Adventures Within Reach is now offering mid-range, luxury, and elite safari tented camps on the northern circuit in Tanzania. Some camps are permanent structures with running water and flush toilets, and some are mobile to move to the best animal viewing with private portable toilets and hot water camp showers.
Moivaro Serengeti Tented Camp (Serengeti)
This camp is set in the midst of an incredible vista of savannah and skies, sheltered
in a grove of acacia trees and ideally situated along the path of the migrating
wildebeest between Kenya and Tanzania.
Each tent has its own en suite bathroom, modern furnishings, and a private
verandah. The central restaurant and bar area boast a large fireplace — an
ideal spot to unwind with a drink after a long days exciting game viewing.
Crater Forest Tented Lodge (Ngorongoro)
This lodge is operated as an eco-friendly small scale lodge with 15 tented
rooms, all on platforms with magnificent views over the Ngorongoro Forest.
The rooms are spacious and all have en suite bathrooms with hot showers and
toilets. For those chilly upland nights, enjoy the warmth of your own
African-style firepot. Complimentary coffee and tea are served on your verandah in the morning.
Kirurumu Tented Lodge (Lake Manyara)
This lodge was built with sensitivity and commitment to eco-sensitive tourism
as well as ensuring the comfort of guests. The thatched dining room offers
a panoramic view and selection of excellent local and European dishes.
There are many walking trails from the lodge and local Maasai guides will
be happy to escort you on botanical and birding walks. You can also hire
mountain bikes and take guided trips into the valley and the local village
and meet the farmers and tribe people.
Moivara Forest Camp (Lake Manyara)
The Lake Manyara Forest Camp is only a short drive from the park entrance through Migunguni Village. The camp is nestled away in a quiet corner of a large acacia forest and A-frame style tents are placed around a central glade, each offering privacy but still only a short walk to the restaurant and bar.
Tarangire Safari Lodge (Tarangire)
Built on top of a high bluff with a breathtaking panorama, the luxury tents combine the authentic safari atmosphere of “nights under canvas”, with more modern comforts of electric lights and en suite bathrooms with hot water.
All 35 tents have thick canvas walls which can be rolled up to expose netted windows. These allow you to enjoy the cool breeze and experience the bush all around you, without being exposed to the elements. There is also a swimming pool with a water slide.
Moivaro Lake Natron Camp (Lake Natron)
Wild and remote Lake Natron lies in the northeast of Tanzania in between the Ngorongoro Highlands and Serengeti plains. Situated at the base of Africa’s only active volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai (Mountain of God).
Here it is the landscape rather than the animals that is the attraction — the area around the lake is dry, desolate and hauntingly beautiful.
Each tent is furnished with full size beds, quality linen and blankets, bedside table, electric reading lamps, rugs, tables and chairs and has its own shower and toilet tent.
Tindiga Tented Lodge (Lake Eyasi)
The lodge is situated close to Qaund’ded Village. To the western side
of the lodge you can see Mount Masumbuku. To the north there is the
Ngorongoro Conservation Area with its surrounding volcanic hills. To
the west, just behind Lake Eyasi, you can find the big plains of the Serengeti.
The lodge is a small scale lodge with 10 spacious rooms with en- suite
bathrooms with showers and toilets. The lodge blends in beautifully with
the natural environment as they run the camp with an eco-friendly approach,
protecting and preserving the natural resources.
Mapito Tented Camp (Serengeti)
The small camp provides an intimate atmosphere for only 16 guests.
The large tents are equipped with running hot water, bucket
showers, mosquito nets and electricity powered by solar energy.
Each luxury tent has its own private verandah overlooking the Serengeti plains. On
chilly nights a hot water bottle is tucked between the freshly laundered
cotton sheets.
Serengeti Savannah Camp (Serengeti)
Serengeti Savannah Camps are about a safe and fun “bush” experience
with the simple comforts of a private safari camp.
The timing of the Great Wildebeest Migration is difficult to predict as it
depends on when and where rain falls, so each camp is set to be where
The Migration will typically be but also close to areas with resident wildlife.
