Olsero Expedition Trekking & Safaris
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Where You'll Stay

Real lodges and camps our guests have stayed in, plus other well-known properties across Tanzania and Kenya

Every lodge and camp on this page is a real property — some are ones our own guests have stayed in on an Olsero itinerary, marked “In our itineraries,” and others are well-known properties in the same regions that other operators favor. Follow the link on any card to the property's own website for current rooms, rates, and availability — then tell us which one you'd like and we'll build it into your safari.

Arusha & the Northern Circuit Gateway

Point Zone HotelMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Point Zone Hotel

Arusha

A comfortable gateway hotel in Arusha town, used as the arrival and departure base before and after the safari circuit.

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Arusha Tulia Boutique HotelMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Arusha Tulia Boutique Hotel

Arusha

A quiet boutique hotel just outside Arusha town, popular as a first- and last-night base for northern circuit safaris.

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Arusha Palace HotelMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Arusha Palace Hotel

Arusha

A centrally located Arusha hotel offering easy access to the town's restaurants and shops before heading out on safari.

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African Tulip HotelMid-RangeIn our itineraries

African Tulip Hotel

Arusha

A colorful, garden-set Arusha hotel known for its individually themed rooms and relaxed courtyard dining.

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Ngare Sero Mountain LodgeLuxury

Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge

Arusha (Usa River)

A historic 1905 farmhouse-turned-lodge on the slopes of Mount Meru, set in fifty acres of forest around a spring-fed lake — a favorite quiet first or last stop on the northern circuit.

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Hatari LodgeLuxury

Hatari Lodge

Arusha National Park

The only lodge inside Arusha National Park, a retro-styled 1960s farmhouse at the foot of Mount Meru.

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Elanacha HotelMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Elanacha Hotel

Arusha

A city hotel on Arusha's Olosiva Village edge, with a rooftop terrace looking out to Mount Meru.

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SG Premium ResortMid-Range

SG Premium Resort

Arusha

A 69-room hotel in Arusha's Sakina area at the base of Mount Meru, with a neo-African design theme and an outdoor pool.

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Ilboru Safari LodgeMid-Range

Ilboru Safari Lodge

Arusha

A garden lodge on the lower slopes of Mount Meru on the outskirts of Arusha town, with thirty-eight rooms and cottages popular with both climbers and safari travelers.

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Four Points by Sheraton Arusha, The Arusha HotelLuxury

Four Points by Sheraton Arusha, The Arusha Hotel

Arusha

A Marriott-managed hotel built in 1894 next to Arusha's Clock Tower, one of the oldest hotels in East Africa and now branded as a Four Points by Sheraton property.

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Mvuli HotelBudget

Mvuli Hotel

Arusha

An 18-room single-story hotel off the Moshi-Arusha highway, set among gardens and a tree plantation a short drive from central Arusha.

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Green Mountain HotelBudget

Green Mountain Hotel

Arusha

A three-star hotel in central Arusha with a pool, steam room, and terrace, used as a straightforward town base before or after safari.

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Moivaro Coffee Plantation LodgeMid-Range

Moivaro Coffee Plantation Lodge

Arusha (Usa River)

Forty thatched cottages set on a working coffee plantation seven kilometers outside Arusha, near Lake Duluti, with grounds shaded by coffee trees.

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Arusha Safari LodgeMid-Range

Arusha Safari Lodge

Arusha

A private-residence-style lodge on volcanic hills four kilometers outside Arusha town, with cottages and views toward Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.

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Masailand Safari & LodgeMid-Range

Masailand Safari & Lodge

Arusha (Usa River)

A 54-room hillside hotel at the foot of Mount Meru in the Arumeru district, positioned as a gateway stop for the northern safari circuit.

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Meru View LodgeMid-Range

Meru View Lodge

Arusha (Usa River)

A ten-acre lodge in Usa River at the foothills of Mount Meru, roughly midway between Arusha and Kilimanjaro International Airport.

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Meru Mbega LodgeMid-Range

Meru Mbega Lodge

Arusha (Usa River)

A twenty-room eco-lodge in Usa River bordering Arusha National Park, with views toward Kilimanjaro, Meru, and the park itself.

