Tungamalenga Lodge & Campsite
Budget lodge + campsite · Tungamalenga village, on the park access road · Local owner-run
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Budget
Outside the gate
Locally owned
The village option: simple ensuite rooms and a campsite in Tungamalenga, the last settlement before the park. Pair it with a hired game-drive vehicle for the cheapest realistic Ruaha safari.
Why you'd pick it
- Cheapest bed-with-meals in the corridor
- Cultural village experiences
- Overlander-friendly
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Ruaha National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entry$30 plus 18% VAT, charged per 24 hours.
- $35.4per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT for a foreign-registered vehicle; a Tanzanian-registered one is about $9.
- $47.2per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $354 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Ruaha National ParkRates
From ~$65/night. Rooms with meals to ~$150; camping much cheaper.
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 rates gathered from operators and agents, July 2026. Rates change by season and year. Always confirm with the lodge. Park fees (conservation + concession, roughly $75 pp/day combined for in-park camps) are usually excluded.