A hand-picked selection of lodges and camps. Click through their name to visit their own website directly.
Baobab Tented Camp
An independent tented camp set among ancient baobabs in Tarangire National Park, run by Mawe Lodges — relaxed, personal hospitality within easy reach of the park’s famous dry-season elephant herds.
Lemala Mpingo Ridge Lodge
Set on a ridge above the Tarangire River, Mpingo Ridge Lodge looks out over the seasonal elephant herds and ancient baobabs the park is famous for, pairing spacious suites with the Lemala group’s design-led comfort.
Tarangire Treetops
Built entirely on stilts among the baobabs of a private concession bordering Tarangire National Park, Elewana Tarangire Treetops is one of Tanzania’s original treehouse camps. Just twenty raised suites blend into the canopy, connected by elevated walkways, with a treehouse lounge overlooking a waterhole that draws elephant and other wildlife right up to camp.
Swala Camp
Swala Camp, an A&K Sanctuary, sits on the edge of the Gursi swamp in the far south-west of Tarangire, well away from the busier north — two to three hours by game drive from the main gate, or an hour from Kuro airstrip. Twelve tents on raised platforms under acacias, a communal deck beneath a baobab, and a waterhole in front of camp that brings elephant and impala in on their own terms. Walking safaris and night drives are available alongside the usual game drives.
Kuro
Kuro sits inside Tarangire National Park itself, six tents strung along a riverside grove with a family tent among them, taking sixteen adults at most. Elephants walk through camp, and the position gives it access to the Silale and Gursi swamps, where game gathers as the dry season sets in. Days run to game drives, night drives and walks with an armed scout, with more than 550 bird species recorded in the park. An Elephant Treehouse platform stands a few hundred metres off, overlooking a dry riverbed. Open June to mid-March, and children are welcome from eight.