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Rivertrees Country InnMid-Range

Rivertrees Country Inn

Arusha (Usa River)

A former coffee farm in Usa River with rustic cottages set along a river and among tall trees, close to the border of Arusha National Park.

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Aya Sophia Wildlife VillaLuxury

Aya Sophia Wildlife Villa

Arusha (Usa River)

A villa property on the Dolly Estate near Maji ya Chai, roughly 25 kilometers from Arusha off the Arusha-Moshi road, set among free-roaming giraffe, zebra, and antelope.

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Dolly Farm & River CampLuxury

Dolly Farm & River Camp

Arusha (Usa River)

A three-tent riverside camp on the Dolly Estate in Usa River, set on a working organic farm between Arusha and Kilimanjaro airports.

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Arumeru River LodgeMid-Range

Arumeru River Lodge

Arusha (Usa River)

A former coffee plantation in the Usa River area outside Arusha, its chalets and suites set among ten hectares of century-old trees, tropical gardens, and a small river.

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Samora River LodgeMid-Range

Samora River Lodge

Arusha

A riverside lodge in the Ilkiding'a area on the outskirts of Arusha town, with garden rooms set along a flowing river and views toward Mount Meru.

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The Charity Hotel InternationalBudget

The Charity Hotel International

Arusha

A budget bed-and-breakfast hotel near Sakina on the Arusha-Moshi highway, set in a walled garden compound a short drive from central Arusha.

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Sanna Boutique HotelLuxury

Sanna Boutique Hotel

Arusha

A boutique hotel occupying the upper floors of a high-rise on Goliondoi Road in central Arusha, opened in 2023 with a rooftop restaurant and views over town toward Mount Meru.

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Mount Meru HotelMid-Range

Mount Meru Hotel

Arusha

A large business and conference hotel opposite the Arusha Golf Club, its 178 rooms and outdoor pool set against views of Mount Meru.

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Gran Meliá ArushaLuxury

Gran Meliá Arusha

Arusha

A five-star Meliá flagship on eighteen acres of coffee and tea plantation within Arusha town, with an infinity-edge pool, its own coffee roastery, and a craft workshop — a distinct property from the brand's Ngorongoro and Serengeti lodges.

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Tarangire National Park

Tarangire Simba LodgeMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Tarangire Simba Lodge

Tarangire National Park

A comfortable lodge overlooking the Tarangire River valley, well placed for game drives through the park's elephant-rich river circuit.

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Motto CottagesMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Motto Cottages

Tarangire National Park

Simple, comfortable cottages near Tarangire, a practical overnight stop between game drives on the northern circuit.

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Maramboi Tented LodgeLuxuryIn our itineraries

Maramboi Tented Lodge

Tarangire / Lake Manyara corridor

A tented lodge on the plains between Tarangire and Lake Manyara, with wide savanna views and a pool looking out toward the Rift Valley escarpment.

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Tarangire Safari LodgeLuxury

Tarangire Safari Lodge

Tarangire National Park

Family-run since 1985, this clifftop lodge overlooks a permanent stretch of the Tarangire River and its passing elephant herds.

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Sanctuary SwalaLuxury

Sanctuary Swala

Tarangire National Park

A secluded tented camp deep in Tarangire's western reaches, known for privacy and contemporary African design.

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Chem Chem Safari LodgeLuxuryIn our itineraries

Chem Chem Safari Lodge

Tarangire / Lake Manyara corridor

A private-concession lodge between Tarangire and Lake Manyara, especially strong for elephant sightings in the dry season.

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Lake Burunge Tented LodgeMid-Range

Lake Burunge Tented Lodge

Tarangire National Park

A tented lodge on the shore of Lake Burunge just outside Tarangire, where the terrace looks out over a natural pan that draws elephants and other wildlife down to drink.

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Baobab Tented CampMid-Range

Baobab Tented Camp

Tarangire National Park

A small tented camp in the corridor between Tarangire and Lake Burunge, its ten en-suite tents facing open plains beneath a scatter of ancient baobabs.

