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Find Your Lodge by Park and Budget

Every lodge and camp below is grouped under the park it sits in, with a tier tag so you can see roughly where it falls on price and comfort before you enquire. In the Serengeti especially, the best location shifts with the Great Migration through the year — tell us your travel dates and we will steer you toward the region that matches.

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Serengeti National Park Lodges

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The Serengeti's accommodation landscape runs from basic public campsites to some of the finest tented camps in Africa. Camp selection by season and region is the single most important planning decision beyond dates — distance from the gate is not the same as proximity to the wildlife.

Serengeti National Park safari lodges and open plains Grumeti region of the Serengeti ecosystem
How to choose the right camp: a camp 90 miles from Naabi Hill Gate in the northern Serengeti may be ideally positioned for Mara River crossings in July. A camp 20 miles from the same gate may be perfectly placed for calving season herds. Let the season and your priorities — not gate distance — drive your choice. Tell us your travel window and we will match you to the right camp for it.

Featured Serengeti Camps & Lodges

Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Luxury
19 miles from Naabi Hill GateLodge

A large lodge near the Naabi Hill area with easy access to both central and western Serengeti circuits.

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Nasikia Migration Camp

Nasikia Migration Camp

Luxury
21.3 miles from Naabi Hill GateMobile camp

A seasonal mobile camp that relocates with the migration, keeping drive times to sightings short.

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Kati Kati Serengeti

Kati Kati Serengeti

Mid-Range
23.5 miles from Naabi Hill GateTented camp

A seasonal, eco-oriented tented camp with no permanent structures, timed around the migration's movement.

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Acacia Central Camp

Acacia Central Camp

Mid-Range
25 miles from Naabi Hill GateTented camp

A central-Serengeti tented camp positioned for year-round resident wildlife around Seronera.

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The Singing Grass Bush Camp

The Singing Grass Bush Camp

Luxury
28.5 miles from Naabi Hill GateBush camp

A small bush camp set among open grassland, favouring a quieter, closer-to-nature stay.

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Melia Serengeti Lodge

Melia Serengeti Lodge

Luxury
30.5 miles from Naabi Hill GateLuxury lodge

A full-service lodge in central Serengeti with a large guest capacity and resort-style facilities.

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Serengeti Serena Lodge

Serengeti Serena Lodge

Mid-Range
40.5 miles from Naabi Hill GateLodge

A hilltop lodge built to resemble a traditional village, with wide plains views over central Serengeti.

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ThornTree Camp

ThornTree Camp

Mid-Range
47 miles from Naabi Hill GateTented camp

A classic tented camp in central Seronera, open year-round with reliable access to resident wildlife.

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Four Seasons Safari Lodge

Four Seasons Safari Lodge

Ultra-Luxury
53.3 miles from Naabi Hill GateLuxury lodge

A full-service luxury lodge overlooking a resident waterhole in central Serengeti.

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Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp

Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp

Mid-Range
87 miles from Naabi Hill GateBush camp

A traditional bush camp offering a closer-to-nature stay, positioned for the far-north migration season.

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Elewana Sand River Camp

Elewana Sand River Camp

Luxury

A luxury tented camp on the Sand River near the Kenya border, in the path of the northern migration.

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Lamai Serengeti

Lamai Serengeti

Ultra-Luxury

Positioned in the far north near the Mara River, built for the July to October crossing season.

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All Serengeti Camps & Lodges — Distance from Naabi Hill Gate

The full reference list below covers every camp and lodge we can book across the Serengeti, sorted by distance from Naabi Hill Gate — the park's main southern entrance. Use it alongside the guidance above: closer to the gate suits southern calving season, further north suits the July to October river crossings.

PropertyDistance from Naabi Hill GateType
Ang'ata Serengeti Camp18.3 milesTented camp
Serengeti Sopa Lodge19 milesLodge
Nasikia Migration Camp21.3 milesMobile camp
Kati Kati Serengeti23.5 milesTented camp
Acacia Central Camp25 milesTented camp
The Singing Grass Bush Camp28.5 milesBush camp
Melia Serengeti Lodge30.5 milesLuxury lodge
Kirurumu Under Canvas South31 milesMobile camp
Seronera Wildlife Lodge31.7 milesLodge
Angata Kemarishe Tented Camp35 milesTented camp
Nyikani Migration Camp35 milesMobile camp
Olakira Migration Camp37 milesMobile camp
Elewana Migration Camp37 milesMobile camp
Angata Migration Camp37 milesMobile camp
Serengeti Bushtops Lodge39 miles (Fort Ikoma Gate)Luxury lodge
Siringit Serengeti Camp39 milesLuxury camp
Mbali Mbali Soroi Serengeti Lodge39 milesLodge
Ole Serai Luxury Camp — Turner Springs39.5 milesLuxury camp
Nimali Central Serengeti39.3 milesLuxury camp
Serengeti Under Canvas40 milesMobile camp
Lemala Nanyukie Lodge40.3 milesLuxury lodge
Serengeti Serena Lodge40.5 milesLodge
Serengeti Sametu Camp40.6 milesTented camp
Kubu Kubu Tented Camp40.7 milesTented camp
Ole Serai — Moru Kopje42 milesLuxury camp
Mawe Tented Camp47 milesTented camp
Serengeti Sound of Nature47 milesLodge
ThornTree Camp47 milesTented camp
Serengeti Safari Lodge47 milesLodge
Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp47.5 milesLuxury camp
Mbalageti Safari Lodge50 milesLodge
Africa Safari Lodge50 milesLodge
Mbuzi Mawe Serena Camp52.8 milesTented camp
Four Seasons Safari Lodge53.3 milesLuxury lodge
Lobo Wildlife Lodge55 milesLodge
Elewana Pioneer56 milesLuxury camp
Kirurumu Under Canvas Central62 milesMobile camp
Embalakai Serengeti62 milesTented camp
Lahia Tented Lodge64 milesTented camp
Serengeti Acacia Bliss Luxury Tented Camp79.3 milesLuxury camp
Lemala Serengeti — Mara & Ndutu87 milesMobile camp
Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp87 milesBush camp
Nimali Mara92 milesLuxury camp
Kirawira Serena Camp93 milesLuxury camp
Serengeti Simba Lodge93 milesLodge
Kirurumu Under Canvas Northern93 milesMobile camp
Mara Under Canvas95 milesMobile camp
Gnu Migration Camp106 milesMobile camp
Kaskaz Mara106 milesMobile camp
Serengeti Mara River Camp123 milesTented camp
Elewana Serengeti Explorer208 milesLuxury camp