Mbuzi Mawe (Serengeti)
A place of infinite calm surrounded by untamed majesty, offering a
timeless blend of classic safari rustic and world-class
professionalism.
A private encampment of 16 superbly luxurious tents guarded by
sentinel towers of majestic granite. All have ceiling fans,
mosquito nets, and accessibility for disabled.
Boundary Hill Lodge (Tarangire)
One of the few lodges in Tanzania to be located in its own exclusive
Conservation Area, Lokisale Village has set aside 164 square kilometers
for walking safaris, night drives and fly camping.
Consisting of only eight very spacious individually designed rooms, the
lodge is designed to offer as much privacy as possible. Built in harmony
with the environment, the rooms offer unparalleled comfort and quietly
understated luxury. All have en-suite facilities with separate showers and
five are double suites with cast-iron baths.
The swimming pool, which has the natural rock features as its walls, provides a refreshing respite from
the rigors of travel.
Tarangire River Camp (Tarangire)
This semi-permanent luxury tented camp overlooks the Tarangire River and
offers stunning views of the meandering river, the vast plains across
the park, Lake Manyara, the Rift Valley and the Ngorongoro highlands.
The tents are tastefully furnished with all the comforts you will need
while on safari and open out onto stunning views of Mt. Meru and
Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The camp provides close access to premier wildlife viewing areas
of the park. Additional activities include tribal visits with Datoga
and bush walks with Maasai who live in the area.
Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp (Lake eyasi)
The camp is beautifully set in a date palm and acacia forest and is part
of large family-owned farm with a natural spring nearby which feeds
into the lake. It is also home to the Wahadzabe, an ancient, nomadic tribe
of Bushmen who are one of the last click-speaking hunter-gatherer tribes.
The tents are carefully created to be low-impact, spacious and totally comfortable. Each has a stunning view of the lake. Constructed almost entirely with palms and trees from the property, each of Kisima Ngeda’s
seven tents are built on a permanent wooden platform with a palm
thatched roof. Each comes with a hand-carved bed, enclosed bathroom, and shower with hot water.
Klein’s Camp (Serengeti)
Klein’s Camp has ten intimate cottages made of rock and thatch with rich wooden floors and serene, classic interiors. The round stone walls of the cottages and polished wooden floors offset the soft cream and gossamer interiors. Dinner waits in the lantern-lit dining room overlooking the valley below.
Grumeti River Camp (Serengeti)
This splendid safari camp is renowned for its stylish, vibrantly African-designed tented suites offering exceptional crocodile and hippo viewing.
Each tented suite features a large bed made of Tanzanian cypress and comfortable deck furniture both in and outdoors. Delicious Pan-African cuisine is prepared on traditional “jikos” (fires) and stone ovens. Private dinners may be arranged for any special occasion.
Serengeti Under Canvas (Serengeti)
Having secured some of the Serengeti’s best semi-permanent campsites, there is tremendous flexibility in moving the camp according to the expected migration movements.
This luxurious camps proudly feature some of Tanzania’s largest and most spacious accommodations, each with double bed, en suite bathroom and romantic al fresco bucket shower. With a hint of Bedouin character, these tents boast custom made Indian rugs, crisp linens, sparkling crystal, and polished brass samovars and basins.
Sabora Tented Camp (Serengeti)
Situated on the flat Serengeti plains, Sabora Tented Camp has been designed around a 1920’s theme and for those who are searching for an “Out of Africa” experience. This camp offers elegant simplicity and laid-back romance with 360-degree views of the plains that teem with wildlife.
There are six lavish tents which evoke the sense of romance and adventure of a temporary camp, while offering every luxury you can imagine. Soft canvas separates guests from the elements and interiors are beautifully decorated with European finery, ethnically-inspired objects and campaign furniture
Kensington Ngorongoro Camp (Ngornogoro)
Tucked in a wooded valley a few minutes’ drive from the rim, this camp offers an intimate experience in the misty reaches of Ngorongoro Crater. This exclusive camp has just six Suswa tents luxuriously spread in a forested grove. Cool and crisp in the high altitude, guests are wrapped in warm and colorful Masai blankets to gather around the fire before retiring to lush beds warmed to perfection by hot water bottles.
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