Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika, the second largest lake in Africa 

Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and thesecond deepest, in both cases, after only Lake Baikal in Siberia;^[3] it is also the world's longest freshwater lake. The lake is divided among four countries – Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia, with Tanzania (46%) and DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. The water flows into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean.

"Tanganika, 'the great lake spreading out like a plain', or 'plain-like lake

      

  

Lake Tanganyika as it seen from the top of the world

Lake Tanganyika is situated within the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is confined by the mountainous walls of the valley. It is the largest rift lake in Africa and the second largest lake by volume in the world. It is the deepest lake in Africa and holds the greatest volume of fresh water; accounting for 18% of the world's available fresh water. It extends for 676 km (420 mi) in a general north-south direction and averages 50 km (31 mi) in width. The lake covers 32,900 km² (12,700 sq mi), with a shoreline of 1,828 km (1,136 mi), a mean depth of 570 m (1,870 ft) and a maximum depth of 1,470 m (4,820 ft) (in the northern basin). It holds an estimated 18,900 cubic kilometres (4,500 cu mi).^[5] It has an average surface temperature of 25° C and a pH averaging 8.

The enormous depth and tropical location of the lake can prevent 'turnover' of water masses, which means that much of the lower depths of the lake are so-called 'fossil water' and are anoxic (lacking oxygen). The catchment area of the lake is 231,000 km². Two main rivers flow into the lake, as well as numerous smaller rivers and streams (whose lengths are limited by the steep mountains around the lake). There is one major outflow, the Lukuga River, which empties into the Congo River drainage.

Lake Tanganyika is home to a large number of invertebrates, including many endemics.

A total of 68 freshwater snail species (45 endemic) and 15 bivalve species (8 endemic) are known from the lake.^[10] Many of the snails are unusual for species living in freshwater in having noticeably thickened shells and/or distinct sculpture, features more commonly seen in marine snails

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HEHE TRIBE

Hehe Solidier stand for photo during world war II

The Hehe (Swahili collective: Wahehe) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Iringa Region in south-central Tanzania, speaking the Bantu Hehe language. In 2006, the Hehe population was estimated at 805,000, up from the just over 250,000 recorded in the 1957 census when they were the eighth largest tribe in Tanganyika.

Historically, they are famous for vanquishing a German expedition at Lugalo on 17 August 1891 and maintaining their resistance for seven years thereafter—a war that left the Hehe shattered, culminating in their leading chief, Mkwawa, shooting himself

Young Hehe worries stand with Mkuki na Ngao as defence mechanism during figthing

The people who were eventually to be called Hehe by Europeans, lived in isolation on a highland in southwestern Tanzania, northeast of Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi), and had few ancestors who had been in Uhehe for more than four generations. With the exception of some pastoralists on the plains and some keeping a limited number of cattle and goats, the Wahehe were primarily an agricultural people. In the beginning they seemed to have lived in relative peace, although the various chiefs did quarrel with one another, raided each other for cattle and broke alliances. The population was probably small, with no chiefdom over 5,000 people. By the middle of the 19th century, however, Nguruhe, one of the more important chiefdoms led by the Muyinga dynasty, began to push its weight around and expand its influence and power

Hehe Warriors in the early 20th Century. Note the hide shields and facepaint or masks of the warriors in the foreground

Traditional

MASAI TRIBE

 Young Masai dancing the traditional dance

The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.  The Maasai speak Maa (ɔl Maa), a member of the Nilo-Saharan language family that is related to Dinka andNuer. They are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania, Swahili and English. The Maasai population has been reported as numbering 841,622 in Kenya in the 2009 census,  compared to 377,089 in the 1989 census.

Young Masai Morali stand on top of a nod as a indication of confidence and power

The Tanzanian and Kenyan governments have instituted programs to encourage the Maasai to abandon their traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle, but the people have continued their age-old customs. Recently, Oxfam has claimed that the lifestyle of the Maasai should be embraced as a response to climate change because of their ability to farm in deserts and scrublands. Many Maasai tribes throughout Tanzania and Kenya welcome visits to their village to experience their culture, traditions, and lifestyle

Masai Women celebrating tradional dancing

Traditional

Lake Manyara

Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty-gold 600-metre high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”.

