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Accommodation in Tanzania
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Tanzania is a wonderful country in East Africa, just south of the Equator and has the countries of Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Malawi and Mocambique as neighbors, plus the warm Indian Ocean where the “spice island” of Zanzibar is situated, not too far from the port of Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania is famous as a wildlife adventure destination, with safaris in light aircraft or 4x4 safari vehicles to Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Grumeti Game Reserve, Selous Game Reserve, Tarangire National Park or Ruaha National Park. For the hikers and climbers, Mount Kilimanjaro is a challenge to all, with a variety of routes to choose from. I personally summitted ‘Kili’ in 1995 – what an awesome experience!!
So, if you are wanting luxury accommodation, a 1st class lodge wildlife safari, a flying safari, fantastic wildlife viewing, Mount Kilimanjaro ascent, 4x4 wildlife safari – then Tanzania is a super destination for your next vacation in Africa. Please treat the rates as a guideline only – as some include all activities at the lodge or hotel and others are on a Bed & Breakfast basis only. Some lodges have seasonal rates, with high season attracting the highest rates, due to the wildlife and scenery being at the peak during these months. The mass migration of hundreds and thousands of zebra and wildebeest, followed by the predators, is a year-round experience – as they move through the Serengeti, Grumeti to Masai Mara in Kenya, before turning around and returning to Tanzania. I can send you a map of their migration route, on request.
South Africans - please note, these are luxury lodges and not budget camping sites. The prices are to give you a guideline as to the cost you will have to pay. There are specials at some lodges, in LOW SEASON, designed for budget travellers.
NOTE Prices are Per Person Per Night (pppn) unless stated otherwise. PLEASE NOTE We do NOT book campsites nor self-catering establishments - this is a LUXURY lodge website.
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Kleins Camp - northern Serengeti Wildlife Reserve
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Set in an exclusive private concession deep in the heart of Masai territory in the game-rich north-eastern Serengeti, Klein’s Camp (10 cottages) is one of Tanzania’s true gems. It is right off the beaten tourist track, and, from its vantage point in the Kuka Hills, has unimpeded views of the valleys along which wildebeest and zebra migrate.
This luxury lodge is in Tanzania, in the Serengeti Wildlife area and one of Africas best mass migration of wildlife ever to be witnessed.
RATES: 2009 - US$625 to US$950 pppn
RATES: 2010 - US$655 to US$995 pppn
Discounts available when packaged with other selected Tanzanian and Kenyean lodges for a superb 5-star safari! SPECIAL OFFER - during 2009, we have a few specials running that include Kleins Camp - please ask for any special running during the dates your plan to visit Tanzania. cca
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Grumeti River Camp - western Serengeti Wildlife Park
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A splendid tented camp set in the remote western corridor of the Serengeti National Park, Grumeti River Camp (10 spacious tents) offers a comfortable haven from which to experience the truly wild pulse of Africa.
Interpretive game-drives explore savannah and woodlands boasting the largest mass of free-ranging game on earth, and vast herds of wildebeest cross the Grumeti River during their annual migration, running the gauntlet of Africa’s most fearsome crocodiles. Large pods of hippo grunt from their watery, lily-clad hideaway below camp.
Enjoy a fantastic wildlife safari in Tanzania, whilst staying at Grumeti River Camp in the corner of the Serengeti wildlife reserve.
SPECIAL OFFERS We often run specials that include Grumeti River Camp - for example from March to 30 June & 1 Sept to 20 Dec 2009, you can stay for 4 nights, but only pay for 3 nights - a MASSIVE 33% discount!! If you stay for 6 nights, you only pay for 4 nights (till 30 June) I also have some great 6 night packages that include other 5 star lodges in Tanzania with Grumeti Camp - please ask what I have running at present. I have personally visited this fantastic camp in the Serengeti.
RATES: 2009 - US$625 to US$950 pppn
RATES: 2010 - US$655 to US$995 pppn
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Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp - Western Serengeti
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Close to the Grumeti River, famed for its giant crocodiles, perched on a hill with uninterrupted views of the plains of the Western Serengeti, Kirawira Camp offers its guests a luxurious tented African safari.
Kirawira is a reincarnation of a Victorian tented camp and guests enjoy luxurious accommodation, a valet service, superb house cuisine, fine wines and the best of East African hospitality. Throughout the camp, native wood, African art and tented canvas are combined with typical Victorian and colonial furniture to recall a bygone era of explorers, pioneers and the early colonial settlers. The accommodation is housed in deluxe individual tents set on wooden platforms. Each has a spacious double bedroom and bathroom, styled from the Victorian period with African art, and a private verandah from which there are spectacular views over the endless Serengeti.