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Roika Tarangire Tented LodgeMid-Range

Roika Tarangire Tented Lodge

Tarangire National Park

A riverside tented lodge just five kilometers from the Tarangire gate, offering twenty-four en-suite tents and night game drives not available inside the park itself.

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Ang'ata Tarangire CampMid-Range

Ang'ata Tarangire Camp

Tarangire National Park

An eight-tent camp deep inside Tarangire overlooking the river and Tarangire Hill, close enough to the Silale Swamp to catch its thousands-strong elephant herds.

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Tarangire Elephant Springs CampMid-Range

Tarangire Elephant Springs Camp

Tarangire National Park

A camp of elevated suites set among ancient baobabs and clear-water springs in the heart of Tarangire, with an infinity pool looking out over the surrounding plains.

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Tarangire Kati Kati Tented CampMid-Range

Tarangire Kati Kati Tented Camp

Tarangire National Park

A classic mobile-style tented camp pitched near the Silale Swamp inside Tarangire itself, putting guests among the first onto the morning's game drives.

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Nimali TarangireLuxuryIn our itineraries

Nimali Tarangire

Tarangire National Park

Eight tented suites on a private conservancy along the eastern boundary of Tarangire, set among granite boulders, acacia and baobab trees.

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Tarangire TreetopsLuxuryIn our itineraries

Tarangire Treetops

Tarangire National Park

Elevated treehouse-style rooms built around a Main Lodge that encases a thousand-year-old baobab, just outside Tarangire's northeastern boundary.

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Tarangire Sopa LodgeMid-Range

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Tarangire National Park

A large lodge built among kopjes and ancient baobabs inside Tarangire National Park, its 75 rooms arranged in sweeping arcs with private verandas overlooking the surrounding bush.

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Osupuko Tarangire LodgeMid-Range

Osupuko Tarangire Lodge

Tarangire National Park

A Maasai-run lodge of eight thatched bungalows on a private reserve in the Burunge Wildlife Management Area bordering Tarangire, its wide windows and verandas looking directly out onto grazing wildlife.

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Ngorongoro & Karatu

Karatu Simba LodgeMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Karatu Simba Lodge

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A tented lodge in the farmlands of Karatu, a short drive from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area gate and a regular Olsero stop before or after the crater.

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Ang'ata CampLuxuryIn our itineraries

Ang'ata Camp

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A tented camp on the Ngorongoro Conservation Area's plains, close enough to the crater for an early descent to the floor.

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The Retreat at NgorongoroLuxuryIn our itineraries

The Retreat at Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A quiet, design-forward lodge near the conservation area, built for unwinding between crater game drives.

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Ngorongoro Crater LodgeLuxury

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Ngorongoro Crater rim

One of Africa's most theatrical lodges, perched directly on the crater rim with chandeliered suites and the most dramatic wake-up view on the northern circuit.

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Ngorongoro Serena Safari LodgeLuxury

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Crater rim

A stone-built lodge set into the western crater rim, prized for its centrally heated rooms and sweeping caldera views.

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Gibb's FarmLuxury

Gibb's Farm

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A working coffee farm turned lodge outside Karatu, known island-wide for its kitchen garden and relaxed farmhouse atmosphere.

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Ngorongoro Melia LodgeLuxury

Ngorongoro Melia Lodge

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A five-star lodge near the Lerai forest inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with panoramic suites and verandas looking out over the caldera.

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Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury LodgeLuxury

Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A fifty-acre luxury retreat on the edge of the conservation area, with individual cottages, open fireplaces, and a spa built around Mediterranean-inflected dining.

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Laba Ngorongoro LodgeLuxury

Laba Ngorongoro Lodge

Ngorongoro Crater rim

Perched at 2,200 meters on the crater rim on the site of the historic Rhino Lodge, with underfloor-heated deluxe rooms and a quick descent to the crater floor.

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Ngorongoro Farm HouseMid-Range

Ngorongoro Farm House

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A colonial-farm-style lodge on a working coffee and flower farm outside Karatu, with thatched-roof bungalows a short drive from the Ngorongoro gate.