The compact game-viewing circuit through Manyara offers a virtual microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience.

From the entrance gate, the road winds through an expanse of lush jungle-like groundwater forest where hundred-strong baboon troops lounge nonchalantly along the roadside, blue monkeys scamper nimbly between the ancient mahogany trees, dainty bushbuck tread warily through the shadows, and outsized forest hornbills honk cacophonously in the high canopy.

Contrasting with the intimacy of the forest is the grassy floodplain and its expansive views eastward, across the alkaline lake, to the jagged blue volcanic peaks that rise from the endless Maasai Steppes. Large buffalo, wildebeest and zebra herds congregate on these grassy plains, as do giraffes – some so dark in coloration that they appear to be black from a distance.

Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favoured haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants. Squadrons of banded mongoose dart between the acacias, while the diminutive Kirk’s dik-dik forages in their shade. Pairs of klipspringer are often seen silhouetted on the rocks above a field of searing hot springs that steams and bubbles adjacent to the lakeshore in the far south of the park.

Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Highlights include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large waterbirds such as pelicans, cormorants and storks.

About Lake Manyara National Park
Size: 330 sq km (127 sq miles), of which up to 200 sq km (77 sq miles) is lake when water levels are high.
Location: In northern Tanzania. The entrance gate lies 1.5 hours (126km/80 miles) west of Arusha along a newly surfaced road, close to the ethnically diverse market town of Mto wa Mbu.

Getting there
By road, charter or scheduled flight from Arusha, en route to Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.

What to do
Game drives, night game drives, canoeing when the water levels is sufficiently high.
Cultural tours, picnicking, bush lunch/dinner, mountain bike tours, abseiling and forest walks on the escarpment outside the park.

When to go
Dry season (July-October) for large mammals;
Wet season (November-June) for bird watching, the waterfalls and canoeing.

Accommodation
One luxury treehouse-style camp, public bandas and campsites inside the park.
One luxury tented camp and three lodges perched on the Rift Wall outside the park overlooking the lake.
Several guesthouses and campsites in nearby Mto wa Mbu.

More info on accomodation

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro crater viewed from above

Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers 8,292 square kilometers. It is one of the three divisions that comprise Ngorongoro District in Arusha Region.

NCA was established in 1959 by the NCA Ordinance No 413 of 1959 as a multiple land use area, designated to promote the conservation of natural resources, safeguard the interests of NCA indigenous residents and promote tourism. NCA is a unique protected area in the whole of Africa where conservation of natural resources in integrated with human development.

The main feature of the NCA include the Ngorongoro Crater, The Serengeti Plains that support about 2.0 millions migratory wildlifespecies of the Serengeti Mara-ecosystem (TAWIRI, 2003) and the catchment forest; the Northern Highland Forest Reserve (NHFR) known as 'Entim Olturot' in Maa language. Other important features found in the NCA are the archaeological and palaeontological site located at Oldupai Gorge and the early human foot-prints that were discovered at Alaitole in Ngarusi area. Because of these particular features and the harmonious co-existence between wildlife andpeople that has existed for many years, NCA was accorded the status of a World Heritage Site and listed as one of the International Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme.

NCAA Vision

The vision of NCAA is self-financed World Heritage Site that provides sustainable benefits for NCA indigenous residents, Tanzanians and guarantees protection of natural, cultural and archaeological resources for global community.

The Mission Statement of NCAA

The NCAA will cooperate with NCA indigenous residents to professionally conserve the natural and historical resources, while providing optimal social services to residents, staff and visitors. The mission of NCAA is to strive to maintain the status of NCA as a World Heritage Site as well as an eighth wonder of the world through:

• Provision of optimal and legitimate social services to NCA indigenous residents;
• Professionally manage natural, cultural and archaeological resources;
• Maintain committed and highly qualified staff;
• Formulation and implementation of appropriate policies;
• Provision of high quality tourism services; and
• Developing partnership with local, regional and international stakeholders.

