Elephant Springs

Twelve standard tents plus a Family Suite, with new Private Villas opening in 2026. Maximum capacity around 30 guests in the current configuration.

Year round. Dry season (June to October) and short rains shoulder (November to December) are the strongest months for wildlife concentration.

Either a 2 hour drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport via Arusha and the Tarangire park gate, or a 30 minute Cessna flight from Arusha Airport to Kuro airstrip followed by a 30 minute game drive to camp.

Yes. The Family Suite is built for four to five guests. Karibu charges children aged 5 to 14 at 50% of the adult rate; under 5 stay free when sharing with a parent.

Full board, soft drinks, daily laundry, and TDL. Excluded: park fees, the game drive vehicle, soft drinks, flying doctors cover, bush flights, tips, and personal items. Night game drives are an extra activity at additional cost.

June to October for the dry season elephant concentrations along the river, or January to February for green season birding and lower visitor numbers. Avoid April to May for the long rains, when roads inside the park become difficult.

Karibu publishes complimentary wireless internet at Elephant Springs. Treat it as enough for messages and email rather than for video calls, because bandwidth in this part of Tarangire is shared and variable. The camp does not publish mobile network coverage, so plan on being out of reach for part of each day.

The camp runs on solar power, in line with the solar programme Karibu operates across its properties. Karibu does not publish socket types or charging hours for this camp, so bring a universal adaptor and a power bank, and charge batteries while you are back in camp between drives rather than overnight.

Yes. Karibu states that the kitchen at Elephant Springs caters to special dietary needs. Tell us at the time of booking rather than on arrival, because supplies come in with the camp delivery and the chef needs notice to order for you.

Yes, and this is unusual. Tarangire is the only Tanzanian national park where the park authority grants night drive concessions, and Elephant Springs holds one. It is booked as an extra activity rather than included in the rate, and it is the reason many guests give the camp a second night.

Yes. From 1 October 2026 visitors entering mainland Tanzania must hold the government inbound travel insurance, 44 USD per adult and valid for up to 92 days, covering emergency medical care, evacuation, repatriation and lost luggage. Children aged 3 to 17 pay half and infants under 3 are free. It is bought online before you fly or on arrival, and residents of Tanzania and of East African and SADC countries are exempt. If you land in Zanzibar first, the Zanzibar policy covers you instead. It is paid by you directly and is not part of your trip price.