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Planning notes, destination ideas and safari inspiration from the Rift & Tide Africa team.
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874 stays
Published stays are a starting point. Availability, rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed during quotation.
Jinja, Uganda
Midrange
Source of the Smile Hotel Jinja is a boutique city hotel in Jinja, Uganda, useful for travellers who need a comfortable, well-placed stay that supports safari routing, coastal extensions, airport timing or longer East Africa journeys.
1 to 3 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Arusha, Tanzania
Luxury
Gran Meliá Arusha is a city hotel in Arusha, Tanzania, suited to city stopover and carefully paced Rift & Tide Africa itineraries that connect accommodation choice with route, season and travel style.
2 to 3 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Zanzibar, Zanzibar
Upper Midrange
Sultan Sands Island Resort is a beach resort in East Coast Zanzibar, Zanzibar, suited to beach holiday and carefully paced Rift & Tide Africa itineraries that connect accommodation choice with route, season and travel style.
3 to 5 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Northern Kenya Route, Kenya
Value
Jirime Hotel Marsabit is a city hotel in Marsabit, Kenya, useful for travellers who need a comfortable, well-placed stay that supports safari routing, coastal extensions, airport timing or longer East Africa journeys.
1 to 3 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Diani, Kenya
Upper Midrange
Pinewood Beach Resort & Spa is a beach resort in Diani, Galu, Msambweni and Chale Island, Kenya, suited to travellers who want a carefully planned beach holiday, safari and beach stay within a wider Rift & Tide Africa itinerary.
3 to 6 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Kampala, Uganda
Luxury
Emin Pasha Hotel is a luxury boutique city hotel in the Nakasero / Kampala area of Kampala, Uganda, suited to city stopover, cultural travel, luxury safari and carefully planned Rift & Tide Africa itineraries.
1 to 2 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Pemba Island, Zanzibar
Luxury
Constance Aiyana Pemba is a luxury beach resort in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, suited to beach holiday and carefully paced Rift & Tide Africa itineraries that connect accommodation choice with route, season and travel style.
3 to 5 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Jinja, Uganda
Midrange
The Haven Eco River Lodge is a midrange eco-lodge in the River Nile / Jinja area of Jinja, Uganda, suited to adventure travel, eco travel, family safari and carefully planned Rift & Tide Africa itineraries.
2 to 4 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Laikipia, Lewa and Northern Kenya, Kenya
Ultra-Luxury
Arijiju Retreat is a private conservancy camp in Laikipia, Lewa and Northern Kenya, Kenya, suited to travellers who want a carefully planned luxury safari, private safari stay within a wider Rift & Tide Africa itinerary.
2 to 4 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Lake Kivu, Rwanda
Midrange
Rwiza Village is a midrange lake lodge in the Kibuye / Karongi area of Kibuye / Karongi, Rwanda, suited to lake lodge, eco travel, family safari and carefully planned Rift & Tide Africa itineraries.
2 to 4 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Western Kenya, Kenya
Midrange
Golf Hotel Kakamega is a city hotel in Kakamega, Kenya, useful for travellers who need a comfortable, well-placed stay that supports safari routing, coastal extensions, airport timing or longer East Africa journeys.
1 to 2 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Meru and Mount Kenya, Kenya
Upper Midrange
Tafaria Castle is a heritage hotel in Meru, Mount Kenya and Aberdares, Kenya, suited to travellers who want a carefully planned wildlife safari, adventure travel stay within a wider Rift & Tide Africa itinerary.
2 to 4 nights
Price on request
Rooming, meal plans, and supplier terms are confirmed at quotation stage.
Your East Africa planning desk
Whether you are sketching a private safari, a gorilla trekking extension, a beach escape, a family holiday or an itinerary for your clients, Rift & Tide Africa helps turn the idea into a clear, bookable travel plan.
Tell us what excites you most. We will refine the route, timing, accommodation level and coastal extension where it strengthens the journey.
Lodges, pacing and guiding shaped around how you want to travel — not a one-size route.
Uganda and Rwanda treks with permits, transfers and lodge flow handled on the ground.
Wildlife-filled days followed by Indian Ocean time when the rhythm and logistics make sense.
Rooming, ages, trade support and client-ready itineraries for direct guests and agents.
How planning works
Share your idea
Travel month, party size, interests and comfort level — you do not need every detail yet.
We shape the route
Parks, lodges, flights and pacing refined by Nairobi-based East Africa planners.
Quote and confirm
Clear pricing, availability checks and rooming before you commit to travel.
Nairobi-based planners · Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda