Recommended Luxury Hotels and Lodges:

Location - Dar es salaam:

Movenpick

Currently the only five star hotel in Dar es Salaam. It fully lives up the reputation and standard of the International chain. Located on the edge of the city centre, the hotel features 240 Luxuriously-decorated rooms, a choice of two Restaurants, a fully equipped business centre and a swimming pool.

Holiday Inn

The Holiday Inn is situated within walking distance of the central business district. The hotel offers Elegant décor and comfortable rooms, well-lit work area with a cell phone re-charger and computer Modem point, satellite TV and a safe. Rooms on the upper floors offer stunning views across the Indian Ocean and Botanical Gardens. The restaurant looks onto a delightful terrace dinning area and pool deck.

Hotel Seacliff

Around 8 kms from the city centre, this 75 roomed Hotel offers a wonderful blend between traditional Structure and quality of service. It is located on the edge of a cliff, overlooking the Indian Ocean. All rooms are stylishly finished complete with air conditioning, satellite colour TV and mini bar.

Location - Zanzibar:

Karafu
Perhaps the most magnificent and exquisite beach hotel on the East Coast. Miles of unending pristine beach, and unparalleled 4-star standard accommodation. The hotel has been built in seven hectars of pleasant tropical garden and it is composed of 61 junior suite cottages and 31 rooms, all of which are built under “makuti” thatch, furnished with traditional Zanzibar furniture and each one comprising: bedroom, veranda, dressing room or wardrobe, bathroom in Carrara marble, ceiling fan, independent air conditioning, intercom telephone. The structure is completed by a luxury reception, restaurant, cocktail bar, game room, discotheque, swimming pool, two illuminated tennis courts and a diving centre. Activities include tennis, diving, wind surfing, boat excursions, snorkelling, deep sea fishing, canoing, cycling, table tennis, volleyball. Choice between standard rooms and cottages.

Protea Zanzibar Beach Resort

All 58 rooms are air-conditioned and include a ceiling fan, mini bar, hairdryer, coffee/ tea making facilities and mosquito nets. The hotel features a lounge, beach bar, pool table, table tennis, darts, children's playground, and a mini 9 hold golf course. An on-site water sports center arrangers snorkelling and diving excursions.

Zanzibar Serena inn

Located on the seafront of Zanzibar 's historic Stone Town, the Zanzibar Serena Inn has been created by renovating two romantic and historic buildings. I t provides 52 ocean facing, air-conditioned rooms, most with its own private balcony. The Inn offers a sea-front restaurant, and a spacious and secluded swimming pool.

Ras Nungwi
Located on an expanse of beach wilderness on the northern tip of Zanzibar some 60 kilometres from the airport/ stone town. An expansive coral reef protects the frontage of the hotel making it an idea location for all kinds of water sports or merely relaxing in the temperate water while soaking up the equatorial sun. Constructed by local craftsmen from hand-cut fossilised coral blocks, Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel blend into the landscape. All rooms and chalets are positioned to maximise the panoramic sea views and cool island breezes. All rooms are en-suite with ceiling fans and professionally run to PADI standards. Dives to many sites in the area are conducted daily. Different levels of PADI courses are also offered, including the popular ‘Introduction to Scuba' for fist time divers.

Location - Bagamoyo:

Paradise Beach Resort

Located on the beach front, the hotel features 68 rooms divided into standard and superior rooms. The hotel features a central reception area and swimming pool, restaurant serving a la carte and buffet meals, and a choice of recreational facilitites. All rooms are air-conditioned, and consist of ensuite bathroom, satellite TV and min-bar (in superior rooms).

Livingstone Club

This hotel is one of the more upmarket hotels relative to the other options available in Bagamoyo. With European management, their target market is foreign tourists looking for a beach holiday, in a remote part of the country, away from the large holiday resorts. Various types of sporting activities and the hotel arranges entertainment.

Location - Pangani:

Paradise Beach Resort

Located on the beach front, the hotel features 68 rooms divided into standard and superior rooms. The hotel features a central reception area and swimming pool, restaurant serving a la carte and buffet meals, and a choice of recreational facilitites. All rooms are air-conditioned, and consist of ensuite bathroom, satellite TV and min-bar (in superior rooms).

Livingstone Club

This hotel is one of the more upmarket hotels relative to the other options available in Bagamoyo. With European management, their target market is foreign tourists looking for a beach holiday, in a remote part of the country, away from the large holiday resorts. Various types of sporting activities and the hotel arranges entertainment.

Location - Arusha:
Novotel - Mount Meru

Nestled at the foot of Mount Meru, the Novotel Mount Meru is the ideal starting point for safaris to the Northern Circuit. 192 rooms offering views of the Golf Course on one side, and Mountains on the other. The hotel also has several restaurants, shops, a swimming pool and conference facilities.

Hotel Impala

Set in a peaceful and beautifully landscaped garden with a profusion of flowers, birds and butterflies, the Impala Hotel offers a full rang of facilities to cater to the holiday visitors and business tourists alike. The hotel consist of 61 comfortably furnished rooms, a conference room and a gift shop amongst other facilities. It is particularly known for its lunch buffets.

