Regal Sunbird Fly-in Safari: Day-by-day

Nestled beneath a grove of towering acacias Kuro Tarangire Camp offers an intimate bush setting, warm welcome and relaxed atmosphere. At first glance Kuro Tarangire is a small, simple camp set in a pretty glade with rooms shaded by tall acacia trees. But stay a while and you’ll realise how the falling seedpods and tasty shoots attract elephants, impala, waterbuck, zebra, bushbuck, giraffe and many more species. The open-fronted main area and L-shaped rooms make the most of this phenomenon and allow you to watch animals amble by from wherever you sit.

Original in its rustic style, the six rooms constructed of hewn poles, high thatched ceilings and canvas walls feature whitewashed wood and colourful pastels for a light, summery feel. The welcome here is warm, and the atmosphere very relaxed in this camp where the focus is on the natural environment and immersing oneself in the bush rather than luxuries like a pool or plumbed-in showers.

"our experience of the Kuro Tarangire camp was excellent."

Mr Cfromnorth London

Arrived 21 Oct 2023, 3 nights

The engaging team at Kuro Tarangire work hard to make your stay a memorable one, from action packed game drives through a variety of environments, and spot-lit night drives seeking out nocturnal specialties to guided walks for a closer look at nature. Perhaps a surprise bush breakfast or sundowners at the edge of the plains thrown in for good measure. The remote location deep within the park ensures you enjoy the best of Tarangire with relatively few others around. See our full report on Kuro Tarangire

Entamanu Ngorongoro is set in an isolated, scenic spot high on the crater rim. The drive in, along relatively poor roads, can take up to an hour and a half, but there's very often the bonus of giraffe (a species that is absent from the crater itself) to be seen en route, and the final approach into a grove of massive acacia trees, drooping with hanging moss, is impressive.

"The food was very good"

Jamie BfromPalo Alto

Arrived 1 Aug 2023, 2 nights

A stylish, relaxed camp with excellent service, Entamanu is an excellent choice on the Ngorongoro Crater rim. If you're looking for a quality camp, and you want to have views of the crater floor and beyond, we think this is a unique alternative to the larger properties. See our full report on Entamanu Ngorongoro

Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp is a classic tented mobile camp for up to 14 guests. The camp changes location several times a year, broadly following the wildebeest migration around Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, when hundreds of thousands of animals move through the ecosystem.

" My room was beautiful and an excellent view."

KrisfromArizona

Arrived 19 Oct 2023, 3 nights

Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp is a traditional bushcamp, with relatively luxurious comforts and high standards of food and service. There is a lovely balance here between immersing yourself in the wilderness, feeling truly part of the bush, and enjoying a level of luxury that is normally the preserve of a much more upmarket camp. If you want an authentic experience of bush living, while also getting close to the migration action, this would be a great choice. See our full report on Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp

Constructed in 1840 by an influential Omani merchant, Kisiwa House was one of the first buildings in Stone Town and has been in the same family for generations. It was lovingly renovated, and opened to the public as a boutique hotel in 2009. Its central location in the heart of Stone Town's Shangani area, just off Kenyatta Road, makes this a great base to explore all that Zanzibar's capital has to offer.

Kisiwa House is a very good option for those who would like a small property that is a little more international in style, but is not completely detached from the local surroundings. This is not a flashy hotel, but is instead wonderfully low-key and atmospheric: quiet, charming and quaint. Given the quality of its rooms, we regard it as being a great alternative to Stone Town's better-known chain hotels. See our full report on Kisiwa House

After four years in the building, the 16-room Tulia Zanzibar Beach Resort, to give its full name, opened in 2016 on Zanzibar’s north-east coast. The sea-facing side of the property is set on low cliffs above the Indian Ocean, with the beach below accessible only at mid-to-low tide. The very large, air-conditioned rooms are separated by densely planted tropical gardens and indigenous shade trees.

While our initial impression of Tulia was of a rather formal establishment, this was quickly belied by the hotel’s water slides, the music playing at the right volume and the many relaxing corners. This is a meticulously planned and executed boutique resort, with outstandingly good food and some of the most ambitious and beautiful gardens we’ve seen at any beach hotel. To be sure, if you’re looking for a broad, sandy beach shaded by swaying palm trees, well, the relatively short cliff-edge frontage of the property meets the ocean at high tide, so you won’t find that here. And if you want local colour, it’s fair to say the rooms owe next to nothing to Zanzibari influence. But if you can live with these provisos, and you’re looking for an extremely comfortable, luxury beach stay, with memorable meals (ku-tulia means to relax in Swahili), then Tulia is very much worth a careful look. See our full report on Tulia Zanzibar