NCAA Core Values

THE NCAA SHALL STRIVE TO ACHIEVE ITS VISION AND IMPLEMENT ITS MISSION WHILE OBSERVING THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES:

• Sustainability
• Valuing people; and
• Accountability to stakeholders.

NCAA Objectives / Functions

THE OBJECTIVES / FUNCTIONS OF THE NCAA AS STATED IN THE ORDINANCE ARE:

• To conserve and develop the natural resources of the Conservation Area
• To promote tourism within the Conservation Area and to provide and encourage the provision of facilities and infrastructure necessary or expedient for the promotion of tourism
• To safeguard and promote the interests of Maasai citizens of the United Republic engaged in cattle ranching and dairy industry within the Conservation Area
• To promote and regulate the development of forestry within the Conservation Area
• To construct such roads, bridges, aerodromes, buildings and fences, to provided such water supplies and carry out such other works and activities as the Board of Directors may consider necessary for the purpose of the development and protection of the Conservation Area
• To do all such acts and things, which in the opinion of the Board, may be necessary to uphold and support the credit of the NCA and justify public confidence, and to avert and minimize any loss to the authority
• To do anything and enter into any transaction which in the opinion of the board, is calculated to facilitate the proper and efficient exercise by the Authority of its functions under this act, including:
  • The carrying out of the activities of the NCA in participation with any other person
  • The acquisition, by the agreement, of the interests in companies and firms engaged in activities in which the NCA may lawfully be engaged under this act, and the management of the affairs or the continuance of the business of such companies and firm;
  • The establishment of branches within the United Republic or elsewhere.

Multiple Land Use

The multiple land use philosophy in the area is to maintain the peaceful co-existence of human and wildlife in a natural and traditional setting. Pastoralism, conservation of natural resources and tourism are the three, main components that are given equal consideration in policy shaping decisions. The NCA aims for the historic balance of people and nature in a way which has not been possible in many parts of the world. At stake are the rich bio diversity and ecology of the Serengeti Plains and The Ngorongoro Highlands, the major palaeontological and archaeological sites and important water catchment areas. Tourism is a vital element in raising revenue and has been encouraged and developed with a respect for culture and without damaging the environment. Man and his ancestors have lived in the Ngorongoro eco-system for more than three million years. By careful research and continuing management, the fragile balance between man and nature will be successfully maintained.

ngorongoro

MOUNT KIRIMANJARO

Kilimanjaro. The name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light, Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans. Or it might not. The local people, the Wachagga, don't even have a name for the whole massif, only Kipoo (now known as Kibo) for the familiar snowy peak that stands imperious, overseer of the continent, the summit of Africa.

Kilimanjaro, by any name, is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa. When you see it, you understand why. Not only is this the highest peak on the African continent; it is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising in breathtaking isolation from the surrounding coastal scrubland – elevation around 900 metres – to an imperious 5,895 metres (19,336 feet).

Kilimanjaro is one of the world's most accessible high summits, a beacon for visitors from around the world. Most climbers reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and determination. And those who reach Uhuru Point, the actual summit, or Gillman's Point on the lip of the crater, will have earned their climbing certificates.
And their memories.

But there is so much more to Kili than her summit. The ascent of the slopes is a virtual climatic world tour, from the tropics to the Arctic.
Even before you cross the national park boundary (at the 2,700m contour), the cultivated footslopes give way to lush montane forest, inhabited by elusive elephant, leopard, buffalo, the endangered Abbot’s duiker, and other small antelope and primates. Higher still lies the moorland zone, where a cover of giant heather is studded with otherworldly giant lobelias.

Above 4,000m, a surreal alpine desert supports little life other than a few hardy mosses and lichen. Then, finally, the last vestigial vegetation gives way to a winter wonderland of ice and snow – and the magnificent beauty of the roof of the continent.

About Kilimanjaro National Park
Size: 1668 sq km 641 sq miles).
Location: Northern Tanzania, near the town of Moshi.

