Lake Manze Camp
Rustic classic tents · Lake Manze, central lake circuit · Adventure Camps Tanzania
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Mid-range
Inside the park
Safari company
The camp that made Lake Manze's name, an unfenced and deliberately simple tented camp right on the water, where animals walk through the site rather than around it. It has long been one of the better value in-park beds on the lake circuit. One caution: the operator's domain no longer resolves, so check who is currently running it before you book.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Sits right on Lake Manze, the busiest game lake
- Unfenced camp with game moving straight through the site
- Deliberately simple, with no pool and no frills
- One of the better-value beds on the lake circuit
Cons
- Operator's website no longer resolves, so little is verifiable
- No published rate card; figures online may be outdated
- Closed March to May every year
- No pool and deliberately basic, by the camp's own design
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Nyerere National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entry$70 plus 18% VAT, charged per 24 hours.
- $82.6per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT for a foreign-registered vehicle up to 2,000 kg; above that, where most safari 4x4s sit, it is $150 plus VAT.
- $47.2per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $637.2 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Nyerere National ParkRates at Lake Manze Camp
On request. The operator's website is offline and we could verify no current rate card. Third-party listings suggest roughly $300 to $420 full board. Confirm who is running the camp, and what the rate covers, before paying a deposit.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026 rates gathered in July 2026 from operators' own rate cards, and from the best third-party sources where an operator publishes nothing at all. No published rate means 'on request'. Always confirm with the property. Two things shift the real comparison in this park. First, park fees are extra almost everywhere: a camp inside the boundary carries the $82.60 conservation fee plus a $59.00 to $70.80 concession fee per adult per night, both including VAT, and most in-park camps bundle these into an all-inclusive rate while the camps outside the gate charge entry, boat and walking fees separately on the days you go in. Second, ignore any camp still advertising night game drives: they are not permitted inside the national park since the 2019 regazettement. Names you may still find in older guides but that we do not list: Azura Selous, which appears permanently closed, plus Selous Kulinda, Ol Moran, Jimbiza Lodge, Selous Great Water, Selous Mbuyu, Selous Mapumziko, The Retreat Selous and Amara Selous, none of which we could verify as currently trading.
Questions about Lake Manze Camp
Is Lake Manze Camp good for families?
We could not check a child policy for this camp. The operator's own website no longer resolves, and we found no minimum age or family tent details in the park record either. Ask whoever is currently running the camp directly, and confirm who that is before you pay a deposit.
Can you self-drive to Lake Manze Camp?
This cannot be confirmed. The camp sits on Lake Manze and uses either Mtemere or Siwandu airstrip, which points to fly-in access, but no page is currently live to check for a road or self-drive option. Ask directly, and confirm who is operating the camp first.
What does it cost to stay at Lake Manze Camp?
No current figure is available. The operator's website is offline, so the park record could not verify a rate card and flags that third-party listings may be out of date. Confirm who is running the camp now and get a written quote before paying anything.
When is Lake Manze Camp open?
The record lists the camp as closed from March to May, in line with the long rains that affect most of the lake circuit. With the operator's own website offline, confirm current opening dates and who is running the camp before booking.