Mount Village

Overlooking Lake Duluti , this lodge has forty cottages with individual hot water systems. On a clear day, it is possible to enjoy snow capped views of Mount Killimanjaro. A walking bird-watching safari around the lake is available.

Location - Kilimanjaro:

Protea Aishi Machame

Situated at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro , Aishi is located a few kilometres from the Machame Gate where climbers commence their ascent of this most majestic mountain by way of the picturesque Machame Trail. All en-suite bedrooms have just been completely refurbished and restaurant and bar is available a the hotel. Nature walks and cultural tours around the area can also be organised by the hotel.

Location - Wildlife Northern circuit:

Arusha National Park

Momella Lodge: A village of elegant grey and white huts withthatched roofs, with 50 rooms all comfortably furnished. It is an ideal stop over for those wishing to spend a night in this park, or for those wishing to climb Mt. Meru. The famous film by John Wayne, “HATARI”, was filmed here in 1960/1.

Tarangire Safari Lodge

The camp overlooks the wildlife migration routes from Maasailand into and out of the Park. The 16 bedded camp is situated to take advantage of expansive views over the Silale Swamp system. Only two tents are close to each other, providing convenience for family groups with children. Every tent has beautifully made local furniture and is decorated with dried flowers and African fabrics. Each has its own private en-suite shower and toilet. The camp is situated on the bluff overlooking the Tarangire river – an extremely popular spot for resident animals.

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

The ‘low profile' structure of this lodge is tucked away well into wooded hillside valley overlooking the Tarangire Hill. This splendid lodge lives fully up to the 5 star reputation of the Sopa chain of hotels scattered throughout the region.

Tarangire Tree tops

This camp features 15 luxury en-suite tents, built at top tree-attached platforms, overlooking the Tarangire sand river. The camp has been superbly blended into the environment with the sleeping platforms built into a variety of Baobab, Mopani and Wild Fig trees. The dining area is situate close to the swimming pool and elephant water hole.

Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

The abundant birdlife of Lake Manyara was the inspiration for this 5-star lodge. The unique location of the lodge, also overlooking the Soda Lake, allows observation of many large and small colouful birds moving in circles and spirals. All 62 bedrooms and the swimming pool take full advantage of the breath – taking view.

E Unoto Lodge

The lodge has 25 spacious bungalow, featuring an internal diameter of 28 feet. Four rooms are honeymoon suites and four other specially designed to accommodate our handicapped guests. Overlooking Lake Miwaleni , the external surface of the rooms have a Maasai boma appearance, with a unique, exquisite, internal decorative Maasai theme. There is also a Maasai guided Cultural Excursion, walking to the nearby Maasai village where you can see their homesteads, meet the tribe, and learn about their culture.

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Spread along the uppermost rim of the Ngorongoro world Heritage Site. The lodge offers breathtaking views of the crater floor far below. At all Sopa lodges, each room is a suite with two Queen-Sized beds.

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

As if in a land before time, Ngorongoro Serena Lodge is built into the rim of an extinct volcano, the plant and ivy-covered stone blending masterfully with its surroundings. Today the surrounding landscape is part of a vast conservation area inhabited by the Maasai tribe, as well as an extraordinary variety of big game and birdlife. Most guest rooms have private terraces with views of the crater floor where countless animals make their home. At Ngorongoro Serena Lodge visitors co-exist in perfect harmony with the natural environment and the wildlife that inhabits it.

Serengeti Sopa Lodge

This lodge is constructed in the intriguing style of Maasai Manyatta, each building with rounded corners and flat roofs. The complex is superbly situated in the Nyarboro Hills, an area of intense natural beauty. The acacia woodland on the lower slopes of the hills and the all-year-round springs have springs have created an idea habitat for many species of game living in this area. The elevated position of the lodge provide guests with a cooling breeze above the sunbaked plains and sweeping panoramic views of timeless Africa.

Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Built into series of massive rocks, the lodges is situated in the heart of the Serengeti and is ideal for witnessing the seasonal migration of vast herds of plains animals. The Lodges has seventy five rooms with private bathrooms.

Serengeti Serena Lodge

Serengeti Serena Lodge is set high on a hill with breathtaking vistas of a landscape teeming with game. The wildlife defines the Serengeti – countless zebra, buffalo, gazelle, wildebeest, and other species make it their home. Big game feed in full view of the lodge itself. The terrain is the main stage for the great wildebeest migrations, an awesome spectacle involving millions of these beasts. The lodge design is simple but stunning. Inspired by a traditional African village, separate rondavel “ huts” house the luxury guest rooms. From the overall impressions to the smallest detail, the lodge is rich in local atmosphere created by indigenous handcrafts and art.

Lobo Wildlife Lodge

Considered to be one of the most beautiful lodges in Tanzania, its beauty can be described as breathtaking. It is built into the faults and contours of massive rock promontory overlooking the Serengeti Plains. At Lobo, a variety of wildlife can be easily viewed from the bedroom window, the swimming pool and the rock-top. A short drive away leads one into the heart of the Serengeti Plans teeming with wildlife.

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