Places to stay across Tanzania

Luxury

Mwanza & Lake Victoria

Rubondo Island Camp

A remote luxury bush camp within Rubondo Island National Park, base for chimp tracking, forest walks and fishing.

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Budget

Kigoma

Kigoma budget guesthouses

No-frills guesthouses such as Nzimano and others in and around town offering clean, basic rooms and a lake breeze.

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Mid-range

Kigoma

Lake Tanganyika Hotel

A comfortable lakeshore hotel with air-conditioned suites, a restaurant and easy access to the town and port.

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Mid-range

Kigoma

Kigoma Hilltop Hotel

The town's flagship hotel set on a rocky outcrop over the lake, with a pool, sports facilities and boat transfers to the parks.

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Mid-range

Kigoma

Aqua Lodge

A tidy lakeside lodge with self-contained rooms, a convenient base before chimp tracking at Gombe or Mahale.

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Luxury

Kigoma

Greystoke Mahale

A celebrated luxury camp on the beaches of Mahale Mountains, offering exclusive chimp tracking, kayaking and dhow sailing.

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Luxury

Kigoma

Mbali Mbali Gombe Lodge

An upmarket tented lodge on the Gombe lakeshore, placing guests at the doorstep of the park's famous chimpanzees.

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Budget

Katavi

Sitalike guesthouses

Simple guesthouses and campsites at the Sitalike gateway offering basic rooms for overland and budget travellers.

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Mid-range

Katavi

Katuma Bush Lodge

A comfortable tented lodge overlooking the Katuma floodplain, a good-value base for game drives in the park.

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Mid-range

Katavi

Katavi Wildlife Camp

A relaxed permanent camp set among the floodplains, well placed for the dry-season hippo and buffalo spectacle.

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Mid-range

Katavi

Mbali Mbali Katavi Lodge

A tented lodge on the edge of the Katisunga plain with full-board safaris, game drives and walking excursions.

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Luxury

Katavi

Chada Katavi

An intimate, seasonal luxury tented camp on the Chada Plain offering guided walks, game drives and fly-camping.

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Luxury

Katavi

Palahala Camp

A remote, exclusive luxury camp deep in the park, delivering a private wilderness experience for a handful of guests.

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