The lush vegetation around Kirawira is home to a wide variety of large game: lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle and wildebeest. The Serengeti area is also an area abundant in bird life, which is regularly encountered around the camp itself.
Kirawira Camp has 25 luxurious double tents and a swimming pool, and prides itself on the personal attention given to each guest. Excellent cuisine can be prepared either according to guest recipes or cooked to-order from the house. Activities include guided walks and driving safaris, fishing and sailing on Lake Victoria, bush lunches, crocodile safaris by the Grumeti River and slide presentations daily by the resident naturalist. Serengeti Game Reserve.
RATES - 2009: US$462 - US$890 pppn sh
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Serengeti Serena Safari lodge - Serengeti Game Reserve
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Set high on a hill with 360 degree views out over the Serengeti savannah, the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge combines luxury with simplicity and is Africa at its very best.
Inspired by the traditional African village, the lodge is rich in local atmosphere and the bedrooms are housed in individual thatched huts. These huts are furnished with authentic African furniture and handicrafts, with balconies overlooking the awesome expanse of the Serengeti. Communal areas of the lodge are created out of thatch and indigenous wood and give guests a true ‘out of Africa’ experience. Great attention has been paid to both architectural and decorative detailing and the lodge is a photographer’s joy.
Derived from the Masai word ‘siringet’ meaning endless plains, the Serengeti is one of the world’s last great wildlife refuges. From the Serengeti Serena you can enjoy safari drives or balloon safaris and experience the awesome spectacle of the annual migration that is one of nature’s wonders, or simply enjoy the outstanding quality and variety of cuisine.
The lodge has 66 bedrooms and a stunning swimming pool. Activities on offer include daily game drives, balloon safaris, sunset cocktails by the pool, traditional dance performances and slide presentations by the resident naturalist. Bush breakfast and bush dinner may be arranged during your stay.
I have personally visited the Serengeti Serena Safari lodge - and they have great meals as well!!
RATES - 2009: US$185 - US$373 pppn sh
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Serengeti Sopa Lodge - south west Serengeti Reserve
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Built on the edge of the escarpment overlooking the plains of the south-western Serengeti National Park, home to many thousands of wild and rare animals, Serengeti Sopa Lodge lies within an area of outstanding natural beauty, providing an oasis of cool relaxation from the equatorial sun.
This lodge in Tanzania allows its guests to soak up magnificent sights and enjoy interaction with land and animals difficult to find elsewhere in the world, at the same time enjoying the highest level of cuisine and hospitality.
The best of East Africa’s game can be seen in the park and, with its high number of resident carnivores, the opportunity to find lion, cheetah and leopard is unparalleled. That combined with two million wildebeest making their journey to the Masai Mara every year less than a kilometre from the lodge, makes the encounter “the Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth”.
RATES: 2009 - US$
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Serengeti Migration Camp - Grumeti River, Tanzania
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Internationally renowned for the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet combined with the lowest concentration of game lodges, the Serengeti National Park is synonymous with low impact high action game viewing in a landscape untouched since the dawn of time.
Hidden among the rocky outcrops or kopjes of this wonderful park is Serengeti Migration Camp that exudes a decadence reminiscent of old Africa. Its spacious tents have been carefully placed to provide privacy and blend into nature’s architecture, overlooking the Grumeti River and its resident hippos.
Richly furnished throughout, the camp provides a haven of sumptuous indulgence among the raw splendor of the surrounding bush.
Surrounded by a 360-degree verandah deck and with a capacious, 45 square metre, internal floor space, each guest tent is a private sanctuary.
The split level lounge, cigar bar, restaurant, sundecks and swimming pool are perched among the outcrops and overlook the vast and rugged landscapes that are home to the world’s greatest mammal migration.
A variety of activities can be organized from the camp including bush dining and sundowner cocktails.
There is a scheduled flight programme in place allowing flying safaris to take place, as well as driving safaris.
RATES: 2009 - about US$550 to US$630 pppn.
RATES: 2010 - from US$650 pppn. (ea)
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Royal Palm Hotel - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania coast
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A magnificent setting of lush tropical gardens, combined with superb accommodation, fine cuisine and personalised service, are just some of the pleasures the discerning traveller can look forward to when visiting the luxurious Royal Palm Hotel in Dar es Salaam.