Getting there
128 km (80 miles) from Arusha.
About one hour’s drive from Kilimanjaro airport.

What to do
Six usual trekking routes to the summit and other more-demanding mountaineering routes.
Day or overnight hikes on the Shira plateau. Nature trails on the lower reaches.
Trout fishing.
Visit the beautiful Chala crater lake on the mountain’s southeastern slopes.

When to go
Clearest and warmest conditions from December to February, but also dry (and colder) from July-September.

Accommodation
Huts and campsites on the mountain.
Several hotels and campsites outside the park in the village of Marangu and town of Moshi.

More info on accomodation

NOTE:
Climb slowly to increase your acclimatisation time and maximise your chances of reaching the summit.
To avoid altitude sickness, allow a minimum of five nights, preferably even more for the climb. Take your time and enjoy the beauty of the mountain.

NOTE 2:
NEW RATES FOR PORTERS AND GUIDES
(JUNE '08)

Porters
USD 10 per day
Cooks USD 15 per day
Guides USD 20 per day

Kirimanjaro

Accomodation

ACCOMMODATIONS IN ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK

Hatari Lodge African 
Original name: Oldonyo Orok Lodge
Location: Latitude 0261826 Latitude 9643071 Altitude 1562M asl
Capacity / Beds: 16
Year of establishment: 1989
Owner: Hatari Lodge African Game Tracks LTD 

Momela Wildlife Lodge 
Location: Momela
Capacity / Beds: 115
Year of establishment: 1970's
Owner: TANAPA

Campsite No 1 
Original name: Public Campsite
Location: Latitude 0259918 Longitude 9641384 Altitude 1611 M asl
Capacity / Beds: 25
Year of establishment: 1972
Owner: TANAPA

Campsite No 2 
Original name: Public Campsite
Location: Latitude 0259853 Longitude 9641525 Altitude 1660M asl
Capacity / Beds: 25
Year of establishment: 1972
Owner: TANAPA

Campsite No 3 
Original name: Public Campsite
Location: Latitude 0260403Longitude 9640779 Altitude 1688M asl
Capacity / Beds: 25
Year of establishment: 1972
Owner: TANAPA 

Ngongongare 
Original name: Special Campsite
Location: Latitude 0266283 Longitude 9637718 Aaltitude 1571M asl
Capacity / Beds: 10
Year of establishment: 2002
Owner: TANAPA

Itikon 
Original name: Special Campsite
Location: Latitude 0258156 Longitude 9641374 Altitude 1975M asl
Capacity / Beds: 10
Year of establishment: 2002
Owner: TANAPA

Nasula
Original name: Special Campsite
Location: Latitude 0259761 Longitude 9643268 Altitude 1690M asl
Capacity / Beds: 10
Year of establishment: 2002
Owner: TANAPA

ACCOMMODATIONS IN GOMBE STREAM NATIONAL PARK

Kasekela
Original name: Rest House
Location: Kasekela
Capacity / Beds: 4
Owner: TANAPA

Kasekela
Original name: Hostel
Location: Kasekela
Capacity / Beds: 6
Owner: TANAPA

Mitumba
Original name: Tented Camp
Location: Mitumba
Capacity / Beds: 8
Owner: Chimpanzee Safaris

ACCOMMODATIONS IN KATAVI NATIONAL PARK

Park facilities

• Guesthouse and bandas
• Camping sites

For bookings, please contact: Katavi Mountains National Park
E-mail: katavinp@yahoo.com

Tented Camps & Lodges

Chada Camp
Run by Nomad Tanzania Ltd.
P O Box 681. Arusha
T: +255 255 3819
info@nomad.co.tz

Flycatchers Seasonal Camp
Run by Flycatcher Safaris Ltd.
P O Box 591
Arusha
T: +255 27 254 4109
flycat@habari.co.tz
www.flycat.co.tz

Katavi Wildlife Camp
Run by Fox trek Safaris

Katuma Katavi Camp
Run by Chimpanzee Safaris
P O Box 20965
Dar es Salaam
T: +255 22 213 05553
info@chimpanzeesafaris.com
www.chimpanzeesafaris.com

