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2026/27

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What are the top five hotels & lodges in tanzania for 2026/27?

We highly recommend the following top five hotels & lodges for tanzania. These are all tried and tested by The Africa Specialists™ so don’t hesitate to call us with any queries over them or to check availability for you to your schedule.

1 Beho Beho tanzania

Nyerere National Park

Well, what can we say? Beho Beho is certainly a camp that is in the top three in East Africa if not Africa at the moment…they have been leading the way for… More…

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Beho Beho, Nyerere National Park, Tanzania

2 Nomad Lamai Camp tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Finished in June 2012, Nomad’s Lamai had been a pretty long time coming but the wait has definitely been worthwhile. Located on the very scenic Wogakuria Kopjes, around 30 minutes from the… More…

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Nomad Lamai Camp

3 Chem Chem Safari Lodge tanzania

Tarangire National Park

One of a new breed of property that has opened up in the corridor that runs between Lake Manyara National Park and Tarangire National Park, Chem Chem is definitely aimed at the… More…

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Chem Chem Safari Lodge

4 Highlands Camp tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

The Highlands Camp is one of a kind! Inspired by the shape of the traditional Maasai homes (called bomas), eight dome tents were built and placed delicately on the slopes of the… More…

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Highlands Camp, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

5 Lake Manze Camp tanzania

Nyerere National Park

Lake Manze Camp is set right in the heart of the best game area in the Selous, and is, arguably, one of the best value options in Africa! Set up around 4… More…

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Lake Manze Camp

What are the top ten recommended tanzania hotels and lodges for 2026/27? 

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Beho Beho

Nyerere National Park

From $1,381 per person per night
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Beho Beho, Nyerere National Park, Tanzania

Nomad Lamai Camp

Serengeti National Park

From $2,315 per person per night
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Nomad Lamai Camp

Chem Chem Safari Lodge

Tarangire National Park

From $1,740 per person per night
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Chem Chem Safari Lodge

Highlands Camp

Ngorongoro Crater

From $1,265 per person per night
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Highlands Camp, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Lake Manze Camp

Nyerere National Park

From $600 per person per night
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Lake Manze Camp

Greystoke Mahale

Mahale Mountains National Park

From $2,365 per person per night
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Greystoke Mahale, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Ikuka

Ruaha National Park

From $997 per person per night
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Ikuka Lodge, Bedroom, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

Lake Manyara National Park

From $1,500 per person per night
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Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Mwagusi Camp

Ruaha National Park

From $597 per person per night
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Mwagusi Camp, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

Oliver’s Tented Camp

Tarangire National Park

From $1,265 per person per night
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Oliver's Camp, Elephant in a storm, Tarangire National park, Tanzania

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Our full list of the best hotels & lodges for 2026/27 in tanzania

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1 Beho Beho tanzania

Nyerere National Park

Well, what can we say? Beho Beho is certainly a camp that is in the top three in East Africa if not Africa at the moment…they have been leading the way for… More…

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Beho Beho, Nyerere National Park, Tanzania

2 Nomad Lamai Camp tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Finished in June 2012, Nomad’s Lamai had been a pretty long time coming but the wait has definitely been worthwhile. Located on the very scenic Wogakuria Kopjes, around 30 minutes from the… More…

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Nomad Lamai Camp

3 Chem Chem Safari Lodge tanzania

Tarangire National Park

One of a new breed of property that has opened up in the corridor that runs between Lake Manyara National Park and Tarangire National Park, Chem Chem is definitely aimed at the… More…

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Chem Chem Safari Lodge

4 Highlands Camp tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

The Highlands Camp is one of a kind! Inspired by the shape of the traditional Maasai homes (called bomas), eight dome tents were built and placed delicately on the slopes of the… More…

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Highlands Camp, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

5 Lake Manze Camp tanzania

Nyerere National Park

Lake Manze Camp is set right in the heart of the best game area in the Selous, and is, arguably, one of the best value options in Africa! Set up around 4… More…

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Lake Manze Camp

6 Greystoke Mahale tanzania

Mahale Mountains National Park

Well…what to say about Greystoke Mahale (once known as Zoe’s Camp)? Every so often we come across a camp that just gets it right. In Ruaha it is Mwagusi, in Nyerere it… More…

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Greystoke Mahale, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

7 Ikuka tanzania

Ruaha National Park

Although it has been open for almost two years now, Ikuka Camp is one of the newer properties to make base in Ruaha National Park, and what an entry it has made!… More…

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Ikuka Lodge, Bedroom, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