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Farm of Dreams LodgeMid-Range

Farm of Dreams Lodge

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A garden lodge on the edge of Karatu town, with rooms overlooking vegetable gardens and views toward the Ngorongoro highlands.

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Njia Panda Tented LodgeMid-Range

Njia Panda Tented Lodge

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A small tented lodge at the Njia Panda junction outside Karatu, ten minutes from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area gate.

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Pamoja Africa LodgeMid-Range

Pamoja Africa Lodge

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A hilltop lodge among Karatu's coffee and banana plantations, with fireplace chalets and views over the Ngorongoro forest.

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Farm House ValleyMid-Range

Farm House Valley

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A lodge on a 500-acre coffee plantation near the Ngorongoro Lolduare gate, with chalet rooms looking out toward the Oldeani volcano.

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Kitela LodgeMid-Range

Kitela Lodge

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A small colonial-style lodge in the Ngorongoro foothills, set among coffee gardens with views over the crater forests.

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Tloma LodgeMid-Range

Tloma Lodge

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A valley-top lodge on the outskirts of Karatu village, built in colonial farmhouse style with views of a waterfall and the crater's east face.

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The HighlandsLuxuryIn our itineraries

The Highlands

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Eight canvas-and-glass domed suites on the slopes of the Olmoti volcano, inspired by traditional Maasai bomas, about an hour from the crater rim.

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Entamanu NgorongoroLuxuryIn our itineraries

Entamanu Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Crater rim

A homestead-style camp on the Ngorongoro Crater rim, one of the only places to look out over both the crater and the Serengeti plains at once.

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Ngorongoro Lion's Paw CampLuxuryIn our itineraries

Ngorongoro Lion's Paw Camp

Ngorongoro Crater rim

A crater-rim camp of safari suites ten minutes from the crater entrance, with elephant and black rhino sometimes visible from the lounge.

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Octagon LodgeMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Octagon Lodge

Karatu, near Ngorongoro

A mid-range lodge in Karatu, a short drive from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area gate.

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Serengeti National Park

Serengeti Safari LodgeMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Serengeti Safari Lodge

Serengeti National Park

A comfortable base inside the Serengeti, positioned for game drives across the park's central plains.

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Into Wild Africa Luxury CampLuxuryIn our itineraries

Into Wild Africa Luxury Camp

Serengeti National Park

A luxury tented camp in the Serengeti, built for evenings around the fire after a day chasing the migration.

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Sayari CampLuxury

Sayari Camp

Northern Serengeti (Lamai Triangle)

Asilia Africa's flagship northern Serengeti camp in the Lamai Triangle, the classic base for the Mara River crossings.

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Namiri PlainsLuxury

Namiri Plains

Eastern Serengeti

A contemporary Asilia Africa camp in the Serengeti's eastern plains, an area once closed to tourism and renowned for big cats.

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Serengeti BushtopsLuxury

Serengeti Bushtops

Northern Serengeti

A high-end northern Serengeti camp positioned for the migration's river crossings between July and October.

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Nomad Serengeti Safari CampLuxury

Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp

Central/Southern Serengeti (seasonal)

A mobile camp that relocates with the migration across the Serengeti's plains, following the herds rather than waiting for them.

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Golden CampMid-Range

Golden Camp

Serengeti National Park

A semi-luxury tented camp in the central Serengeti offering close-up wildlife encounters, with zebra and hyena regularly passing right through camp.

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Serengeti Heritage CampMid-Range

Serengeti Heritage Camp

Serengeti National Park

A luxury tented camp shaded by acacia trees near Seronera, a short drive from the airstrip at the heart of the Serengeti's year-round game viewing.

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Nyikani Camp Central SerengetiMid-Range

Nyikani Camp Central Serengeti

Serengeti National Park

An eco-friendly tented camp at the foot of Banagi Hill in the Seronera area, its elevated setting giving guests sweeping views over the central Serengeti plains.

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Zawadi Serengeti CampMid-Range

Zawadi Serengeti Camp

Serengeti National Park

A small, family-run tented camp in the Kemarishe Hills north of Seronera, just minutes from the Orangi River and the migration's seasonal paths.

