Standard Room
An elevated room on stilts with a private balcony into the canopy, one super king bed or two singles, ensuite with a flush toilet and hot shower, room for one extra bed.
Lodges & partnersTarangire National Park
Tarangire Kuro Treetops Lodge
Rooms on stilts in the canopy at Kuro, in the part of Tarangire the elephants keep to themselves.
From $595 per person per night
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- Tier
- Luxury
- All Inclusive board
- Location
- Tarangire National Park
About
About Tarangire Kuro Treetops Lodge.
Tarangire Kuro Treetops Lodge sits in the Kuro area of Tarangire, well south of the busy northern end of the park where most day visitors turn around. The rooms are built up on stilts into the trees, so you look down into the canopy and out over the country rather than across a lawn at it. It is a simple idea and it changes the whole feel of a stay.
Tarangire is elephant country. In the dry months, roughly June through October, the river is the only reliable water for a long way and the herds concentrate on it in numbers that outdo anywhere else on the northern circuit. The park also holds the baobabs that give it its look, and a bird list long enough to keep a specialist busy for a week. The green months from January to March are quieter, the country is at its best photographically, and the elephants disperse.
Rooms have one super king bed or two singles, an ensuite with a flush toilet and a hot shower, and a private balcony. There is space for one extra bed. Power is solar with a generator behind it and WiFi reaches the main areas. The lodge is all inclusive, so meals and soft drinks are in the rate along with laundry to a daily value.
It suits travellers on the classic northern circuit who want to give Tarangire a proper two nights rather than a drive through, families who like the idea of sleeping in a tree, and birders. It is not remote wilderness and it is not trying to be.
Access is easy. Tarangire is about a two hour drive from Arusha and roughly four hours from Kilimanjaro International, which makes it the natural first stop of a longer route. Flying in to Kuro airstrip is possible and puts you close to the lodge.
Signature experiences
Why guests choose it.
Dry season elephants on the river
From June to October the Tarangire river pulls elephant herds in from a wide area. Sitting still at a river bend for an hour is the whole activity.
Sleeping in the canopy
The rooms are on stilts in the trees. Mornings start with birds at eye level rather than overhead.
Baobab country at first light
Tarangire has the biggest baobabs on the northern circuit and the light on them in the first hour is the reason photographers stay two nights.
Birding the swamps
The southern swamps hold a long list including many of the dry country specials. Worth a dedicated morning with a guide who knows them.
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A closer look.
Room types
Where you will sleep.
At a glance
The essentials, in brief.
Amenities
- Elevated Rooms On Stilts
- Private Balcony
- Solar Power With Generator Backup
- WiFi In The Main Areas
- Restaurant And Lounge
- Viewing Deck
- Curio Shop
- Laundry included to a daily value
- In Lodge Massage On Request
Best for
- Families
- Birding
- First Time Safari
- Photography
- Elephants
Wildlife and nature
- Large elephant herds on the river, June to October
- Lion and leopard in the Kuro area
- Tree climbing pythons in the swamps
- Long birding list including dry country specials
- Baobab and acacia country year round
Best time to visit
When to go.
- January: not a best month
- February: not a best month
- March: not a best month
- April: not a best month
- May: not a best month
- June: best
- July: best
- August: best
- September: best
- October: best
- November: not a best month
- December: not a best month
Best months
Best months: June to October.
Location & access
Getting there.
Location
Tarangire National Park
Arriving by air
About one and a half hours in total. Forty five minutes by road from Kilimanjaro International to Arusha Airport, then a short light aircraft hop to Kuro airstrip, then a transfer to the lodge. Most guests arrive by road because Tarangire is the first stop on a northern circuit route.
By road
About four hours in total. One hour from Kilimanjaro International to Arusha, then roughly two hours to the Tarangire gate on good road, then the drive south through the park to the Kuro area, which is a game drive in itself.
On the map
Where it sits.
3.965° S, 36.055° E
What's included
What the rate covers.
Included
- Accommodation on a per person sharing basis
- All Inclusive board: breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Soft drinks as selected by the lodge
- Laundry to a value of 15 US dollars per person per day
- Drinking Water In The Lodge
- VAT
Not included
- Tarangire National Park Entry Fees
- Concession Fees
- Tourism Development Levy
- Wildlife Management And Camping Fees
- Game Package: shared safari vehicle and airstrip transfers
- Private Safari Vehicle
- Flights And Airstrip Taxes
- Medical evacuation cover and travel insurance
- Gratuities And Tips
- Items Of A Personal Nature
- Tanzania inbound travel insurance, 44 USD per adult (children 3 to 17 half price, under 3 free), compulsory from 1 October 2026 and bought online before travel
Frequently asked
Questions, answered.
Where in Tarangire is the lodge?
In the Kuro area, in the southern half of the park, well past the northern section most day visitors see. Getting there is a game drive in its own right.
When is the lodge open?
Year round. The contract prices every month, with the highest rates from July to October and over the days around Christmas and New Year.
When are the elephants at their best?
June to October. The Tarangire river becomes the reliable water for a wide area and the herds concentrate on it. Green season from January to March has fewer elephants and much better light.
How do guests reach the lodge?
Usually by road. About four hours from Kilimanjaro International through Arusha to the park gate, then south through the park. Flying in to Kuro airstrip is possible if you are coming from another park.
Are families with children welcome?
Yes, and the rooms in the trees tend to go down well. Children under 6 stay free of charge sharing with their parents, children from 6 to 15 pay a reduced rate, and one extra bed fits in a room.
What is included in the rate?
All Inclusive board, which is breakfast, lunch and dinner with soft drinks, plus laundry to a daily value. Park fees, the Tourism Development Levy and concession fees are charged separately.
Are game drives included?
No. Game drives come through the Game Package, a shared safari vehicle plus airstrip transfers charged per person per day with a minimum of two guests. A private vehicle can be booked instead, subject to availability.
Is it good for birding?
Yes. Tarangire has one of the longest lists on the northern circuit, and the southern swamps near Kuro are the best of it. A guide who knows the dry country species is worth asking for.
How many nights should we stay?
Two. One night means a single afternoon and a single morning, which is not enough to reach the southern country the lodge sits in.
Is there power and connectivity?
Solar power with a generator behind it, and WiFi in the main areas.
Do I need travel insurance to visit?
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 our quote.
What's nearby
Worth the short trip.
Silale Swamp
About 15 minutes
A permanent black cotton swamp of roughly seventy to eighty square kilometres that soaks up the wet season and lets the water back into the Tarangire river through the dry months, which is why the game concentrates on it late in the year. Elephant, buffalo and waterbuck on the sedge, crowned crane and egret on the water, and the streamside trees here are one of the places African rock pythons are regularly reported lying up, sometimes in the same tree for weeks.
The Tarangire river
About 10 minutes
The park is named for it and in the dry months it is the only dependable water for a long way, which is what pulls the herds in. The flow drops until long stretches of the bed are dry sand, and elephants dig down into it for the water underneath.
Gursi Swamp and the southern plains
About an hour each way, a full day with a picnic
A second swamp system southwest of Kuro in one of the quietest corners of the park, open grassland under flat topped acacia and baobab, hippo and crocodile in the water, and cheetah on the plains around it. Vehicle traffic down here is a fraction of what it is at the northern end.
A balloon flight over Silale and the river
Pickup from the lodge before first light
The Tarangire flight lifts at dawn and drifts from the swamp over the ridges and down to the baobab country along the river, about an hour in the air with a bush breakfast on landing. It is booked separately from the stay.
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