Lodge
Katambuga House
About the lodge
An overview of Katambuga House.
Katambuga House sits in lush gardens surrounded by coffee estates on the outskirts of Arusha, the gateway town for northern Tanzania safaris. Run by Entara, the eight-room property is designed as a calm first or last night before circuits through the Serengeti, Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater, with a swimming pool, birdlife-rich grounds and flexible family rooms.
Highlights
- Quiet Arusha base set among coffee estates and mature gardens
- Eight rooms, including interconnecting cottage rooms suited to families
- Swimming pool for warm afternoons between safari legs
- Exceptional garden birding with access to many of Tanzania's 1,150 species
You Should Know
- Children are welcome; interconnecting cottage rooms are designed with families in mind
- Entara classifies a child as 16 years or younger.
- Children under the ages of 12 are not permitted on walking safaris with the exception of Arusha National Park where children under the age of
eight are not permitted on walking safaris. - Children under the age of five are not allowed on shared game drives, a private game drive vehicle must be booked and paid for. This is subject
to availability. - This is an Arusha townhouse rather than a game lodge, so wildlife activities take place elsewhere on your itinerary
The Details
Katambuga House is an eight-room guest house in Arusha, the northern Tanzanian town that most safaris into the Serengeti, Tarangire and Ngorongoro begin or end with. The setting is residential rather than wild, with lush gardens, established trees and views out across surrounding coffee estates.
Accommodation
The main house holds four bedrooms with king-sized beds. The remaining rooms sit in the garden as cottages, each with interleading doors so two rooms can be combined for families travelling together. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms, and Wi-Fi is available in the main areas.
Dining
Meals are served in the central dining room and lounge, with bed and breakfast, half board and full board rates available depending on how much of your day you plan to spend at the house. Drinking water is provided throughout.
Activities
The grounds themselves are the main draw. Tanzania is one of the world's leading birding destinations with roughly 1,150 recorded species, many endemic to Tanzania and East Africa, and the Katambuga gardens attract a steady cast of them. Beyond birding, guests use the pool, relax between flights and transfers, and arrange onward activities into Arusha National Park or further afield through Entara.
Price Includes
- All meals
- Drinking water
- Wi-Fi in the main areas
The same as booking direct
Rates and pricing.
Per person sharing, per night. Final pricing depends on dates, room category and party size.
Valid until 31 Dec 2026
Why book through us
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup. What you get on top is a specialist who knows Katambuga House personally, looks after every detail of the trip, and stays reachable on WhatsApp from the moment you enquire to the day you come home.
By season
Peak / migration
1 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Full Board - All meals, drinking water and Wi-Fi in main areas
$260
Rates are per person sharing, per night. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
Family policies
Travelling with children.
What our safari specialists know about bringing children to Katambuga House: minimum ages, activities, family rooms and child rates, current as of May 2026. They plan family trips here all the time, so anything below that needs arranging, they will sort. For the bigger picture, see our guide to safari with children .
Minimum ages
- Stay
- All ages
- Game drives
- All ages
- Walking safari
- All ages
Programmes & care
No dedicated kids' programme.
Accommodation
Family unit available.
Child rates
Entara classifies a child as 16 years or younger. Specific child rate percentages are not stated on the supplier's public-facing pages.
Notable exceptions
- Katambuga House is an Arusha town/garden lodge used as an overnight pre/post safari property, not a bush camp — game drive, walking safari and private game vehicle minimum ages are not applicable here. Children of all ages are welcomed at the property. Family accommodation is provided via two garden cottages, each containing two interconnecting rooms with interleading doors, described by Entara as ideal for families.
Imagery
A closer look.
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Speak to a safari specialist
Plan your dream safari at Katambuga House.
From your first enquiry to the day you come home, one named safari specialist looks after every detail. We can handle the whole trip, not just the stay at Katambuga House: multi-country itineraries, internal flights, road transfers, tipping guidance, travel insurance, the lot. A safari specialist will be in touch within as little as 15 minutes during working hours.
Ready when you are
Let's design your stay.
Your specialist will be in touch within as little as 15 minutes during working hours with availability, exact pricing, and suggestions for what to combine it with.