Comfortable Economic
Keep the budget for the safari itself; the stay should be clean, safe and well placed. On this tier we only pick places we would sleep in ourselves.
Safari lodges & camps
ArushaPlanet Lodge
It doesn't win on hardware. What it does, at the economy price point, is put the pool, the garden, the space and the setting all in one place — and on your first night off a long flight, a quiet place to reset matters more than a new one.
TarangireBurunge Tented Lodge
It isn't inside the national park, yet it is genuinely wild — open your tent and you are looking at Lake Burunge and a live wildlife corridor. Here the stay is part of the safari, not just somewhere convenient to leave from in the morning.
Lake EyasiLake Eyasi Safari Lodge
Lake Eyasi is an area with very few options, so what matters here is not how luxurious the stay is but whether location, price and basic comfort are in balance — this one gets that right, with a lake view thrown in.
NgorongoroAng'ata Ngorongoro Tented Camp
What you are paying for is the location, not the fit-out. Staying inside the conservation area means you come straight back to camp after the crater — the driving time you save goes back into the safari, and at this price that is usually worth more than a prettier room.
NdutuTanzania Bush Tented Camp Ndutu
Half the value of a mobile camp is where it stands — it moves with the animals and puts you as close to the action as anyone gets. You are paying a fair price for a genuinely good position, not for the fit-out.
Central SerengetiTukaone Weavers Camp
An economy camp where the money goes a long way — the price is restrained, but it is pitched right in the heart of the Serengeti near Seronera. You are staying inside the game area rather than commuting to it every day.
Western SerengetiMulti-tierMbalageti Serengeti
Built on the Mwamveni ridge with an enormous outlook — restaurant, pool and public areas all look out over open plains. Its real selling points are the position, the view and a thoroughly traditional African safari atmosphere; how good the stay itself feels depends largely on which room you take.
Northern SerengetiTanzania Bush Camp Mara
Half the value of a mobile camp is where it stands — through the crossing season this one is pitched at Kogatende on the Mara River, putting you beside the bank the herds come down rather than driving hours each day to reach it.