Each of the hotel’s 238 rooms and suites have been tastefully decorated and furnished to reflect the beauty and culture of Tanzania. The Serengeti Restaurant is open daily for buffet breakfasts and lunches with a range of themed dinners through the week and Tradewinds is the only true steakhouse in Dar es Salaam.
A fully-equipped business centre provides the business executive with any office and secretarial services he may require and seven conference and banqueting rooms cater for up to 550 delegates in stylish comfort. The Royal Palm is merely 12kms from Dar es Salaam International Airport and is close to the bustling CBD.
RATES: 2009 - From US$325 per night single Standard room up to US$2300 per night for the presidential suite. A delicious buffet Breakfast is included
RATES: 2010 - From US$330 per night single Standard room up to US$3500 per night for the Diplomatic Royal Suite. (moe)
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Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge - Ngorongoro Crater
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Often described as the ‘Eighth’ Wonder of the World, the Ngorongoro crater is so spectacular that it touches all the senses. A volcanic crater of over 259 square kilometres with surrounding walls rising 609 metres above it, the crater is a natural sanctuary for over 25,000 animals, including the black rhino. It is also a conservation area inhabited by the Masai tribe.
The Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is built onto the rim of this amazing natural phenomenon, a stunning plant and local creeper covered stone lodge where guests co-exist in perfect harmony with the surrounding natural environment and wildlife. Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, close to some of the earliest dwellings of man in Olduvai Gorge, has taken their cave paintings as inspiration. It is built of stones and boulders and is literally hidden in the vegetation of the crater’s rim, disappearing completely from view from the crater’s floor.
The interiors are filled with exquisite wooden furniture and African artefacts, and stunning frescoes adorn the walls of many rooms and public areas. All bedrooms have private terraces with uninterrupted views across the grasslands, forests, lakes and rivers that make up the crater floor.
The hotel has 75 rooms. Activities include game drives through the crater where you will see a microcosm of Africa in one day, bush walks, picnic lunches, excursions to the nearby Oldavai Gorge, the ‘birthplace of mankind’ and a variety of cultural events.
RATES - 2009: US$185 - US$373 pppn sh
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Ngorongoro Crater Lodge - west of Mnt Kilimanjaro & south of Serengeti Park
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Perched on the edge of the famous Ngorongoro Crater at the eastern edge of the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is without doubt one of the most architecturally spectacular lodges in Tanzania & Africa.
The Crater, considered one of the Wonders of the World, is a World Heritage Site with spectacular wildlife and home to the famous Olduvai Gorge where some of the earliest human origins were found.
Inspired in design by the Maasai mud-and-stick manyatta, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge comprises three intimate camps, North Camp (12 suites), South Camp (12 suites) and Tree Camp (6 suites), each offering breathtaking views and private butler service. A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. I have personally visited Ngorongoro Crater Lodge before.
RATES: 2009 - US$655 to US$1450 pppn
RATES: 2010 - US$685 to US$1500 pppn
Discounts available when packaged with other selected Tanzanian and Kenyean lodges for a superb 5-star safari! (&B)
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Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
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A World Heritage site, and often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World, Ngorongoro Crater, in the volcanic highlands of Tanzania, covers an area of some 240 square kilometers and is host to over 20,000 large animals.
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge itself is an architectural marvel built on the rim of the collapsed volcano that can boast the most magnificent views over the crater floor, home to vast herds of buffalo, wildebeest and zebra, the rare, endangered black rhino, mighty bull elephant, cheetah, leopard, lion herds of gazelle and hartebeest. Most of the wildlife is found on the crater floor, a short drive from the lodge. High on the crater rim evenings are cool so during the colder times of the year, log fires blaze gloriously in the restaurant and bar while central heating and hot water bottles in the bedrooms ensure a cosy stay.
A popular venue for conferences, due to its incomparable location, easy accessibility, size and facilities, the lodge has a very romantic setting, ideal for weddings and special occasions, with the crater floor providing a very special experience for bush breakfasts, picnics and lunches.
Within an area which has been inhabited by man and beast for over three million years, Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge offers calm and tranquility, allowing its guests to soak up the sensations of viewing the spectacular whilst enjoying the highest levels of service and attention.
RATES: 2009 - on request.sopa
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Lake Manyara Serena Safari lodge - Lake Manyara
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Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge is perched on the edge of the Mto Wa Mbu escarpment with one of the greatest views over the Great Rift Valley and its soda lake. It is difficult to imagine a more spectacular setting.
