Roika Tarangire Tented Lodge

We stayed there as part of our Kenya, Tanzania tour through Perfect Wilderness Safaris, Nairobi. It was an excellent stay in the forest. On that day, we were the only occupants at the lodge. So, all the staff were at our service! It is at an excellent location. The food was excellent. We totally enjoyed our stay.

Great place to stay in Tarangire! The tent suites are very large and comfortable. They are fully furnished and include a bathtub, shower, mosquito nets, electricity and patio. The bed was very comfortable. Wifi is available at reception and in the restaurant/bar. The staff are very friendly and the food is very good.

Greeted on arrival and given a full brief on the way to do, and not to do things, during our stay as animals roam freely around the grounds during the night. They had various staff to walk you from A to B if required and during the night. Pros and cons to that as you could feel like you weren’t able to be independent and free. However it was for our/your own safety in case. Also had a whistle on your room key should you be in your room and require a staff member to walk you from your room to the main hotel complex. The rooms are a tent set up within a building structure. Very cute and clean. A bathroom is also within the structure so once you’re in you’re good for the night etc. Our bath was a Baobab tree shape with a Hippo head with taps coming out. Not a real tree and hippo! All cast and shaped from likely concrete or similar. It was in keeping with the park and very cute and entertaining. The hotels bar and restaurant are well done. A deffo lack of beers in stock. Only a few large ones for $4 then they ran out and we had to start on the smaller ones at $3 each. I hope that was down to poor stock keeping and not to make more from guests. The pool was a bit poor. No pump was running so the water was still and lacked filtering. Any bugs and bits on top of the water were dealt with by a chap with a net to keep it looking cleaner. The bar and restaurant areas were very nice, clean and tidy too. The pathways around the accommodations were a bit rough. Might be as it’s the end of the raining season and things had washed away. You could see a load of rock and what looked like smashed up tiles that created to the foundations of the path. Plus broken bits of plastic pipe which was used to “protect” electrical cables to the rooms. They could do with getting some sand out to cover the hardcore foundations and those pipes as it made the place look a bit crap. We went for a short walk to the river with one of the hotels guides/security. We saw two elephants on the other side of the river (200/300m away) and were also shown two holes that were the dens for the Hyenas! A lovely location and area but could do with a bit of TLC to the Pool and Pathways to polish it up a bit.

Don't let the name confuse you! “Tented camp” may sound like a rough place to stay, but this is pure luxury. Roika camp was very conveniently placed near the gate of Tarangire national Park (within minutes). My son and I were totally shocked when we saw the impeccable well-kept grounds, the beautiful welcoming hall, the elegant restaurant, with lovely service (by Mr Loiruck and Ms Janet). The architecture is breathtaking, the lounges and bars are really spacious. The restrooms are the cleanest and most well kept I've seen in the region. After the briefing (which included warnings of not to walk alone in the camp because of lions, elephants and leopards) two (real) Maasai warriors escorted to our “tents”. These were very beautiful permanent tents, with roofs and a large comfortable beautiful adjoining bathroom with running hot water. Large comfortable beds with soft sheets and mosquito netting. We had a fabulous dinner, followed by hanging out at the Rhino-bar till late in the evening. Since we wanted to catch the morning activity in the park, we asked for a 5am Breakfast. The staff, without hesitation said: Yes! Though our stay was short, the warm welcome, the beautiful facilities, the professional service, will make this memory a special one for me, and I am hoping to return here one day with the rest of my family.

One of the best hotels i have been in for a while, i had a one night stay but it was amazing the waitresses were very good and the waiter and waitresses and bartenders were amazing. I happen to be served by Magreth and Ritha their hospitality was amazing and me and my family had the best stay there.

Roika was one of four places I stayed while on safari in Tanzania and by far the best. I traveled with Tua and Safaris and the lodge was amazing. I had my own tent which had two double beds, all the amenities I needed and a stunning bathroom with an amazing bath tub. The staff was all very friendly and went beyond to make me feel safe and welcomed. They have workers when the sun goes down to privately escort you in case of animal encounters which made me feel at ease staying in the national park. The dinner was amazing and the breakfast buffet had many options and made to order eggs available. I wish I could’ve stayed longer here!