Built on top of a high bluff with a breathtaking panorama, Tarangire Safari lodge is superbly located in Tarangire National Park, providing one of the best views in Africa.
Carving out the landscape below the lodge is the Tarangire River, a favourite watering place, which attracts impressive numbers and variety of game. The scene unfolds before you while lounging on the outdoor patio, allowing you to appreciate Tarangire's diverse wildlife without ever leaving the lodge.
At the heart of the lodge are the impressively high thatched roofs of the lounge and dining room. The open-sided design allows an uninterrupted view of the landscape and wildlife below, and captures the cooling breeze while you dine on our delicious home cooked safari cuisine. The lounge area has oversized armchairs made from old Zanzibari dhow boats, which make a perfect place to relax in the evenings.
The lodge has a pool with water slide and cmfortable wrought iron poolside lounge chairs for sun bathing or as a cool retreat in the shade for reading your favourite novel or dozing in the afternoon. A well-stocked gift shop is filled with books on African wildlife, culture, and history, clothes created with local fabrics, colorful textiles, and beaded silver jewelry made by local artisans.
Dining
All meals are served under the vaulted ceiling of the open-aired dining room, providing great views of the landscape below. The cuisine is international, using fresh local ingredients and a hint of African spices. Children can be catered for with early mealtimes, and special dietary requirements can be catered for.
At sunrise tea or coffee are delivered to your room. An extensive breakfast buffet offers a variety of fresh fruit, homemade breads and pastries, cereals, yoghurt and porridge, served alongside freshly brewed Tanzanian coffee or tea. Cooked English-style breakfasts can be ordered. Lunches are typically served buffet style, with a varying selection of soups, salads, and hot and cold dishes and an assortment of delicious deserts. Dinner is a 3-course meal served at your table. There is always plenty to eat and enough variety to ensure there is something to suit all tastes.
Tents and Bungalows
The lodge has a choice of tented or bungalow accommodation. Twin tents combine the authentic safari atmosphere of ‘nights under canvas’, with more modern comforts of electric light and en suite bathrooms with hot water. Built on a solid base; with a thatched roof, screened windows and en suite stone-walled bathroom, the tents provide all the space and comforts you need. In front of each tent is a small veranda where you can sit, relax, admire the view, and watch the wildlife. The large canvas doors unzip to reveal the bedroom, where you find two comfortable single beds or a double bed and a writing table and chair. A honeymoon suite is situated near a secluded overlook of the river and is furnished with a large double bed made of old dhow wood. The bathroom includes a solar-heated shower with ample hot water, flush toilet, and a dressing room with a wash basin, mirror, clothes rack and laundry basket.
Bungalows provide the space and convenience of solid walls yet blend into their surroundings by using local stone and echoing the traditional round Maasai huts. Thick walls, large windows and thatched roof ensure that they remain cool even in the heat of the day. The rooms are tastefully furnished and spacious, light and airy. In the bedroom you will find a double and a single bed, providing enough room to accommodate three adults, or a small family comfortably. The bathroom is spacious and bright with a large shower and plenty of solar heated water. The dressing area is equipped with a wash basin, and a flush toilet.
In front of the bungalow is a smaller thatched hut with folding safari chairs and a table, which serves as your veranda. It offers a great view down into the valley and makes the perfect spot to unwind after a day’s game viewing, and sip a sun-downer while you enjoy the view.