The lake is renowned among ornithologists for its birds of prey and the famous tree-climbing lions that inhabit the woodland that nestles between the lake and the Rift Valley.
The lodge glows with tranquillity and peace. The design was inspired by the area’s abundant bird life: swooping curves are complemented by soft, geometric patterns and stylish plaster mouldings adorn the walls. Accommodation and public areas are housed in individual thatched circular buildings and are a tribute to local architectural traditions.
The lodge has 67 bedrooms and a stunning swimming pool with exceptional views of Lake Manyara.
Activities, which are one of the lodge’s specialities, include daily excursions to the Great Rift Valley and National Park, walking safaris, mountain bike and canoe safaris, mountain climbing, nature walks and traditional dance performances in the evenings. The lodge is a favourite of young clients seeking adventure activities and of those looking for a safari experience that is different from the usual one and which brings the visitors into close contact with nature and wildlife.
RATES - 2009: US$185 - US$373 pppn sh
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Tarangire Sopa Lodge - Tarangire National Park
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Built to blend with the vastness of its surroundings, Tarangire Sopa Lodge lies hidden amongst the kopjes, ancient baobabs and grasses of the Tarangire National Park, home of the greatest concentration of elephants in Africa. Many can be seen around the lodge, allowing visitors a close encounter. The park is also home to most other game including the elusive leopard and over 400 bird species.
In an area of constant water, the landscape provides the wonderful comparison of burnt ground with lush greenery nearby. Staying close to the water, concentrations of game, including elephant, buffalo, zebra, lion and leopard can often be seen from the lodge balconies.
Situated approximately 140 kilometres from the town of Arusha, Tarangire Sopa Lodge provides a perfect location for short safaris or corporate and conference events, the ideal start or end to any safari, a place to relax in the sun, witness the day-to-day events of the resident animals and experience a level of attention to detail, guest comfort and service not to be found anywhere for miles around.
RATES: 2008 - US$95 to US$200 pppn.sopa
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Serena Mountain Village - Arusha
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Nestling in the heart of a coffee plantation on the shores of Lake Duluti, near to Arusha, the gateway town of Tanzania’s spectacular national parks, Mountain Village - Arusha is the perfect place to relax before or after experiencing the adventure of a Serena Safari.
Mountain Village will give guests a true experience of a coffee plantation and is designed as an African village. It is renowned for its collection of spectacular bougainvillaea. Accommodation is housed in banana stem thatched huts, grouped in semi-circles around tropical shade trees. All guest rooms have private balconies that boast magnificent views of the mighty snow-capped Kilimanjaro on one side and Lake Duluti and the rugged peaks of Mount Meru on the other. Mountain Village, built in January 1989, has been under Serena management since 1st October 2000.
The area is an ornithologist’s paradise. The nature trail around the magical Lake Duluti provides a sanctuary for over 130 different bird species. Guests can take a relaxing walk along Lake Duluti spotting all the stunning African birds or wander through the coffee plantations around the lodge.
The Lodge has 46 guest rooms (36 twins and six superior rooms). The restaurant and bar are located in the Old Colonial Farmhouse which has all modern amenities. Activities include lake shore walks to see the Colobus monkeys, forest antelope and the abundant bush life. Excursions can be made to Mount Meru, mountain climbing of the famous Mount Kilimanjaro and trips to the markets of Arusha.
RATES - 2008: US$93 - US$123 pppn. sh
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Arusha Coffee Lodge - outskirts of Arusha, Tanzania
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Surrounded by the endless acres of berry-laden coffee bushes of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantation, Arusha Coffee Lodge lies like an elegant Victorian steam liner becalmed in a cool and peaceful sea – her welcoming lights and roaring fires beckoning.
Designed around the original plantation houses but completely renovated to achieve the highest standards of comfort, the décor is luxuriant and stylish with undertones of the bygone days of early exploration.
With emphasis on fine cuisine in an opulent setting, guests can enjoy an extensive evening restaurant menu, a spit-roasted lunchtime grill or the comfort classics menu featuring everyone’s favorites in the Safari Bar.
Each of the 18 plantation houses has been lavishly furnished and features a split level living area and a private deck.
The lodge also boasts a coffee shop, patisserie, hair and beauty salon, a range of boutique shops and galleries, conference and meeting rooms all set around the swimming pool.
Ideally located on the edge of Arusha, 5 minutes from the airport, Arusha Coffee Lodge provides a sublime setting for the start or end of any safari.
RATES: 2010 - US$175 to US$250 pppn B&B.ea
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