Must-see hotels in Tanzania

  • Wayo Green Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    These ‘private mobile camps’ combine the best aspects of tented camps and budget camping safaris and are the best way to get a deep bush experience in the…

  • Rufiji River Camp

    Selous Game Reserve

    This long-standing, unpretentious camp is run by the Fox family who own camps throughout southern Tanzania. Set in a fine location on a wide bend in the…

  • Arusha Coffee Lodge

    Arusha

    Set smack in the middle of a shade-grown coffee plantation and elegant through and through, this is one of the most talked-about properties in Arusha. The…

  • Fish Eagle Point

    Northeastern Tanzania

    This lovely lodge has spacious, open-style beachfront cottages in varying sizes, all set around a mangrove-fringed cove. There's a dhow, snorkelling, sea…

  • Blues & Chutney

    Arusha

    An intimate and sophisticated boutique B&B on a quiet street southeast of the centre, this place has the feel of a tranquil enclave for people in the know…

  • Zanzibar Bandas

    Zanzibar Island

    With a small collection of palm-thatched huts and bungalows in a garden on the beach, this place has a laid-back and welcoming atmosphere. Although simply…

  • Airborne Kite & Surf Village

    Zanzibar Island

    Closely linked to Airborne Kite Centre, this delightful place has rooms in a large house and safari tents (with private bathroom), plus a tree house, all…

  • Manor at Ngorongoro

    Northern Tanzania

    This exceptional place up in the Ngorongoro foothills north of Karatu has 18 immaculate and classy suites in nine cottages arrayed around leafy, perfectly…

  • Serengeti Bushtops Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    In a remote corner of the northern Serengeti, close to the boundary with the Ikorongo Game Reserve, this remarkable camp has large permanent tents with…

  • Mt Meru Game Lodge

    Arusha

    East of Arusha in Usa River and bordering a private wildlife sanctuary that has zebras, ostriches and colobus monkeys, Mt Meru Game Lodge is a wonderful…

  • Gibb’s Farm

    Northern Tanzania

    The long-standing Gibb’s Farm, filling a 1920s farmstead, has a rustic highland ambience, a wonderful setting with views over the nearby coffee…

  • Onsea House

    Arusha

    This tranquil, classy B&B is run by a Belgian chef whose eye for detail is what makes this such a great place. Rooms each have their own themes, plus…

  • Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp

    Serengeti National Park

    This is one of the best and most luxurious camps in the Serengeti. It mixes its wild location with chic pan-Africa decor and the 10 tents are superluxe…

  • Escarpment Luxury Lodge

    Lake Manyara National Park

    The wood-floored chalets at this attractive place are the height of luxury – plenty of space, wonderfully deep bathtubs, leather sofas, tasteful recycled…

  • Highlands

    Northern Tanzania

    Claiming to be the highest tented camp in the region and with some of the most original tented accommodation in Tanzania, the Highlands is a real treat,…

  • Tarangire Treetops Lodge

    Tarangire National Park

    Not your ordinary tented camp, this pampered place has 20 huge suites set on stilts or built tree-house style around the baobabs. It’s almost an hour's…

  • Green View Hotel

    Western Tanzania

    Despite the lack of a view, Green View offers everything a traveller could need: spotless rooms, good air-con, hot showers and friendly, English-speaking…

  • Orion Tabora Hotel

    Western Tanzania

    The old railway hotel, originally built in 1914 by a German baron as a hunting lodge, has been restored and provides unexpected class in this out-of-the…

  • Isamilo Lodge & Spa

    Mwanza

    This hotel has been renovated, and is very good value, especially if you like being away from the town centre. Rooms in the new wing are spacious, and…

  • Mustapha’s Place

    Zanzibar Island

    Mustapha’s has a relaxed Rastafarian atmosphere, creatively decorated rooms and a dorm, all in a large leafy compound, which also has a bar-restaurant,…

