxury Camp, Seronera
Seronera Central Serengeti
A small tented camp in the central Serengeti, close to Seronera, where the cats are resident all year.
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LodgeOle Serai Luxury Camp, Turner Springs
Seronera Central Serengeti
A quiet tented camp on the Turner Springs site, set back from the busiest part of the central Serengeti.
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LodgeOliver's Camp
Tarangire National Park
Fifteen tents in the quiet south of Tarangire, close to the Silale Swamp, with walking safaris, night drives and elephant passing camp through the day.
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LodgeOlkambe Simba Lodge by Simba Portfolio
Tarangire National Park
A hilltop lodge above Tarangire with an infinity pool and views across three lakes.
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LodgeOrmatai Rock
Tarangire National Park
Eight tents wedged into a granite cliff inside Tarangire, facing west over baobab country to the Rift wall.
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LodgePemba Paradise Beach Resort
Pemba
Twenty one rooms in a garden above the sand at the northern tip of Pemba, with the reef a few minutes offshore.
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LodgePongwe Bay Resort
Zanzibar East Coast
Twenty six rooms on a reef held bay on the quiet east coast of Unguja, with a pier that runs three hundred metres out so you can swim whatever the tide is doing.
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LodgeRonjo Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
Sixteen canvas tents in the Banagi Valley, north of Seronera and away from the circuit.
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LodgeSametu Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
Sixteen tented suites on the eastern edge of the central Serengeti, set back from the Seronera road traffic and anchored on big cat country.
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LodgeSangaiwe Mbuyu Tented Lodge
Burunge WMA
Fifteen tents among the baobabs on thirty hectares of Sangaiwe Hill, less than a kilometre from the new western gate of Tarangire, looking out to the park and Lake Burunge.
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LodgeSangaiwe Tented Lodge
Burunge WMA
Tents raised on stilts up forty acres of wooded hillside on the quiet western side of Tarangire, every deck facing Lake Burunge and the Rift Valley escarpment.
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LodgeSayari Camp
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
Fifteen tented suites on the grass above the Mara River, fifteen minutes from Kogatende, with the crossings close by from July to October.
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LodgeSerengeti Explorer by Elewana
Seronera Central Serengeti
Sixty eight rooms and six suites high on the Nyaboro Hills, with the central Serengeti plains running out below the balconies.
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LodgeSerengeti Heritage Tented Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
A canvas tented camp on Turner 12 in the central Serengeti, with the sounds of the bush at night and a flat low season rate that makes the central plains accessible to comfort tier travellers.
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LodgeSerengeti Lake Magadi Lodge
Seronera Central Serengeti
A lodge above a soda lake in the Moru country, with rooms that look either down the water or into the rocks.
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LodgeSerengeti Lodge by Melia
Seronera Central Serengeti
A premium lodge perched on Nyamuma Hills inside the Serengeti, with sweeping plains views from every suite and a full board kitchen that lets you settle in between game drives.
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LodgeSerengeti Migration Camp by Elewana
Lobo area, Serengeti National Park
Twenty elevated tents built into a rocky outcrop above the Grumeti River, each one raised on its own platform over the valley.
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LodgeSerengeti Pioneer Camp by Elewana
Seronera Central Serengeti
A classic camp of twelve tents in the nineteen thirties manner, on a quiet kopje in the south of the Serengeti, well placed for the calving season.
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LodgeSerengeti Simba Lodge by Simba Portfolio
Ikoma WMA
A hilltop camp on the wild northwestern edge of the Serengeti, where evening game drives and the great migration both reach your door.
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LodgeSimbavati Grumeti
Ikoma WMA
A luxury tented camp on the Grumeti plains, where a community concession means night drives and walking safaris on the edge of the Serengeti.
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LodgeSimbavati Mara
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
A luxurious ridge top camp in the northern Serengeti, minutes from the Mara River crossings.
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Simbavati Musabi Plains
Grumeti Western Serengeti
An intimate hilltop camp inside the Serengeti, with sweeping views over the Musabi Plains and the Grumeti corridor.
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LodgeSonga
Kogatende Northern Serengeti (Mara River)
Ten tented rooms on a Kogatende hillside, minutes from the Mara River crossing points, pitched for the season and struck in October.
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LodgeTarangire Kuro Treetops Lodge
Tarangire National Park
Rooms on stilts in the canopy at Kuro, in the part of Tarangire the elephants keep to themselves.
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LodgeTarangire Simba Tented Lodge by Simba Portfolio
Tarangire National Park
A tented lodge above a waterhole in baobab country, where elephants come to you on the edge of Tarangire.
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LodgeTarangire Treetops by Elewana
Randilen WMA
Twenty stilted treehouses around a thousand year old baobab in Randilen WMA, with night drives, walking safaris and Tarangire National Park at the gate.
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LodgeThe Highlands
Ngorongoro Crater
Eight domed suites in the forest on the slopes of Olmoti Crater, each with its own wood stove, an hour from the Ngorongoro Crater and a walk from Empakaai.
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LodgeThe Manor at Ngorongoro by Elewana
Karatu
Cape Dutch coffee estate above Karatu, built around horse riding, coffee tastings and the Ngorongoro Crater gate half an hour up the road.
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ActivityThe Reef Experience Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean
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ActivityThe Tanzanite Experience
Arusha & across Tanzania
The world's rarest gemstone, at its source
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LodgeThorn Tree Camp
Seronera Central Serengeti
Ten tents in a line on open grassland in the Seronera Valley, fifteen minutes from the airstrip, unfenced, with a lone acacia on the lawn and a fire lit on the grass.
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LodgeTloma Lodge by TWC
Karatu
Garden cottages set among coffee plants and bougainvillea on the edge of Karatu town. Close to the Crater rim, out of the crowds.
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LodgeTOA Hotel & Spa
Zanzibar East Coast
A hundred rooms and four pools on the reef held lagoon at Pongwe, where the tide walks out at dawn and comes back by mid morning.
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LodgeUbuntu Migration Camp North
Lamai Northern Serengeti
A mobile canvas camp on the quiet Lamai Wedge, north of the Mara River, pitched for the crossing season with ten tents among the acacias.
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LodgeWarere Beach Hotel
Zanzibar North
Authentic Zanzibari hospitality on a quiet Nungwi beach, where three rooms sit right on the tide line.
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LodgeWaterfall Retreat
Pemba
A small oceanfront retreat on the quiet coast of Pemba, minutes from Mkoani and a boat ride from the reef at Misali Island.
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LodgeWhisper Tarangire
Tarangire National Park
A Swiss boutique tented camp tucked into the heart of Tarangire National Park.
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LodgeZanbluu Beach Hotel
Zanzibar East Coast
Sixteen thatched bungalows and a private villa on a low coral cliff at Kiwengwa, with an infinity pool that ends in open ocean.
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LodgeZoi Beach Luxury Villa
Zanzibar East Coast
Five en suite bedrooms, a private pool and a rooftop terrace above the Matemwe reef, ninety metres from the hotel and entirely your own.
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LodgeZoi Retreat Hotel Zanzibar
Zanzibar East Coast
Twelve rooms in one whitewashed Swahili house at the quiet southern end of Matemwe, with a makuti roof, a garden of palms and the reef flat starting at the end of the lawn.
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What a Tanzania safari costs.
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Seasons
When to visit each park.
Month-by-month calendar. Where the migration is and which lodges to pair with it.
Common questions
Tanzania safari FAQ.
Planning, lodges, park fees, transport, and the Great Migration, answered.