Western Tanzania
The universally praised Lake Shore Lodge & Campsite has beach chalets with a lovely open ‘African Zen’ design incorporating shells, sand, ropes, flowers…
Must-see hotels in Western Tanzania
Western Tanzania
This comfortable place has a guesthouse with a lovely clifftop perch above Jakobsen’s Beach, two cottages and some standing tents, plus two shady…
Western Tanzania
This comfortable, well-run camp has a prime setting overlooking Katisunga, making it the best place for in-camp wildlife watching. The six tents have…
Western Tanzania
Despite the lack of a view, Green View offers everything a traveller could need: spotless rooms, good air-con, hot showers and friendly, English-speaking…
Western Tanzania
The old railway hotel, originally built in 1914 by a German baron as a hunting lodge, has been restored and provides unexpected class in this out-of-the…
Western Tanzania
Set under big trees in a prime location overlooking the Chada flood plain, this place promotes a classic safari ambience. It’s at its most Hemingway-esque…
Western Tanzania
This is a low-key and enjoyable luxury camp with well-appointed safari tents that boast big four-poster beds, weathered storage chests and piping-hot…
Western Tanzania
With stunning views over the grasslands, the large safari tents here have four-poster beds, carved wooden showers and plenty of privacy. The defining…
Western Tanzania
Gombe’s only private lodge has a shady, waterside location with just seven tents that offer a certain class and sophistication in the jungle. The tents…
Western Tanzania
The cosy Mango Tree bandas are set in the forest about 100m from the shore in Kasiha, about 10km south of park headquarters. While they lack lake views,…
Western Tanzania
This hotel is atop an escarpment overlooking the lake. The double and twin cottages are within a large walled compound roamed by zebras. Rooms are…
Moravian Church Conference Centre Hotel
Western Tanzania
A beautiful trumpet vine colours the outer walls here. Rooms are spare but pleasant and spacious (it's worth the extra Tsh10,000 for a larger one), and…
Western Tanzania
Situated on a beautiful sandy bay, this is a real Robinson-Crusoe-in-his-hippie-years kind of place where all the rooms are made of knocked-together,…
Western Tanzania
Next to the visitor centre at Kasekela, this amenable place has six simple rooms with electricity mornings and evenings. Two overflow facilities have…
Western Tanzania
Spotless, quiet, secure and cheap. You can't really go wrong at this church-run place where the foundation stone was laid by John Paul II himself. The…
Western Tanzania
Riverside Camp has a prime setting just above a hippo-filled river. The bandas are simple, but the location is worth it. Mr Juma, the owner, is very…
Western Tanzania
This church-run place has rooms that are essentially clean, and very quiet and secure. Besides the addition of a chair, we couldn't see any discernible…
Western Tanzania
With glitter walls and mood lighting the rooms here are certainly eye-catching, but it's also one of the town's smarter offerings. It has wi-fi, but the…
Western Tanzania
Tucked behind the bright white Moravian church, this church-run place is friendly and good enough for the price, quieter than the competition (most other…
Western Tanzania
Kalambo Falls Lodge has spacious rooms with large tubs, fridges and in-room wi-fi. It's also got a professional chef and a full bar, making an all-in-one…
Western Tanzania
If all you want is a place to crash in the centre of the market district, then this aquarium-blue, all-glass block will do nicely. There are instant hot…
Western Tanzania
The rooms could use some new paint, but are quite cosy overall, and the restaurant, one of the town's nicer places to dine, is a bonus. It’s in a quiet,…
Western Tanzania
You can't get closer to the lakeshore than at Aqualodge, where you're mere steps away from the lapping waters. While the rooms are basic, they have…
Western Tanzania
This is 2km south of the village and within park boundaries (so you need to pay park entry fees when staying here). The rooms are big, bright and…
Western Tanzania
The highest hotel in town doesn't have rooms with views, but you can see everything from the restaurant’s gazebo tower. It has a nice courtyard (alas,…
Western Tanzania
This is the standout cheapie in town. It's on a quiet and dusty side road and has a real homely feel to it, with spotless rooms, attached hot-water…
Western Tanzania
By virtue of being one of the newest hotels in the Mwanga neighbourhood (convenient to the bus stand), Poyongo is one of the best places to stay.
Western Tanzania
Unexpected value for such a remote town, the Holland offers big bright rooms with desks and a fair bit of noise. The downstairs restaurant is passable and…
Western Tanzania
A large place right on the lake, with lovely views, but rooms are on the small side and the staff are rather lacklustre. The gardens are pretty and…
Western Tanzania
Thanks to the friendly owner, plus the central location and good, cheap restaurant, this 1st-floor place is the most traveller-friendly spot in town…
Western Tanzania
This quiet place west of the centre has tidy rooms with TV and occasional hot water. It’s nothing special, but Mpanda being what it is, Baraka’s rooms are…
Western Tanzania
This simple guesthouse down a tiny alley is a good choice if you want to be right in the centre of town, but it is as no-frills as it gets. The basic,…
Western Tanzania
Just past the village and on the lakeshore is the guesthouse of the St Bernard Mission. The small and fairly clean rooms have cold-water-only showers…
Western Tanzania
These no-frills rooms have a good setting on a green lawn sloping down to a hippo-filled river. Check first to be sure the showers and lights are working…
Western Tanzania
Some rooms here have sofas, all have wear and tear. Showers may or may not be hot, but there's a bar and in-house restaurant, and the staff are friendly…
Western Tanzania
This fair-value spot by the bus-truck stop has adequate concrete-cube rooms with bucket showers and squat toilets. It only has electricity at night for…
Western Tanzania
The Atupenda Guest House is one of the few options for spending the night here. The rooms are very basic, with pit toilets and bucket baths, but the owner…
