During your Tanzania safari, it is likely that you will stay in different accommodations, but typically only in one hotel in Arusha or Moshi during Northern Tanzania safaris and in Dar-es-Salaam during Tanzania Southern safaris. Additionally, you will stay in a hotel in Stone Town or a beach hotel or resort when visiting Zanzibar.

If you are arriving in Tanzania via Kilimanjaro International Airport and staying in or around Arusha, we can provide accommodation options such as a city hotel or a safari lodge, depending on your preference.

When participating in a Wildlife and Cultural Safari in Tanzania, you will most likely stay in a safari lodge or a tented camp/lodge. It’s important to note that the view that tented camps are cheaper than hotels is a myth. Both lodges and tented camps fall under the same regulations and pricing categories. The only difference is the style, with lodges being built using brick and mortar and tented camps using tented rooms and structures.

The services obtained in hotels and tented camps are comparable, and while Tanzanian lodges and tented camps may not adhere to the internationally recognized “star system” of rating, Back to Africa Safaris has defined their own way of rating accommodations with four categories: Plan Lodges and Tented Camps, Mid-Range Lodges and Tented Camps, Upper Mid-Degree Lodges and Camps, and Standard and Upper-Market Luxury Lodges and Tented Camps.

To avoid disappointment, we have categorized lodges and tented camps in Tanzania based on our own rating system, and some of the lodges/tented camps we use for safaris are highlighted in bold on our operating time/category list. Please refer to our Tanzania Safari Packages for more information on these accommodations.