Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Insider’s Review of Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Tarangire National Park, a wonderfully varied land of savannahs, riverine forests, set-piece rocky kopjes, and rolling hills, is famous for its tree-climbing lions (tree-snoozing might be a better description), its stately baobab trees, and what is probably Africa’s largest population of elephants (who “pace along like they had an appointment at the end of the world,” Isak Dinesen memorably wrote), making game viewing at Tarangire Sopa Lodge especially exciting. The lodge, lovingly designed to blend with its lush surroundings, is a model of the modern bush lodge, offering Micato guests a deep African experience and a bountiful range of amenities and signature African hospitality – hallmarks of a luxury safari.

Accommodations at Tarangire Sopa Lodge

All of Tarangire Sopa Lodge’s 75 spacious, brightly designed rooms feature a sitting area, a couple of queen-sized beds, a mini-bar, en-suite bathroom, and sliding glass doors leading to a private veranda from which to relax and gaze at the animals who wander freely in the lodge’s environs.

The exceptionally large public area, marble-floored, airy and inviting, contains a gift shop, a billiard table, and plush sitting area. And upstairs: a wooden-roofed dining area with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the forever fascinating bush. The lodge’s large swimming pool (with a cozy island in the middle, reachable by a sweet little bridge) is surrounded by thatched-roof gazebos for outdoor dining and relaxing.