Hand-picked lodges, tented camps, and boutique hotels across East Africa’s most spectacular destinations
Understanding your options helps us match the right safari accommodation to your budget and travel style. Park entry fees and permit rules are set by each country’s wildlife authority — Uganda’s are published by the Uganda Wildlife Authority.
Permanent buildings in local stone and timber. Solid walls, en-suite bathrooms, and often a pool, spa and restaurant. The most comfortable option, and the easiest on families and light sleepers.
Permanent canvas suites on raised decks. Real beds, hot showers and flush toilets, with the sounds of the bush right outside. The classic safari experience without giving up comfort.
Seasonal camps that move with the wildlife. Small, remote and exclusive, set up close to the migration or in areas with no permanent lodges. The most adventurous choice.
Filter by country and by the level of comfort you are after. Every stay below sits close to the parks it serves.
An intimate lodge on the forest edge, with private decks over the canopy and a short transfer to the gorilla briefing point.
Comfortable rooms, hot showers and hearty food after a long trek, with forest views from the terrace.
A community-owned camp where income stays local. Simple, warm, and the best place to meet people who live beside the forest.
Set above the Kazinga Channel with long views over the water, a pool, and boat cruises leaving from below the lodge.
Tented suites out on the plains, with game moving through the grass in front of camp at first light.
A simple camp in the sector known for tree-climbing lions. Remote, quiet, and close to the Congo border.
On the bank of the Nile with a pool overlooking the water, and launch trips to the base of the falls.
Verandas, ceiling fans and good food, positioned for both the southern and northern sides of the park.
Out in the quieter north, with views across the Albert Nile delta and very few other vehicles.
Cottages set among the trees with private decks. Monkeys and hornbills come to you while you have breakfast.
A relaxed tented camp in the northern part of the forest, well placed for early chimpanzee tracking.
Clean, friendly and inexpensive, a short drive from the park and useful as a base for the crater lakes.
Villas facing the volcanoes, with fireplaces, heated floors and a very short transfer to the park headquarters.
Perched above the twin lakes with panoramic views of the Virunga chain at sunrise.
Comfortable cottages in bamboo gardens, minutes from the trekking briefing point.
Rooms opening onto the forest, with guided walks leaving straight from the grounds.
Elevated views over the canopy and easy access to the canopy walkway trailhead.
Simple, well-run rooms for travellers who would rather spend the budget on permits.
Canvas suites in the remote north, the quietest and most game-rich part of the park.
Overlooking the lake, with boat safaris among hippo and waterbirds.
Straightforward rooms near the southern gate, handy for a short two-night add-on.
Beachfront rooms on the lake, with kayaking and boat trips out to the islands.
Quiet bays and terraced gardens, the prettiest stretch of the shoreline.
Simple rooms a short walk from the water and the town’s restaurants.
A conservancy camp with off-road driving and night drives that are not permitted inside the reserve itself.
Positioned for the river crossings, with balloon flights lifting off from beside camp.
Well-run tented camp near the eastern gate, a sensible base for a first Mara safari.
Elevated rooms angled at the mountain, best photographed just after dawn.
Tents around a waterhole that elephants use through the afternoon.
A community-run camp on the corridor between Amboseli and Tsavo.
Rooms along the riverbank, with reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra coming down to drink.
Shaded tents under doum palms, cool in the heat of the day.
A simple camp in the adjoining reserve, quieter and less expensive.
Wide white sand and a house reef, with dhow trips and diving arranged from the resort.
Comfortable rooms a few steps from the sand, good value for a longer stay.
Small and quiet at the southern end of the beach, away from the larger hotels.
Permanent lodge in the Seronera valley, strong for resident predators throughout the year.
A camp that moves several times a year to stay with the migration. Small, remote and booked well ahead.
On the short-grass plains, best placed for the calving season early in the year.
Rooms looking straight down into the crater, with an early descent before the day vehicles arrive.
Comfortable and well-placed for the crater gate, with big views from the terrace.
On the coffee farms below the rim, noticeably warmer at night and better value.
Above the river valley, with elephants moving through the acacias below the deck.
Solid, comfortable and close to the main gate, easy to combine with Ngorongoro.
A simple camp just beyond the boundary, useful for keeping a longer circuit affordable.
Beachfront villas on the north coast, where the tide matters least for swimming.
Good value on the quieter eastern beaches, with kitesurfing nearby.
A night or two in the old town before or after the beach, within walking distance of the market.
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