Distances are measured from Naabi Hill Gate, the Serengeti's main southern entrance, and are a planning reference only — not a ranking. Tell us your travel dates and we will recommend which of these actually fits your migration timing.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area Lodges

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Almost every lodge here sits on the crater rim rather than the floor itself, since overnight stays inside the caldera aren't permitted — expect a descent each morning for game drives.

Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro

Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro

Mid-Range

A more affordable rim-adjacent lodge, a practical base for a single night before the crater descent.

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Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Luxury

Built into the crater rim from local stone and vines, with rooms facing directly down into the caldera.

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Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Ultra-Luxury

One of Tanzania's most decorated properties, perched directly on the crater edge with dramatic suite-style rooms.

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Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge

Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge

Luxury

A rim lodge with wide crater views, positioned for an early descent to the caldera floor.

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Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge

Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge

Mid-Range

Set on a working coffee estate on the approach to the conservation area, a quieter alternative to the rim lodges.

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Tarangire National Park Lodges

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Tarangire holds the largest elephant concentration in northern Tanzania, especially in the dry season when herds gather along the riverbed that gives the park its name.

Sangaiwe Tented Lodge

Sangaiwe Tented Lodge

Luxury

Set near the newer Sangaiwe Gate with views over Lake Burunge, a quieter approach into the park.

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Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Mid-Range

A larger lodge on high ground within the park, well suited to families and small groups.

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Tarangire Treetops

Tarangire Treetops

Luxury

Elevated tree-house-style rooms among the park's distinctive baobabs, on a private concession bordering Tarangire.

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Lake Manyara National Park Lodges

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A compact park best known for tree-climbing lions and dense flamingo flocks on the lake, usually visited as a one-night stop at the start or end of the northern circuit.

Twiga Lodge & Campsite

Twiga Lodge & Campsite

Budget

A well-known stopover in Mto wa Mbu, about ninety minutes from Arusha, with extensive campsite and lodge facilities.

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Kirurumu Manyara Lodge

Kirurumu Manyara Lodge

Mid-Range

Set on the Rift Valley escarpment above the lake, with views toward Manyara and, on clear days, Kilimanjaro.

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Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Luxury

Built along the escarpment edge overlooking the lake, one of the better-positioned lodges in the area.

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Lake Victoria Lodges

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Africa's largest lake sits about twenty kilometres outside the Serengeti's western boundary — a quiet, uncrowded add-on for travellers extending beyond the standard circuit.

Serenity on the Lake

Serenity on the Lake

Budget

A solar-powered lakeside property just outside the Serengeti's western boundary, on Africa's largest freshwater lake.

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Zanzibar Beach Extension Hotels

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The most popular finish to a Tanzania safari — a short flight from the northern circuit to white-sand beaches on the Indian Ocean.

Sultan Sands Island Resort

Sultan Sands Island Resort

Mid-Range

A beachfront resort on the northeast coast, a straightforward and comfortable safari-and-beach combination.

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Melia Zanzibar

Melia Zanzibar

Luxury

A full-service beach resort with multiple pools and dining options on the northern coast.

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Zanzibar White Sand Luxury Villas & Spa

Zanzibar White Sand Luxury Villas & Spa

Ultra-Luxury

Private villa accommodation with dedicated service, the top-tier option for a Zanzibar finish.

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Tanzania Lodges — Common Questions

How do I choose the right lodge for my Tanzania safari?
Start with the park and the season. The Serengeti's best lodge location changes through the year as the Great Migration moves — northern Serengeti suits July to October, southern Serengeti suits the December to March calving season. Once the region is set, tier depends on your budget and how close to the wildlife you want to be.
Should I book a permanent lodge or a mobile tented camp in the Serengeti?
A permanent lodge stays in one place year-round, so its distance from peak migration activity varies by season. A mobile or semi-mobile tented camp physically relocates to follow the migration, which usually means shorter drives to sightings but a more rustic stay. Both are valid choices — we will recommend one based on your travel dates.
Can I combine Tanzania lodges with a Zanzibar beach stay?
Yes. Most Tanzania safaris finish with a 3-5 night Zanzibar extension. We handle the internal flight from the northern circuit to Zanzibar and can book anything from a mid-range beach hotel to a private villa.
Are lodge prices included in Beyond The Plains Tanzania packages?
Yes. Every Tanzania itinerary we quote includes accommodation at the tier you choose, park and conservation fees, a professional guide, and game drives. We confirm the specific lodge or camp with you before booking.

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