Palahala Luxury Tented Camp
Run by Firelight safaris/Expedition
P O Box 1182
Arusha
T: +255 27 2508773
info@firelightexpeditions.com
www.firelightexpeditions.com

ACCOMMODATIONS IN MOUNT KILIMANJARO NATIONAL PARK

Mandara Hut 
Capacity / Beds: 84 Beds
Owner: TANAPA

Horombo Hut 
Capacity / Beds: 84 Beds
Owner: TANAPA

Kibo
Capacity / Beds: 58 Beds
Owner: TANAPA

Campsites 
Capacity / Beds: 22 campsites
Owner: TANAPA

ACCOMMODATIONS IN MAHALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

Park facilities

There are five self-contained tourist bandas. Each banda has two rooms with twin beds, and a private bathroom. Kitchen facilities are available for self catering, and cooks can be hired locally to prepare meals. Bandas are suitable for students or other budget travellers.

For bookings, please contact: Mahale Mountains National Park, E-mail: sokwe@Mahale.org

Tented Camps

Currently, the park has three luxury, tented camps owned and run by private investors:

• Nomad Safaris Luxury Tented Camp. E-Mail: Mahale@bushlink.co.tz
• Nkungwe Luxury Tented Camp. E-mail: kht96@hotmail.com, scl@raha.com
• Flycatcher Safari Camp. E-mail: flycat@habari.co.tz 

ACCOMMODATIONS IN LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

Lake Manyara Tree Lodge 
Location: S 03.66773 E 035.74774
Capacity / Beds: 20
Year of establishment: 2002
Owner: Conservation Corporation Africa

Public Campsite No 2
Original name: Public Campsite
Capacity / Beds: 60
Owner: TANAPA

Bagayo A 
Original name: Special Campsite
Capacity / Beds: 20
Owner: TANAPA

Bagayo B 
Original name: Special Campsite
Capacity / Beds: 20
Owner: TANAPA

Endabashi Riverside
Original name: Special Campsite
Capacity / Beds: 20
Owner: TANAPA

Endabashi Lake Shore
Original name: Special Campsite
Capacity / Beds: 20
Owner: TANAPA

ACCOMMODATIONS IN MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK

Vuma Hills Tented Camp
Location: Vuma Hills
Capacity / Beds: 36
Year of establishment: 1999
Owner: Galiano (Original owner) - Fox Treks Company (Current Owner)

Foxes Tented Camp 
Capacity / Beds: 24
Year of establishment: 2001
Owner: Fox Trek Ltd 

Mikumi (Kikoboga) Wildlife Camp
Location: Kikoboga
Capacity: 40 beds
Year of establishment: 1967
Owner: Oysterbay Hotels

Mikumi Wildlife Lodge 
Year of establishment: 1970
Owner: TTC(Original owner)
Status: closed

Rest house 
Location: Kikoboga
Capacity / Beds: 8
Owner: TANAPA

Hostel 
Location: Kikoboga
Capacity / Beds: 60
Owner: TANAPA

Lyambangali 
Original name: Guest house
Location: Kikoboga
Capacity / Beds: 12
Owner: TANAPA

Public Campsites
Capacity / Beds: 5 Campsites (No 1, 2, 3, 4 & Kitangawizi)
Owner: TANAPA

Special Campsites 
Capacity / Beds: 2 Campsite (Chogawale & Korongo la Muzimu)
Owner: TANAPA

ACCOMMODATIONS IN RUAHA NATIONAL PARK

Mwagusi Safari Camp 
Location: Along Mwagusi sand river about 11 Kms from the park hq
Capacity / Beds: 24
Year of establishment: 1987
Owner: Fox Treks Ltd

Mdonya Old River Ltd 
Location: Along the Great Ruaha River about 19 Kms from the park Hq
Year of establishment: 2004
Owner: Coastal Travel Ltd
Capacity: 24 Beds

