Ruaha Hilltop Lodge

The Ruaha Hilltop Lodge is the perfect place for anyone who is looking for exceptional tanzanian hospitality, friendly and caring staff, beautiful accomodation, delicious local food and very knowledgeable safari guides. The kind driver collected us in Iringa and drove us back after our stay, which made our journey to the Ruaha Nationalpark very easy and convenient. We very much enjoyed our stay and the safari in Ruaha Nationalpark and can highly recommend the lodge and it's tours. Ruaha Nationalpark is one of the less visited Nationalparks in Tanzania which allows almost private game drives through the park which really improves the safari experience. Should we return to Iringa one day, we will definitely visit the Ruaha Hilltop Lodge again.

We just spent three nights and had an amazing stay. The service was the best - we felt so welcomed by the staff and they made sure we were happy and satisfied. The meals were delicious including cinnamon rolls for breakfast with exotic juice while watching the sunrise over Ruaha NP - life doesn’t get better than that.

I had wonderful days here. Aloyce and his team have spoiled us very much. The food was very delicoius and the best we have had. We felt at home every Single day. Thank you Aloyce for making our stay one to remember.

We had a very pleasant stay at the Hill Top lodge! Terrific facilities and friendly staff. Our driver Habakuki were excellent at spotting animals and were able to answer every question we had. Furthermore the staff helped us with transportation to and from the lodge, ensuring that our trip went smoothly! Thank you for a great first Safari😁

Hilltop Lodge is a warm and inviting location with a fabulous view and wonderful food. But most importantly, the staff are kind and hospitable , doing everything they can to make your stay perfect. Arriving at midnight after a very long drive with unexpected delays, the staff greeted us with open arms and a lovely midnight dinner. The lodge is very convenient to the entrance to Ruaha Park where they took us on a full day safari and despite it being rainy season, we saw a lot of wonderful animals and birds. We even got up close and personal with a mama lion and her cubs.

We stayed for 3nights, and we enjoyed everybit of it. These guys know how to keep their guests happy. I was especially left speechless when we came back from our night game drive at 12.30am and the staff were all awake and welcomed us back with smiles, after which they warmed up our dinner for us and served us with a proper late night dinner. We stayed in their New rooms which are quite up high, but they arranged a car to pick and drop us off at whatever time we requested them. The rooms are beautiful, quite luxurious and have amazing views, you can definetly stay and chill there all day, which we did for our last day. Special shout out to the chef, The food was AMAZING!!! Once again, Thank you Donald, Aloyce and The Ruaha Hilltop team for a memorable stay!

What to mention first ? Is it the view ? Is it the excellent home grown coffee? The extreme hospitality of the entire staff ?( Donald , Geoffrey and all others Is it the uncomparable laugh of Alois ? I loved it all !

This will be the hardest review to do from our 10 day safari of the southern circuit. Let’s start with the Good. The main building which is the bar, restaurant and viewing balconies has awesome views out over the national park. It’s quite a drive in the Landcruiser to get up there but very worth it. The place itself is located about a 15 minute drive from the park entrance. The staff here are fantastic. Super friendly and start and finish the day with them waving you off and welcoming you back. The food was pretty good and the balconies were a great place to watch the sun set each evening with a cold Kili. We stayed in one of the newly built houses at the very top of the property. You should know to get there by car even 4x4 is quite demanding and you may have to walk up or down to the main building if your driver isn’t going to take you up or down. As a 50+ year old I can tell you I lost my breath going up. In the evening a Masai will accompany you. The only down side of these houses is that I think only 1 is finished and all the others a bit of work in progress it seems meaning it does feel a little like a building site up there. The houses themselves are big airy places with lots of space for bags, big beds, nice bathroom and a big balcony to enjoy the views, although I do think the main building has the best uninterrupted views. There’s also an outside shower with a view to look out. In the end we did enjoy this place for the view and friendly staff.

Stunning location with a spectacular view. The whole staff is very helpful, friendly and made our stay unforgettable. Absolutely fantastic food (especially peanut soup ) and contagious enthusiasm of Aloise. It was the best accommodation during our safari week in Tanzania.