TANAPA campsites: Mang'ula and the trail camps
Basic camping, bring your own gear · Mang'ula HQ, plus Njokamoni Wilderness, Mwanihana Base, Campsite 3 and Njia Panda on the trails · TANAPA
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Budget
Inside the park
Park-run (TANAPA)
The trail camps are not a budget alternative to a lodge, they are the infrastructure of the multi-day treks. Njokamoni Wilderness Camp and Mwanihana Base Camp are the two nights on the three-day Mwanihana route; Campsite 3 serves the Hidden Valleys walk. Expect nothing but a place to pitch. Public campsites at headquarters need no booking; special, seasonal and fly campsites do.
Why you'd pick it
- The only way to sleep on the mountain itself
- Trail camps are what makes Mwanihana and Lumemo possible
- No facilities beyond the site, so you carry everything including water
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Udzungwa Mountains 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
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults pay $212.4 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
No vehicle fee is published, and there are no game-drive roads to use one on.
The full fee schedule for Udzungwa Mountains National ParkRates
$30 per person per night. $35.40 including VAT at a public campsite. Special, seasonal and fly campsites are $50 ($59.00 including VAT) and must be booked ahead. East African citizens TSh 5,000 to 15,000.
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 2026 rates gathered in July 2026 from operators' own material and the official TANAPA tariff. Always confirm directly with the property. Note that TANAPA park fees and the compulsory guide fee are separate from every rate below, so add roughly $35.40 per adult per day plus $23.60 per group per day for walking.