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Tent Interior
Main Tent
Maasai Dance
Main Tent
Sundowners on the Hill
Game Drive
Heli Safari
Elephant
Elephant
Elephants
Elephants
Elephant
Tent Interior
Maasai Celebration
Tent Interior
Tent Verandah
Tent Interior
Tent Bathroom
Tent Bathroom
Tent bathroom
Game Drive
Exterior
Game Drive
Kili Views
Exterior
  • Tent Interior
  • Main Tent
  • Maasai Dance
  • Main Tent
  • Sundowners on the Hill
  • Game Drive
  • Heli Safari
  • Elephant
  • Elephant
  • Elephants
  • Elephants
  • Elephant
  • Tent Interior
  • Maasai Celebration
  • Tent Interior
  • Tent Verandah
  • Tent Interior
  • Tent Bathroom
  • Tent Bathroom
  • Tent bathroom
  • Game Drive
  • Exterior
  • Game Drive
  • Kili Views
  • Exterior

All you need to know

Intro

Shu'mata Camp,under the Kilimanjaro means " heaven" in Maa - the language of the Maasai.
It takes about two hours from Hatari to Shu'mata, a safari through the rain-forest and into the African savanna.

Highlights

The highlight is not only the camp itself, the incredibly majestic scenery of the Kilimanjaro - Amboseli ecosystem and the vastness of the African Savanna, but also the very private and intimate nature on foot or in open-top Jeeps. Have an authentic in-depth Maasai experience in Maasailand bordering the Amboseli ecosystem. Visit the Maasai boma and sundowner on the the plains with nighttime game drive.

Need To Know

Enjoy a 360 degrees view of African savannah at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Situated only about 2 hours drive from Kilimanjaro airport.

Shu'mata is accessible from Kilimanjaro airport. From the Arusha airport. From teh West Kilimanjaro airstrip. 

Coastal Aviation operates 2 daily schedule flights around noon from:  

1.West Kilimanjaro via Arusha and Manyara to the Serengeti

2.West Kilimanjaro via Moshi and Saadani to Zanzibar. 

A fly in schedule which allows you to spent the best time of every day - the morning hours ! in the lodge or camp or on safari! and not having to get up early morning to rush to the airstrips or airport in time for an early morning departure. 

Safaris

Private- & exclusive game drives and Nighttime game drives. All with focus on Kilimanjaro's famous elephants.

Wildlife

Venture into the savannah in the southern Amboseli at the foot of Kilimanjaro, far away from tourists where you spot elephants, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, gazelle or even cheetah and lion.

Quick Facts

Safari Operators
Safari Tented Camp ( less than 20 tents)
Average Stay

We recommend a minimum of 2 nights.

Average Price

Please refer to our rate sheet:  

Child Policy

Children of all ages are welcome.

Accommodation

Five en-suite tents in Hemingway style with a Maasai accent. The tents are decorated with king size beds, flush toilets and en suite permanent and not tented bathroom.

Accolades

Shu’mata - the first "Design Hotel".

Season

Shu'mata camp enjoys mild but still comfortably warm temperatures. The temperature rarely exceeds 30 degrees Celsius, however early morning hours during the months of May to October may be chilly, making a warm jacket a necessity. By noon, weather conditions are again "African", with temperatures easily rising above the 20 to 25 degree mark.  

Safari Operators
Safari Tented Camp ( less than 20 tents)
Our Vision
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Best Safari Experience

Remote place located at the border within the untouched nature

13-04-2024 @ 10:09am
Best Family Safari Experience

Hosted by an experienced team and a family business

13-04-2024 @ 10:09am
Best Ecologically Responsible Safari Property

Priority for harmony with nature and ecosystem

13-04-2024 @ 10:09am
Best Value Safari Property

Location perfect on hill and camp ala Hemingway style

13-04-2024 @ 10:09am
Best Value Safari Property

is for years one of our guets favorite place. Serive ,food, guiding all top.

13-04-2024 @ 7:48am
Best Safari Cuisine

Covering vegane and allergics diet

V
13-04-2024 @ 4:26am
Best Ecologically Responsible Safari Property

Engaging in several local ecological projects

V
13-04-2024 @ 4:26am
Best Value Safari Property

No

12-04-2024 @ 9:58pm
Best Value Safari Property

A most wonderful place on a magnificent hill with view of ghe majestic Kilimanjaro

12-04-2024 @ 4:24pm
Best Value Safari Property

Amazing service and breathtaking views

11-04-2024 @ 7:45pm
Best Value Safari Property

Unique setting, with the perfect set-up. Pure luxury paired with wonderful sunsets. Amazing! A once-in-a-lifetime experience!

JO
10-04-2024 @ 7:11pm
Best Value Safari Property

Shumata camp is unique. It brings conservation through social and wildlife actions. It teaches new ways of viewing conservation altogether. Gives more than it receives! Complete enchanting experience.

09-04-2024 @ 6:14pm
Best Safari Experience

Between Kilimanjaro, Masai People and wonderful safari- wonderful.

MH from Germany
08-04-2024 @ 5:00pm
Most Romantic Safari Property

We loved the place to be.

MH from Germany
08-04-2024 @ 5:00pm
Best Safari Guiding Team

very professional guide

MH from Germany
08-04-2024 @ 5:00pm
Best Ecologically Responsible Safari Property

We adore the responsibility of the Gabriel family.

MH from Germany
08-04-2024 @ 5:00pm
Best Value Safari Property

Lovely an unforgettable experience in 10.2013

MH from Germany
08-04-2024 @ 5:00pm
Most Romantic Safari Property

All I wanted to do was get back to Africa. We had not left it, yet, but when I would wake in the night I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.  Green Hills of Africa, by Ernest Hemingway

KH from Germany
08-04-2024 @ 9:56am
Best Safari Property Location

Up in a hillside with a gigantic view over the African savanna and hills

V from Germany
29-02-2024 @ 3:49pm
Most Romantic Safari Property

Enough space to be by yourself in the most spectacular surroundings

V from Germany
29-02-2024 @ 3:49pm
Best Family Safari Experience

Staff was Extremely family friendly

V from Germany
29-02-2024 @ 3:49pm
Best Safari Cuisine

Local and absolutely tasty food

V from Germany
29-02-2024 @ 3:49pm
Best Value Safari Property

Amazing Camp

29-02-2024 @ 4:07am
Best Value Safari Property

best service ever

RS
28-02-2024 @ 11:02am
Best Value Safari Property

Great place!

28-02-2024 @ 10:12am

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