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Olmorijo CampMid-Range

Olmorijo Camp

Serengeti National Park

A mobile tented camp that follows the herds, pitching near the Mara River at Kogatende for the river crossings and moving south to Ndutu for calving season.

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Osero SerengetiMid-Range

Osero Serengeti

Serengeti National Park

A luxury tented camp at Banagi in the central Serengeti, its name Maasai for "the wild," set on the annual wildebeest migration route.

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Embalakai Authentic CampsMid-Range

Embalakai Authentic Camps

Serengeti National Park

A mobile luxury tented camp beside the Nyabogati River in the Banagi area of the central Serengeti, blending an authentic bush feel with modern comforts.

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Serengeti Sound of Nature Luxury Tented CampMid-Range

Serengeti Sound of Nature Luxury Tented Camp

Serengeti National Park

An intimate luxury tented camp near the Orange River in the central Serengeti, with just eight tents set among the sounds of the surrounding bush.

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Sound of SilenceMid-Range

Sound of Silence

Serengeti National Park

A remote, design-forward tented camp far from the crowds, prized for its stillness and unbroken views over the Serengeti wilderness.

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Moyo Tented CampMid-Range

Moyo Tented Camp

Serengeti National Park

A canvas camp in the Seronera area facing the Warangi River, positioned for year-round game viewing and front-row seats to the Great Migration.

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Mbali Mbali Soroi Serengeti LodgeMid-Range

Mbali Mbali Soroi Serengeti Lodge

Serengeti National Park

A lodge of thatched chalets set high on a plateau in the Serengeti's western corridor, overlooking the vast Musabi plains from its infinity rock pool.

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Asanja MoruMid-Range

Asanja Moru

Serengeti National Park

Asanja Africa's original camp among the Moru Kopjes, an intimate eight-tent property where each tent is styled after a different Maasai ceremony.

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Ang'ata Serengeti CampMid-Range

Ang'ata Serengeti Camp

Serengeti National Park

A twelve-tent camp in the Seronera area of central Serengeti, within easy reach of the Moru Kopjes, the Grumeti and Lobo.

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Tanzania Bush Camps Central SerengetiMid-Range

Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti

Serengeti National Park

A Tanzanian-owned tented camp roughly 15km north of Seronera, offering a simple, semi-permanent base at the centre of the park.

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Serengeti Wild CampMid-Range

Serengeti Wild Camp

Serengeti National Park

A twenty-tent mobile camp set in the Seronera area of central Serengeti, each tent self-contained with private shower and toilet.

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Arukore Simba CampMid-Range

Arukore Simba Camp

Serengeti National Park

A newly built tented camp some 25km from Seronera airstrip, with a pool and viewing deck looking out over the savannah.

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Mbuzi Mawe Serena CampMid-Range

Mbuzi Mawe Serena Camp

Serengeti National Park

A Serena tented camp built among ancient granite kopjes on one of the migration's main corridors through central Serengeti.

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Seronera Wildlife LodgeMid-Range

Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Serengeti National Park

A long-standing TANAPA lodge built into a rocky kopje at the heart of Seronera, close to the park's central game-drive circuit.

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Lobo Wildlife LodgeMid-Range

Lobo Wildlife Lodge

Serengeti National Park

A 1968-built lodge set into a granite outcrop in the far north of the Serengeti, just 28km from the Kenyan border.

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Pamoja Serengeti Luxury CampMid-Range

Pamoja Serengeti Luxury Camp

Serengeti National Park

A Tanzanian-owned camp at the centre of the park near Seronera, with more than twenty en-suite tents.

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Maboresho Tented CampMid-Range

Maboresho Tented Camp

Serengeti National Park

A comfortable, family-run tented camp in the central Serengeti, with double, twin and family tents for a simple bush stay.

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The Singing GrassMid-Range

The Singing Grass

Serengeti National Park

A four-tent camp in Seronera, small enough to feel like a private wilderness retreat in the heart of the park.

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Meliá Serengeti LodgeLuxury

Meliá Serengeti Lodge

Serengeti National Park

A five-star lodge on the Nyamuma Hills with an infinity pool over the plains, spa and multiple restaurants for a full-service Serengeti stay.

