A Tent with a View Lodge

Location

roughly 4.5 hours by road from Dar es Salaam. The best route is via the improved Mandera road and through Saadani N.P. From Arusha, it is approximately 7 hours by road via Pangani on the coast. Charter flights are available making it a 20 min flight from Zanzibar and 30 min flight from Dar es Salaam.

Highlights

• The sea laps against the shoreline in front of every banda – the unmistakable sound of 'barefoot luxury'. Step back from the sea however, and the sounds of the bush come to the fore, making this a unique and exciting combination. Saadani makes the perfect honeymoon destination - long walks down the deserted beach, swimming in the Indian Ocean or indulging the wild bush on private safaris, some with a wonderful twist.
• In the evenings, sip exotic cocktails and dine on fresh lobster, prawns, crab or a variety of fish under the stars before retiring to your luxury tented accommodation.
• A boat safari is one of the highlights of any visit to Saadani.
• The river is home to large crocodiles and many hippo which at low tide can be seen on the sand banks.
• Dolphins are sometimes seen offshore and whales pass through the Zanzibar channel on their migration. Of particular interest is the green turtle project at Madete Marine Reserve.

Facilities

Facilities available at A Tent with a View include Restaurant & Bar and viewing platform overlooking a water hole.

Activities

Activities available at A Tent with a View include game drives in Saadani NP, bird watching by canoe in the Mafuwe Creek, boat safaris on the Wami River, village visits and self-guided walking trails from the camp. The Saadani Wildlife Research Centre based at the lodge was opened in July 2010. It is here that the elephant collaring project takes place allowing the lodge to have their own study herd of elephants. Guests at the lodge can attend lectures on the elephants and be taken on trips to see them. In 2012 a lion collaring project will begin as well.

Meal Basis

Full Board

Child Policy

Children from the age of 6 years are welcome at A Tent With a View

Accommodation

A Tent with a View offers 10 luxury tents in total, comprising of two luxury suites one of which is the honeymoon suite (Venus), two fanily suites which sleep up to five and six standard bandas. Each room offers full en suite facilities and large balconies with hammocks overlooking the azure sea.