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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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