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Four Seasons Safari Lodge SerengetiLuxury

Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti

Serengeti National Park

A flagship Four Seasons property overlooking its own watering hole, with suites and freestanding villas positioned directly on the migration's southern plains route.

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Serengeti ExplorerLuxury

Serengeti Explorer

Serengeti National Park

Elewana's newest Serengeti property, a contemporary lodge with the park's first hide, an infinity pool and a dedicated wellness centre.

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Serengeti Lake Magadi LodgeLuxury

Serengeti Lake Magadi Lodge

Serengeti National Park

A hilltop eco-lodge above Lake Magadi and the Moru Kopjes in central Serengeti, its sixty suites built for panoramic views over the surrounding plains.

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Kubu Kubu Tented LodgeLuxuryIn our itineraries

Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge

Serengeti National Park

Twenty-five stylish tented suites on raised wooden platforms in the Seronera Valley, with an infinity pool overlooking the plains.

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Lahia Tented LodgeLuxuryIn our itineraries

Lahia Tented Lodge

Serengeti National Park

A hilltop tented lodge with 360-degree views across the Central Serengeti and Western Corridor, within reach of the Maasai Kopjes and Olduvai Gorge.

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Elewana Serengeti Pioneer CampLuxuryIn our itineraries

Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp

Serengeti National Park

A twelve-tent camp in the Moru Kopjes, styled after 1930s mobile safari camps, with views over Lake Magadi and the endless plains.

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Untamed Migration CampMid-Range

Untamed Migration Camp

Central/Southern Serengeti (seasonal)

A six-tent eco-friendly mobile camp that relocates seasonally with the Great Migration, from the Mara River crossings at Kogatende in the north to the Ndutu calving grounds in the south.

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Serengeti Sametu CampLuxury

Serengeti Sametu Camp

Serengeti National Park

An unfenced camp of eighteen luxury safari tents beside the Ngarenanyuki River in central-eastern Serengeti, isolated from the park's busier tourist areas.

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Serengeti Woodlands CampLuxury

Serengeti Woodlands Camp

Central/Southern Serengeti (seasonal)

A twelve-tent seasonal camp on the Nabi Slopes in southern Serengeti, in the grassy corridor linking the Ndutu area with the Moru Kopjes, open December through March for calving season.

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Kenzan Luxury CampLuxury

Kenzan Luxury Camp

Serengeti National Park

A five-tent luxury camp on the edge of Topi Hill in the Seronera area, with a fixed site in central Serengeti and a mobile counterpart that follows the migration between the Mara and Ndutu rivers.

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Serengeti Tortilis CampMid-Range

Serengeti Tortilis Camp

Serengeti National Park

A ten-tent camp near Banagi in central Serengeti, named for the area's distinctive tortilis trees and set about forty minutes from the Seronera airstrip — a distinct property from the Elewana Tortilis Camp in Kenya's Amboseli.

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Salinero Serengeti LodgeLuxury

Salinero Serengeti Lodge

Serengeti National Park

A twelve-tent lodge of canvas-hybrid suites on wooden platforms in the Seronera Valley, facing the Warangi River in central Serengeti.

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Kuona SerengetiLuxury

Kuona Serengeti

Serengeti National Park

A luxury tented camp in the Nyabogati area of the Serengeti, its name Swahili for "to see," with a dedicated creative workspace alongside its dining and lounge areas.

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Mgunga Serengeti CampLuxury

Mgunga Serengeti Camp

Serengeti National Park

A nine-tent camp in the Serengeti's western corridor, roughly forty kilometers and an hour's drive west of Seronera.

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Jackals' Lair CampMid-Range

Jackals' Lair Camp

Serengeti National Park

A solar-powered tented camp beside the Nyabogati River in central Serengeti, roughly a 35-minute drive from Seronera Airstrip, with ten en-suite tents and two family tents.

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Lake Manyara

Siafu LodgeBudgetIn our itineraries

Siafu Lodge

Lake Manyara area

A modest, practical lodge near Lake Manyara National Park favored on Olsero's budget safari itineraries.