Jongomero Tented Camp
Location:
Year of establishment:
Owner: Charles Dobies
Capacity: 24 Beds

RuhahaRiver Lodge
Location: Along the Great Ruaha River about 19 Kms from the park Hq
Year of establishment: 1982
Owner: Fox Trek Ltd
Capacity: 100 Beds

New Camp site No2
Original name: Camp site No.1
Location: Located along the Mdonya river
Capacity / Beds: 20
Year of establishment: 1994
Owner: TANAPA

New Camp site No2 
Original name: Camp site No.2
Location: Located along the Mdonya river
Capacity / Beds: 20
Year of establishment: 1994
Owner: TANAPA

Old Campsite No1 
Original name: Campsite No 1
Location: Along the Great Ruaha River and close to Bandas and park hq
Capacity / Beds: 10
Year of establishment: 1980's
Owner: TANAPA

Old Campsite No2 
Original name: Campsite No 2
Location: Along the Great Ruaha River and close to Bandas and park hq
Capacity / Beds: 10
Year of establishment: 1980's
Owner: TANAPA

Mbagi 
Original name: Special Camp site
Location: Along Mwagusi sand river about 21 Kms from the park hq
Capacity / Beds: 20
Year of establishment: 1994
Owner: TANAPA

Ifuguru
Location: Along Mwagusi Sand river about 19 Kms from the Park Hq
Capacity / Beds: 20
Year of establishment: 1994
Owner: TANAPA

ACCOMMODATIONS IN RUBONDO ISLAND NATIONAL PARK

Flycatcher Safaris / African Conservancy Company
Location: 02'18'08 S 031'51'62E
Capacity / Beds: 20
Year of establishment: 1997
Owner:

Bandas
Capacity / Beds: 6
Owner: TANAPA

Park Hostel 
Capacity / Beds: 20
Owner: TANAPA

Public Camp site
Capacity / Beds: 12
Owner: TANAPA

Special Campsites
Location: Spread throughout the park
Capacity / Beds: 10 campsites
Owner: TANAPA

ACCOMMODATIONS IN SAADANI NATIONAL PARK

TANAPA guesthouses are available near Saadani village and at Mkwaja headquarters. Camping is allowed at Saadani guesthouse, the Wami River (Kinyonga) and Tengwe Campsite.

Accommodation is also offered inside the park by Saadani Safari Lodge and immediately outside the park byKISAMPA and A Tent with a View.

ACCOMMODATIONS IN SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Seronera Wildlife Lodge 
Original name: Serengeti Safari Lodges
Location: Seronera
Capacity / Beds: 150
Year of establishment: 1974
Owner: TAHI Ltd (Original Owner) - Hotel and Lodges Ltd (Current Owner) 

Lobo Wildlife Lodge 
Original name: Serengeti Safari Lodges
Location: Lobo
Capacity / Beds: 150
Year of establishment: 1976
Owner: TAHI Ltd (Original Owner) - Hotel and Lodges Ltd (Current Owner)

Sopa Lodge 
Location: Nyamboru Hills
Capacity / Beds: 154
Owner: Consolidated Tourist and Hotels

Serena Lodge 
Location: Seronera
Capacity / Beds: 144
Year of establishment: 1996
Owner: Tourism Promotion Tanzania Ltd

Serena Kirawira Luxury Permanent Tented Camp 
Location: Kirawira
Capacity / Beds: 50
Year of establishment: 1996
Owner: Tourism Promotion Tanzania Ltd

Mbuzi Mawe Luxury Tented Camp
Location: Mbuzi Mawe Kopjes-Central Serengeti
Capacity / Beds:
Year of establishment: 2001
Owner: Tourism Promotion Tanzania Ltd

Ndasiata Migration Camp Luxury Permanent Tented Camp
Location: Lobo
Capacity / Beds: 42
Year of establishment: 1998
Owner: Halcyon (Original Owner) - Sopa (Current Owner)

Grumeti Luxury Permanent Tented Camp 
Location: Kirawira
Capacity / Beds: 20
Year of establishment: 1996
Owner: Conscorp Tanzania Ltd

