{"id":11536,"date":"2021-11-16T13:26:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T13:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/blog\/?p=11536"},"modified":"2025-04-24T09:36:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T09:36:49","slug":"east-africa-lodges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/blog\/east-africa-lodges","title":{"rendered":"Our favourite East Africa lodges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are some places in the world that offer such extraordinary experiences that they become iconic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/blog\/an-east-africa-safari-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Africa<\/a>, home to stampeding wildebeest and flat-topped acacia trees against bronzed skies, fascinating cultures, and a menagerie of wildlife, is one of them. For many of our guests, the East Africa lodges are just as memorable.<\/p>\n<p>These are places that are warm and inviting, where the gin and tonics are always cold, the pillows are as fat as a stack-of-pancakes; that you return to year after year. Take a look at our favourite East Africa lodges\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/singita-kwitonda-lodge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11543 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-2.jpg\" alt=\"East Africa lodges\" width=\"1420\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=899,height=600,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-2.jpg 899w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1438,height=960,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-2.jpg 1438w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=375,height=250,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-2.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=450,height=300,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=513,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-2.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Singita Kwitonda Lodge<\/h2>\n<p><em>Volcanoes National Park,\u00a0 Rwanda<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Watched over by the misty Virungas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/singita-kwitonda-lodge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kwitonda Lodge\u2019s<\/a> eco-chic cabins are metres from the lush <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/region\/volcanoes-national-park-safari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volcanoes National Park<\/a> &#8211; the lodge shares a border with it! You&#8217;ll trek deep into the forest to find a family of mountain gorillas&#8230;It doesn&#8217;t get any better than that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/mara-nyika\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-1.jpg\" alt=\"East Africa lodges\" width=\"1420\" height=\"947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=900,height=600,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1439,height=960,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-1.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=375,height=250,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-1.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=450,height=300,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-1.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mara Nyika<\/h2>\n<p><em>Masai Mara, Kenya<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A collection of luxury tented suites in the treetops, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/mara-nyika\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mara Nyika<\/a> nabbed one of the finest addresses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/region\/masai-mara-safari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masai Mara<\/a>. Being in the private Naboisho Conservancy means no crowds, night drives and epic wildlife &#8211; you&#8217;ll have front row seats to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/experience\/follow-the-great-wildebeest-migration-herds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Migration<\/a>. And with those fab tents to recline in, it\u2019s easily one of our favourite East Africa lodges!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/beyond-mnemba-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-7.jpg\" alt=\"East Africa lodges\" width=\"1420\" height=\"947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=900,height=600,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-7.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1439,height=960,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-7.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=375,height=250,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-7.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=450,height=300,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-7.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-7.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-7.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>&amp;Beyond Mnemba Island<\/h2>\n<p><em>Tanzania<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An island, literally, all to yourself with powdery, white sands, dreamy reefs to dive and service that is second to none. After a few hours of snorkelling and cruising the waters off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/region\/zanzibar-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zanzibar<\/a> on a dhow, splurge with massages in your private sala and candlelit dinners as the waves lap over your feet at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/beyond-mnemba-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&amp;Beyond Mnemba Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/olakira-migration-camp-north\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-4.jpg\" alt=\"East Africa lodges\" width=\"1420\" height=\"947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=900,height=600,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1439,height=960,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-4.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=375,height=250,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-4.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=450,height=300,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-4.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-4.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Olakira Migration Camp<\/h2>\n<p><em>Serengeti, Tanzania<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/olakira-migration-camp-north\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olakira Camp<\/a> goes where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/experience\/follow-the-great-wildebeest-migration-herds-c3210717-1ddf-4e1f-a184-b4962b9eeb9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Migration<\/a> goes, down to Ndutu for calving season and arriving in the north in time to catch the heart-thumping river crossings. And fancy sky gazing from the warmth of your bed? It rolls into the mesh star tent where you\u2019ll fall asleep under a blanket of stars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/saruni-samburu-camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-5.jpg\" alt=\"East Africa lodges\" width=\"1420\" height=\"947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=900,height=600,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1439,height=960,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-5.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=375,height=250,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-5.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=450,height=300,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-5.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-5.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=50,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.timbuktutravel.com\/2021\/11\/east-africa-lodges-5.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Saruni Samburu Camp<\/h2>\n<p><em>Samburu, Kenya<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sitting high on the hills overlooking 200,000 acres of wilderness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timbuktutravel.com\/lodge\/saruni-samburu-camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saruni<\/a> is a true gem and the only lodge in the Kalama Conservancy. 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