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Ngare LodgeBudgetIn our itineraries

Ngare Lodge

Lake Manyara area

A straightforward budget lodge used on Olsero's shorter northern circuit safaris.

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Heart & Soul Lodge ManyaraMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Heart & Soul Lodge Manyara

Lake Manyara National Park

A mid-range lodge close to Lake Manyara, known for its tree-climbing lions and dense birdlife.

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Lake Manyara Serena Safari LodgeMid-Range

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Lake Manyara National Park

Perched on the Rift Valley escarpment above Lake Manyara, with sweeping views down over the lake and forest below.

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Moonbow LodgeMid-Range

Moonbow Lodge

Lake Manyara area

A small escarpment lodge above Lake Manyara National Park, with just four spacious rooms and sweeping views over the rift valley floor.

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Escarpment Luxury LodgeMid-Range

Escarpment Luxury Lodge

Lake Manyara area

A chalet-style lodge arranged across the Manyara escarpment, distinct from the Serena property on the lake, with tiered cottages looking down over the rift valley.

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Migombani CampsiteBudget

Migombani Campsite

Lake Manyara area (Mto wa Mbu)

A budget campsite at the entrance to Lake Manyara National Park in Mto wa Mbu, with a garden terrace overlooking the lake, a small pool, and a choice of furnished tents or space to pitch your own.

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Isoitok CampMid-Range

Isoitok Camp

Lake Manyara area

An off-grid eco-camp on the Losimingori hills above Lake Manyara, about 13 kilometers from the park and built in partnership with the neighboring Maasai community of Esilalei, its eight tents furnished with locally handmade timber and stone.

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Zanzibar

P.O.M.-P.O.M. Suites PajeLuxuryIn our itineraries

P.O.M.-P.O.M. Suites Paje

Paje, Zanzibar

Our partner resort on Zanzibar's blue lagoon in Paje — see our full partnership for more on P.O.M.-P.O.M. Suites Paje.

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Kenya: Maasai Mara

Enkorok Mara CampMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Enkorok Mara Camp

Maasai Mara National Reserve

A comfortable tented camp inside the Maasai Mara, Olsero's regular base for full-day game drives across the reserve.

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Kichwa Tembo Tented CampLuxury

Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp

Maasai Mara National Reserve

A well-loved Mara camp at the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment, with a front-row seat to the migration season.

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Mara Serena Safari LodgeLuxury

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Maasai Mara National Reserve

The largest lodge in the Mara, built in the style of a local village atop a hill with panoramic reserve views.

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Karen Blixen CampLuxury

Karen Blixen Camp

Mara North Conservancy

A riverside camp in the Mara North Conservancy, one of the richest wildlife conservancies bordering the reserve.

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Governors' CampLuxury

Governors' Camp

Maasai Mara National Reserve

A classic, long-established camp beside the Mara River with direct access to the Musiara Marsh.

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Angama MaraLuxury

Angama Mara

Maasai Mara (Oloololo Escarpment)

Perched on the Oloololo Escarpment above the Mara plains, famous for its floor-to-ceiling views over the whole reserve.

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Kenya: Amboseli, Samburu & Beyond

Kibo Safari CampMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Kibo Safari Camp

Amboseli National Park

A tented camp just outside Amboseli, positioned for the park's elephant herds and Kilimanjaro views.

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Lake Naivasha Country ClubMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Lake Naivasha Country Club

Lake Naivasha

A long-standing lakeside country club at Naivasha, a relaxed stop for boat rides and a Crescent Island walking safari.

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Samburu Sopa LodgeMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Samburu Sopa Lodge

Samburu National Reserve

A lodge on the edge of Samburu National Reserve, home to species found nowhere else on the southern safari circuit.

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Nakuru Sopa LodgeMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Nakuru Sopa Lodge

Lake Nakuru National Park

A hillside lodge overlooking Lake Nakuru, known for flamingo flocks and healthy rhino populations.

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Soames Hotel NanyukiMid-RangeIn our itineraries

Soames Hotel Nanyuki

Nanyuki, near Ol Pejeta

A Nanyuki hotel used as a base for Ol Pejeta Conservancy visits, including its rhino sanctuary and chimpanzee refuge.

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