ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT 3 years of HODI HODI SAFARI BUSH CAMP, RUAHA, TANZANIA! We made it!
The HODI HODI Beach Houses in Zanzibar were designed and built in 2014 by African born & bred friends and family, specifically as a post-safari paradise relaxation.
Then after a few years they saw a need to offer their own safari product.
Avoiding the more popular northern parks, they chose southern Tanzania for the HODI HODI safari experience - because it's beautiful, remote, much less visited.
They found the perfect spot, on the slopes of a high mountain just outside Ruaha National Park.
Using local sustainably-sourced eucalyptus, teak, mudbrick, grass thatch and thousands of rocks from the mountainside, and employing workers from the villages behind the high ridge of the camp, the team started building in 2018.
Living in tiny tents, cooking on a campfire, with an office under canvas tied to a marula tree, they maintained social distance from elephants, jackals, civet, hyenas, wild pigs and baboons during the build.
There were wildfires, poachers, a drought, long negotiations, financial difficulties, floods which broke bridges and cut them off for weeks.. and then a pandemic.
Finally HODI HODI Ruaha Bush Camp quietly opened in June 2022.
They started slowly, and are now realising the potential of having chosen Ruaha:
The natural drama of empty space in this part of Tanzania needs no theatrical embelishment; this tented camp blends beautifully into the backdrop and panorama.
With five double rooms, two family suites, two private homes, fully off-grid, there are heart-lifting views over timeless landscapes.
A lounge bar with pool overlooking the game waterhole where elephant herds drink, alfresco dining with a celebrated cuisine, epic sunsets, classic landrovers, no one for miles, the moon & stars at night .. this is an old-style, authentic safari, built and curated by years of African experience, a deep love of wilderness, strong conservation values and respect for culture, 100% locally staffed from the area.
The wildlife has returned : lion, leopard, sable & roan antelope, greater & lesser kudu, giraffe, impala, warthog, zebra & even wild dog are often there to greet the guests.
HODI HODI Bush Camp offers armed guided bushwalks, night drives, bush sun-downers, off-road exploring, day trips into the spectacular Ruaha National Park, and optional hot-air balloon flights.
And last year, HODI HODI officially partnered with their village communities to assist educational and healthcare projects, by leasing and conserving over 16,500 acres of pristine bush, up to the un-fenced park boundary, for 30 years and more.
That’s over 65 sqare kilometres of wilderness - mountain, forest, river and plains - and only HODI HODI there.. Imagine!
Contact [email protected]
for our special 4x4 safari & seaside combo, celebrating 2025.
Thanks to all the wonderful staff, to all clients and guests past & future, and to everyone who assists HODI HODI to be what it is - connecting responsible tourism with grass-roots community development - both in Ruaha, and in Zanzibar.
#hodihodibushcamp
#ruahanationalpark