Kirurumu Under Canvas

Kirurumu Under Canvas has been operating for over two decades. The genesis of the company came from the directors background in logisitcs, catering and camp provision to remote areas - in place such as Kenya, Sudan, Yemen among others. Here in Tanzania a permanent tented camp was erected on the edge of the rift valley wall, and Kirurumu is today a very well established property in the Northern circuit.

Kirurumu was one of the pioneering eco lodges in Tanzania and our commitment to communities and eco friendly approach opened up avenues of opportunity in other places and lead to relationships with Maasai communities all the way from West Kilimanjaro to East Serengeti where we now work hand in hand with the communities in an effort to conserve some of the remaining wilderness in Tanzania, ensuring that the communities themselves derive benefits from the resources they are custodians of. 

Your visit to our camps and lodge means benefits for the local community in a number of ways:

• Direct bednight fees to the local community: a per paying guest amount goes into the community coffers.
• Employment for guides, scouts, and other crew: we always try to employ from the local community to increase the benefits derived from the resources guests are here to see and thereby generate more awareness of the benefits wildlife and wilderness can bring to communities.
• Direct income from boma visits: we always try to keep visits to homesteads as unobtrusive as possible but these are rich opportunities for guests to learn about a different culture and the experience is reciprocal. Fees are also charged and these go directly to the boma being visited. 

Kirurumu Manyara Lodge is set high on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, enjoying a marvellous, uplifting and panoramic view eastward over Lake Manyara, the Rift floor and Mt. Losimingori. Behind Kirurumu, the Ngorongoro Highlands rise in green and fertile splendour and form the gateway to Ngorongoro Crater and, finally, Olduvai Gorge.

Manyara Lodge has the following facilities :

• 27 tented rooms
• 2 honeymoon suites and 2 family cottages.
• Fully ensuite bathrooms, hot and cold running water
• Electricity
• Bar complete with sun-deck and panoramic views of the rift valley
• Dining room with waiter service

Activities
Manyara Lodge overlooks the Rift valley escarpment over Lake Manyara. The following activities are all possible:

• Maasai guided ethno - botanical walks.
• Mountain biking available on request
• Half-Day treks / hikes
• Fly camping in forests on special request

Kirurumu Ngorongoro camp is a luxury mobile camp set in one of the most strategic and beautiful areas in the Ngorongoro Highlands overlooking the Ngorongoro Conservancy, the Great Rift Valley escarpment, and Lake Eyasi. As a small and intimate camp the staff are on hand just to look after a very limited number of guests and so the level of attention and service is always excellent. The camp has easy access to cultural attractions or as a base for a walk, climbing the slopes of nearby Olmoti mountain to the waterfall that breaches its rim to become the Munge river that feeds a game swamp in the crater. Day trips and walking opportunities to many of our Maasai community neighbours, and hiking around Mt Makarot, one of the most scenically attractive areas of the conservation area.

Rooms / Facilities 

Our Ngorongoro camp tents are 7 double and twin customised safari tents. The largest tent available for safari camping. Each tent is fully and tastefully furnished with:

• Comfortable, (twin or double) beds with 6” mattresses, pillows, blankets & sheets.
• Luggage rack, table, safari chairs, mats & soft furnishings in individual style.
• Solar lighting in both the bedroom and ensuite loo and shower room
• Dining room with waiter service

In addition, the camp has:

• A locally furnished dining tent for breakfast, lunch and romantic, candle-lit dinners.
• A campfire area

Activities 
The Ngorongoro camp has easy access to cultural attractions or as a base for a walk, climbing the slopes of nearby Olmoti mountain to the waterfall that breaches its rim to become the Munge river that feeds a game swamp in the crater. Day trips to one of the most scenically attractive areas of the conservation area, Empakai, with its deep lake famous for its flamingos and shore birds and outstanding beauty.

Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge is set high in private land on the northern tip of the Tarangire National Park. The tented lodge has stunning views over a water hole and into the park and it ideally located only fifteen minutes off the main Tarangire road and again only fifteen minutes drive away from the main Tarangire National Park gate.

Tarangire Lodge has the following facilities :

• 10 tented cottages consisting of 2 Double Rooms, 2 Family Rooms and 6 Twin Rooms
• Fully ensuite bathrooms, hot and cold running water
• Electricity
• Verandah
• Bar complete with wonderful views of the watering hole and the park
• Dining room with waiter service
• Internet facilities available at reception

Activities
Tarangire Lodge is in a prime location outside the park. The following activities are all possible:

• Maasai guided ethno - botanical walks.
• Mountain biking available on request
• Day treks / hikes
• Game viewing in the Tarangire National Park

Kirurumu Serengeti Camp is a luxury mobile camp, moved seasonally to take best advantage of the vast Serengeti. The camp is used as a base, a spring board for an early morning game drive, a break for a sumptuous lunch, a respite from the heat of the day and the finale to a days adventure where stories can be swapped around a fire. As a small and intimate camp the staff are on hand just to look after a very limited number of guests and so the level of attention and service is always excellent.

Rooms / Facilities 

Our Serengeti camp tents are as follows:
7 double and twin customised safari tents. The largest tent available for safari camping. Each tent is fully and tastefully furnished with:

• Comfortable, (twin or double) beds with 6” mattresses, pillows, blankets & sheets.
• Luggage rack, table, safari chairs, mats & soft furnishings in individual style.
• Solar lighting in both the bedroom and ensuite loo and shower room
• Dining room with waiter service

In addition, the camp has:

• A locally furnished dining tent for breakfast, lunch and romantic, candle-lit dinners.
• A campfire area

Activities
The Serengeti camp is your springboard into the Serengeti, essential for the migration and seasonally well located to take advantage of activities such as hot air ballooning (note that access to hot air ballooning is seasonal as the balloon rides start in central Serengeti). The Serengeti is the place to game drive and has the largest concentration of wildlife in the world.

Our private luxury camping is a boutique product designed for guests that require and entirely private experience - in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire or indeed any location in Northern Tanzania. We simply provide the camp and crew and make sure that your guests are never left wanting for anything. Our private camps are NOT branded and we can even brand the camp according to requirements.

Rooms / Facilities 

The camp is set according to a location specificied by the ground handler. Camp size is like wise specified and we set up accordingly. Currently we have a maximum of 10 tents (20 beds) but can accommodate more by special arrangement.

Each tent is fully and tastefully furnished with:

• Comfortable, (twin or double) beds with 6” mattresses, pillows, blankets & sheets.
• Luggage rack, table, safari chairs, mats & soft furnishings in individual style.
• Solar lighting in both the bedroom and enuite loo and shower room
• Dining room with waiter service

In addition, the camp has:

• A locally furnished dining tent for breakfast, lunch and romantic, candle-lit dinners.
• A campfire area

Activities 
Entirely depends on the area, but we can supply Maasai walking guides on request (again, area dependant).