Kenya and Tanzania accommodation - A room with a view

Kenya and Tanzania accommodation

Safari accommodation is quite a unique and important part of the complete safari travel experience. We personally ensure that each property has the right combination of features such as location, friendly staff, good service, and local character. Of course, we always balance this against a good value for money. Our properties are reviewed regularly, and we can certainly vouch for their quality.

Kenya Travel Plan has selected accommodation characteristic to each area you're travelling in. If you trek into the country's interior, you'll sleep in traditional bandas and manyatas. While travelling through Kenya's wildlife parks of Amboseli and Tsavo, you'll sleep in charming lodges in the heart of nature and while in Diani Beach and on Zanzibar you'll spend the night at a beach resort right on the beach. We are also very proud to offer our own mobile private camp which we use for those travelling through Kenya and Tanzania. You'll sleep beneath the stars, far away from civilisation and surrounded by nature. 

Accommodation categories

Accommodation Categories
Kenya and Tanzania Travel Plan uses a category of 1 to 5 to rate Kenya and Tanzania accommodation used for modules and suggested itineraries. Most of our accommodations are rated 2 or 3; good clean comfortable accommodation without being over-luxurious with private shower and toilet and typical Kenyan or Tanzanian ambience.

It should also be mentioned that our category ratings are not official star ratings.
Kenya and Tanzania accommodation - Camp in the bush
Category 1. Very basic overnight accommodation
Primitive accommodation in a hut/tent with limited facilities. During the modules 'In the footsteps of the white Masai' and 'Tame rhinos and the flamingo carpet' you'll spend the night in a 'manyatta', a traditional hut made of branches and straw. This is a category 1 type of accommodation, much like the accommodation offered to those climbing the Kilimanjaro, who depending on the route will sleep in lightweight tents or mountain cabins. The Public campsites used in the Serengeti and Lake Natron are also a part of category 1.  
Simple yet charming accommodation. During many of our safaris we offer a private camp as Kenya and Tanzania accommodation; the ideal way to experience a safari. You'll live in the outdoors, close to elements in the heart of nature. We don't simply offer a tent at a standard campsite in Tanzania and Kenya. We use our own mobile private camp and bring along everything a traveller might need during a stay (also in an attempt to conserve the environment): tents, mattresses (in Kenya), beds (in Tanzania), comfortable safari chairs, an entire kitchen, a (warm) shower and a (chemical) toilet.
Kenya and Tanzania accommodation - Tented camp
Category 3. Comfortable accommodation
Clean and properly maintained accommodation in an enjoyable location. Fine hotels without too much ado with an excellent value for their price. Our standard hotel in Nairobi is an example of a category three accommodation. 
Category 4. Very comfortable accommodation
Charming accommodation in special locations. Lodges or tented camps (permanent safari tents) with a great location and lots of atmopshere. Where possible the lodges and camps are made from natural materials providing a real feeling of being in the bush. The atmosphere is homely and the staff helpful and friendly. The accommodation used during the modules 'Masai Mara tented camp safari' and 'The mountain and the bellowing elephant' are examples of this. 
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