  • Country Lodge

    Northern Tanzania

    Signposted off the main road just north of Karatu, this excellent place offers 22 simple but quiet and tidy rooms in 11 cottages arrayed around 2 hectares…

  • Kendwa Rocks

    Zanzibar Island

    This long-standing Kendwa classic has something for everyone, from basic bandas (thatched-roof huts) with shared bathrooms to luxurious bungalows with…

  • Mnarani Beach Cottages

    Nungwi

    On Nungwi's quieter eastern side, near the lighthouse, Mnarani is on a low cliff with a lovely waterside terrace with the beach just below. It's relaxed…

  • Manyara Ranch Tented Camp

    Northern Tanzania

    Between Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Parks, this tented camp is the only one on the Manyara Ranch Conservancy, ensuring a quiet stay far from the…

  • Kiponda B&B

    Zanzibar Town

    A long-standing and popular place with friendly and relaxed staff, the Kiponda has simple but clean rooms (all with fan, some with air-con) on three…

  • Seasons Lodge

    Zanzibar Island

    This delightful place has 10 rooms, with breezy coral stone bungalows set in a small patch of natural vegetation, each with louvre doors that open onto a…

  • Hotel Archipelago

    Pemba

    With its austere stairwells and utilitarian furniture (including inventory numbers) the Archipelago has the air of a government rest house – which it was …

  • Maru Maru Hotel

    Zanzibar Town

    In a grand old building just behind the Old Fort and House of Wonders, this hotel has historic credentials. Spaced over several floors around two…

  • Green & Blue

    Zanzibar Island

    This gorgeously designed place is nestled in luxuriant green gardens on a rocky bluff at the northern end of the village, almost opposite Mnemba Island…

  • Emerson on Hurumzi

    Zanzibar Town

    This hotel is simply brimming with character. Two adjacent historic buildings have been restored in a fantastical Arabian Nights style; each of the 15…

  • Fumba Beach Lodge

    Zanzibar Island

    Set on a secluded peninsula, Fumba Beach Lodge has 26 spacious cottages set in expansive grounds, with some overlooking the sea (about US$15 per person…

  • Diamonds La Gemma dell’Est

    Zanzibar Island

    On the northern end of Kendwa beach, this is a very large and luxurious all-inclusive resort (called simply 'Gemma' by the locals) with around 130 rooms…

  • Kisampa

    Northeastern Tanzania

    For genuine bush adventure, it's difficult to beat this unique and warmly recommended camp. Set about a two-hour drive from Saadani in a private nature…

  • Maweni Farm

    Northeastern Tanzania

    This atmospheric old farmhouse is set in lovely rambling grounds against a backdrop of twittering birds, flowering gardens and a water-lily-covered pond,…

  • Gecko Nature Lodge

    Pemba

    This lodge is a wonderfully relaxing place, under new management since 2016, with double rooms in high-roof bungalows, plus a six-bunk dorm. The…

  • Beho Beho

    Selous Game Reserve

    On a hillside northwest of Lake Tagalala, not overlooking any water, Beho Beho is nevertheless a fine option. It's especially recommended for repeat…

  • Dolphin Safari Lodge

    Zanzibar Island

    Low-key, peaceful, friendly and well managed, this small lodge overlooks a quiet beach about 1km southeast of Kizimkazi Mkunguni. Rooms are in bungalows…

  • Ikala Zanzibar Stonetown Lodge

    Zanzibar Town

    Bright and cheerful in an unashamed 'economy' model, the Ikala is ideal if all you need is a clean room, friendly staff and efficient service. Extras …

  • Rivertrees Country Inn

    Northern Tanzania

    With a genteel old-world ambience and excellent cuisine served family style around a large wooden table, Rivertrees is a perfect post-national-park stop…

  • Saadani Safari Lodge

    Northeastern Tanzania

    This lovely, upmarket retreat within Saadani National Park's boundaries has a natural but luxurious feel and a range of lovely beachside cottages and…

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