8 Lake Manyara Tree Lodge tanzania

Lake Manyara National Park

Of the &Beyond properties Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is probably our favourite. It might not have the sheer wow factor of the Crater Lodge, or the luxury of Klein’s Camp, but Lake… More…

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Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

9 Mwagusi Camp tanzania

Ruaha National Park

Without doubt our favourite camp in Ruaha, Mwagusi Camp is a rare occurrence these days…a camp where the owner is to be found almost year round, where the game is spectacular, where… More…

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Mwagusi Camp, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

10 Oliver’s Tented Camp tanzania

Tarangire National Park

Named after the infamous guide and naturalist, Paul Oliver, Olivers Camp really is a camp to savour. Originally located a little further north, the camp is, today, located well away from the… More…

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Oliver's Camp, Elephant in a storm, Tarangire National park, Tanzania

11 Sayari Camp tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Located right up on the Mara River, Sayari Camp is definitely one of our favourite camps in the Serengeti and is perfect for those looking to experience the Migration herds in the… More…

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Sayari Camp

12 Lemala Kuria Hills tanzania

Serengeti National Park

A brand new addition to the safari circuit of the northern Serengeti, Lemala Kuria Hills offers a very realistic and slightly less expensive (by a short way!) alternative to the permanent camps… More…

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Lemala Kuria Hills, The Serengeti, Tanzania

13 Namiri Plains tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Meaning “big cats” in Swahili, Namiri Plains Camp is the perfect place to see the wild predators of the Serengeti. The area (sat on the eastern border of the Serengeti) was previously… More…

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Namiri Plains

14 Singita Sasakwa Lodge tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Opened in 2007 Singita Sasakwa Lodge and its sister camps, Faru Faru and Sabora, really shook the higherarchy of the Serengeti up in a big way. Set in the crook of the… More…

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Singita Sasakwa Lodge

15 Selous Impala Camp tanzania

Nyerere National Park

Located over to the eastern edge of the main game viewing area, Selous Impala Camp is still privately owned and, especially in low season when it drops its rates and offers a… More…

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Impala camp nyerere tanzania - main area

16 Olakira Migration Camp tanzania

Serengeti National Park

The sister camp to Sayari, Olakira Migration Camp is the roving alternative and, like Nomads, is a mobile tented camp. With this comes the flexibility and reliability of being near the game…but… More…

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Olakira camp, African skies, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

17 Tarangire Treetops tanzania

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire Treetops is a cool and quirky property and is our pick of where to stay at the top end around Tarangire. It is true that it is not right inside the… More…

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Tarangire treetops

18 Siwandu Camp tanzania

Nyerere National Park

The first of the camps catering to the top end of the market, LABA LABA Siwandu Camp (formerly Selous Safari Camp) offers great value for money and is ideal for those that… More…

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Laba Siwandu, Double banda, Nyerere National Park, Tanzania

19 Dunia Camp tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Nestled in the shadow of the Moru Kopjes, in the southern centre of the Serengeti, Dunia Camp offers great migration viewing in the window from March until June and again from November… More…

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Dunia Camp

20 Mdonya Old River tanzania

Ruaha National Park

As with Mdonya’s sister camp, Lake Manze, in the Selous, Mdonya Old River Camp is a simple and elegant camp that offers great value for money along with a true bush experience…. More…

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Mdonya Old River, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

21 Jongomero Camp tanzania

Ruaha National Park

The only camp that is set right at the bottom of the park, Jongomero Camp, sister camp to the great Siwandu Camp in Nyerere National Park, is undoubtedly one of the more… More…

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Jongomero Camp, Bedroom, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

22 Sand Rivers Selous tanzania

Nyerere National Park

The grand dame of the Selous Safari circuit, along with Beho Beho, Sand Rivers Selous is the longest running safari camp and is also, still, one of the best. One of the… More…

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Sand Rivers Selous, Nyerere National Park, Tanzania

23 Roho ya Selous tanzania

Nyerere National Park

Roho ya Selous breaks the mold for safari camps in Nyerere National Park to a certain degree as the camps is located to the north of the river system, in an area… More…

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Roho ya Selous, Nyerere National Park, Tanzania

24 Alex Walker’s Serian Camp tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Alex Walker’s Serian Camp is certainly how we would opt to spend our time in the bush. Hosted and occasionally guided by the camp’s namesake, Alex, this is a quality bush camp… More…

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Alex Walkers Serian, the Serengeti, Tanzania

25 Faru Faru Lodge tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Located in a private conservancy in the western Serengeti, Faru Faru boasts an exclusive and ultimate luxury safari experience. While the price tag is slightly higher than some of its contemporaries, it’s… More…

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Faru Faru Lodge, The Serengeti, Tanzania

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