Kusini Camp 
Capacity / Beds: 18
Year of establishment: 2003
Owner: Abercombie & Kent

Bilila Lodge
Location: Central Serengeti
Capacity / Beds:
Year of establishment: 2008
Owner: Kempisky

Mbalageti Camp 
Location: Western Corridor
Capacity / Beds: 50
Year of establishment: 2005
Owner: Malaika Ltd

Special Campsites 
Location: Spread throughout the park
Capacity / Beds: 36 Campsites
Owner: TANAPA

Public Campsites 
Capacity / Beds: 8 Campsites
Owner: TANAPA 

ACCOMMODATIONS IN TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

Tarangire Safari Lodge 
Location: 10 Km East from the park gate
Capacity / Beds: 85 Beds
Year of establishment: 1970's
Owner: Serengeti Select Safari 

Tarangire Sopa Lodge 
Location: 33 Km East from the park gate
Capacity / Beds: 150 Beds
Year of establishment: 1992
Owner: Sopa Lodge Ltd

Swala Camp 
Original Name: KER & DOWNEY/Mashado
Location: 60 Km South from the park gate
Capacity / Beds: 24 Beds
Year of establishment: 1994
Owner: Abercombie & Kent

Maweninga Tented Lodge 
Location: 28 Km South from the park gate
Capacity / Beds: 24 Beds
Year of establishment: 2004
Owner: Mount Kilimanjaro Safari Club

Oliver's Camp 
Location: 69 Km South East from the park gate
Capacity / Beds: 12 Beds
Year of establishment: 2001
Owner: Sokwe Asilia Group

Public Camp site 
Location: 5Km South from the park gate
Capacity / Beds: 50 Beds
Owner: TANAPA

Special Camp sites 
Mbweha, Mibuyumingi, Kware, Kanga, Teminalia, Mlegea, Mbuni, Njiwa, Hondohondo, Mumbi, Lamakau and Minyonyo
Location: Spread throughout the park
Capacity / Beds: 12 sites x 12 pax each = 144 pax per day
Owner: TANAPA

ACCOMMODATIONS IN UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

Twiga Hotel
Original name - Udzungwa Twiga Hotel.
Capacity - 14 Beds.
Owner - TANAPA.

Sanje Campsite
Original name - Sanje Campsite
Capacity - 20 Beds.
Owner - TANAPA.

Campsite No.1 
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Park Hq at 37M 0266389 UTM 9132488
Capacity / Beds: 6
Year of establishment: 1992
Owner: TANAPA

Campsite No.2
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Park Hq at 37M0266032 UTM 9132566
Capacity / Beds: 8
Year of establishment: 1996
Owner: TANAPA 

Campsite No.3 
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Park Hq at 37M 0266716 UTM 9132062
Capacity / Beds: 50
Year of establishment: 1992
Owner: TANAPA

Mizimu 
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Along Mwanihana trail at 37M 0263092 UTM 9136765
Capacity / Beds: 8
Year of establishment: 1999
Owner: TANAPA

Njia panda 
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Along Mwanihana trail at 37M 0260231 UTM 9138484
Capacity / Beds: 20
Year of establishment: 1999
Owner: TANAPA

Mbatwa
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Mbatwa (North Western side of the park)
Capacity / Beds: 16
Year of establishment: 2004
Owner: TANAPA

Ibito
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Along Mbatwa-Nalawe-Ibito trail (north western side of the park)
Capacity / Beds: 14
Year of establishment: 2004
Owner: TANAPA

Simba
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Along Lumemo trail at UTM 37248186 E 913910
Capacity / Beds: 6
Year of establishment: 2003
Owner: TANAPA

Mikangazini
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Along Lumemo trail at UTM 37 251248 E 9138552N
Capacity / Beds: 6
Year of establishment: 2003
Owner: TANAPA

Tembo
Original name: Public Camp site
Location: Along Lumemo trail at UTM 37288248E 9139034N
Capacity / Beds: 10
Year of establishment: 2004
Owner: TANAPA