Choosing your accommodation for a dream holiday is by no means an easy feat. Often people are swamped by the multitude of choices on offer, but luckily we are here to help. This page has been designed specifically to help you with your choices. Here we provide you with a comprehensive list of the best camps, lodges and hotels you can visit when booking with us. We highlight the significant differences in accommodation types and what they can offer. Our interactive menu below also allows you to search through each accommodation option, arranged by name, price, location and rating, at your own leisure.
Best Luxury Safari Lodges
With plenty of options to choose from, selecting your safari accommodation isn't easy. Different lodges can offer different experiences depending on what you are after from your holiday. Some lodges will only have small guest occupancy and offer intimate experiences, whereas other camps will cater for larger groups.
Camps can also be mobile meaning that they are not permanent structures and they will relocate depending on the season and where the animals are most likely to be. Due to the accommodation manoeuvring regularly, these camps are normally made up from a number of luxury tents. These tents however, dispel all traditional myths of what may come to mind if you think of camping. Their furnishings are luxurious and all your needs will be met. Their placement is also extra-close to the action and will certainly make you feel more at one with nature. If you have the opportunity to stay in these mobile camps, do it.
Best Beach Hotels
Just like the safari camps, there are many varying options when it comes to accommodation by the beach. Generally the more you pay, the more intimate and luxurious your accommodation will be, however we have options that can cater for all budgets. The beach hotels we offer can either be the base for a perfect romantic getaway or for an ideal adventure and activity filled holiday.
Best Safari Lodges
It is very hard to rank Africa lodges with one simple measure! Our ranking is subjective and tries to reflect value for money as well as overall quality. Therefore we may award just three stars to certain 'five star' lodges in the hotel, or five stars to some superb, unashamed 'three star' hotels that are great value for money.
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Park Hyatt, Stone Town - Park Hyatt, Stone Town
The Park Hyatt Stone town features 67 luxury rooms on a great beachfront location. It won’t suit those looking for an intimate, barefoot Indian Ocean experience, but it is well equipped and a good base from which to explore Zanzibar's historical Capital..
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Cost: $250
Plantation Lodge - Ngorongoro Highlands
Albert, a superb guide, led us through Lake Manyara and the Ngorogoro Crater. The Coffee Plantation Lodge is beautiful.- A Kerwin/B Brukof
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Cost: $763
Pole Pole - Mafia Island
Pole Pole is a very peaceful and relaxed lodge; as soon as you arrive you instantly forget about the outside world and give in to a Pole Pole time… so a great place to base your self while you make the most of Mafia’s great diving. The lodge has recently been enhanced by the addition of an attractive new swimming pool.
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Cost: $250
Pongwe Beach Hotel - Zanzibar, East Coast
Pongwe was stunning and a perfect place to laze about for a few days. We had a "garden view" room (the beach front rooms were all taken when we booked) and while it was set back from the beach that didn't matter at all as we still had a view of the beach from our front porch and we spent all of our time on the beach, by the pool or in the restaurant anyway. Pongwe is a low key beach resort, where you decide your own pace, it's not a big Club Med style resort, but more like some of the beach resorts in Thailand, where the thrill of the place is relaxing and deciding what you do rather than having activities thrown at you (although they were available if you wanted them).- S Kirby
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Cost: $164
Ras Kutani - Tanzania Mainland Coast
Ras Kutani's setting on the Indian Ocean could not be more beautiful and the staff more helpful. Our suite up the hill had an amazing view and was completely private. The staff immediately made us feel at home and like a part of their family.- A Kerwin USA
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Cost: $371
Ras Nungwi - Zanzibar, North Coast
Then to spend a week on Zanzibar afterwards just relaxing and taking it all in was the perfect end to the holiday, we enjoyed snorkelling, kayaking, boat trips and a visit to the local fishing village. Raz Nungwi was lovely, really relaxed, great food and staff and a lovely beach / pool area, our room was also very comfortable, clean and a good size.- H Murphy
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Cost: $185
Ras Nungwi - The Ocean Suite - Zanzibar, North Coast
This is one of the best private suite accommodations on the island. The Ocean suite is in fact a small luxurious house with a four poster bed, your own bar and upstairs lounge area (as well as the down stairs one). The suite has stunning views out to sea and privacy is unrivalled.
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Cost: $390
Rivertrees - Arusha
We stayed at five hotels, Rivertrees Country Hotel near Arusha,a small hotel with beautiful grounds and vegetable garden, and this was ideal for a rest day after the overnight flight.All the three safari hotels had such magnificent views with swimming pools that their other services were almost irrelevant- M&H Wea
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Cost: $130
Roho ya Selous - Selous
Roho ya Selous is the most recent offering from the ever-excellent Asilia, and their first foray into the wilds of the Selous. The Camp is set on a hill overlooking the channel between Lake Manze and Lake Nzerakera - in the best game viewing area of the park. Walking, boating and game-driving are on offer with Asilia's brilliant guides. This stylish camp is set to rival Beho Beho and Sand Rivers for the crown of best in the Selous.
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Cost: $936
Ruaha River Lodge - Ruaha
Ruaha River Camp was great, the food, staff and accommodation were spot on and our guide, Frank, was excellent (although he kept - C&R Mahoney-Ward
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Cost: $377
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