Recently recognised as one of the “Best Resorts in the World” in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2024, Little Chem Chem is an intimate tented camp set amid a 16, 000ha exclusive-use protected wildlife area.
Known as the sunrise camp, this safari hideaway offers views that stretch over sweeping plains to the shores of Lake Burunge — and the distant Babati Mountain Range, which frames the horizon. Here, refined accommodation, premium facilities (including a spa and pool), exceptional dining, and unforgettable moments in nature converge. Embodying vintage-style safari sophistication down to the smallest detail, the camp —which is unfenced — offers a true immersion in the wilderness without compromising modern comforts. Sleeping a total of 14 guests, the camp comprises 6 tented rooms, including 1 family suite.
At Little Chem Chem, the wilderness is yours to explore at your own pace. The region is flush with wildlife and birdlife, and with a private guide and vehicle, you'll revel in unforgettable encounters every day.
Known as the sunrise camp, Little Chem Chem lies on the eastern side of the concession. This intimate camp offers five elegantly decorated vintage tents, each with a large bedroom (three have king-size beds, two offer twin beds), with a rocking chair and study desk, a vanity area with dressing room and an en suite bathroom with a shower and flushing toilet.
Embracing an ‘Out-of-Africa’ atmosphere, each tent also offers a private fire pit with flames that seduce you as the sounds of an African night come to life all around to you.
FACILITIES:
* Double or twin bed
* En-suite shower room with flushing toilet
* Outdoor shower per tent
* Private entrance and verandah
* Dressing gown and slippers
* Molton Brown toiletries
* ‘In room’ safe
* Wi-Fi & charging facilities
* Desk
* Snacks and fresh water
A two-bedroom canvased family tent perfect for families of up to 2 adults and 3 children.
Luxuriously fitted with a large king size bed in the main bedroom, while the children's room offers 2 twin beds. Each room has its own vanity area with dressing room, and en-suite shower and flushing toilet.
FACILITIES:
* Dressing gown and slippers
* Indoor and outdoor shower as well as flushing toilet
* Private entrance and verandah
* Molton Brown toiletries
* ‘In room’ safe
* Wi-Fi & charging facilities
* Camp bed available for one additional child aged 8 years or older.
* Desk
* Snacks and fresh water
Communal Dining, Eco Friendly, Internet Access (Complimentary), Mobile Connectivity, Restaurant, Spa, Vegetarian
Complimentary Wi-Fi, Dressing Gowns, Electrical Outlets, Fan, Internet Access (Complimentary), Outside Shower, Pure Cotton Linen, Safe, Shower, Verandah
24-hour Security, Airport Shuttle (Available), Credit Card Facilities, Foreign Exchange, Laundry Service (Complimentary), Private Vehicle (Available)
Bird Watching, Game Drives, Game Viewing, Game Walks, Night Drives, Safaris, Walks (Guided)
Bird Watching, Cultural Tours, Game Drives, Game Viewing, Game Walks, Helicopter Scenic Flights, Hiking, Safaris, Walks (Guided)
Little Chem Chem includes a private vehicle and guide with every booking (subject to availability).
Discover this incredible wilderness with one of our expert field guides, from the seat of a 4x4 Land Rover. The vehicles seat between five to eight passengers.
No crowds guaranteed with 16 000 ha! Keep your eyes open for elephant, leopard, lion, cheetah, giraffe, zebra…
Not many activities can beat watching an African sunset. Enjoy the display with sundowners on the edge of Lake Burunge. There is no better way to end the day.
Explore the game-rich environment of the breathtaking Tarangire National Park from the comfort of an open 4x4.
To visit Tarangire, choose either a full- or half-day excursion which includes a picnic breakfast or lunch at a private site. Expect vast elephant herds and huge baobabs.
One of the well-trained field guides will lead you in a quest to recognise and track animal spoor. You will literally follow in their footsteps – often taking you within 15 meters of these majestic animals. Hear them, see them, smell them.
Visit one of the schools supported by the Chem Chem Association. Join in an impromptu soccer game with the children, share African songs and dance with them. You can even teach a math, geography or English lesson. Learn from them as they learn from you.
Little Chem Chem welcomes children from 8 years old.
The team will create unforgettable memories by learning bush skills from Maasai warriors: how to make a fire, use a bow and arrow, throw a spear. A visit to local schools and villages will expose them to different cultures. Children can build a recyclable soccer ball, follow wildlife tracks and decorate safari-themed cupcakes.
Wake to sunrise and fresh coffee with one of Little Chem Chem's renowned seed biscuits, enjoy breakfast with a view of the watering hole, savour lunch in the dappled shade of the trees and relax over dinner surrounded by the sounds of the Arican bush.
The evening can be as private as you like or more convivial with other guests. Feel the whisper of the evening breeze as you eat beneath the stars.
There is a serene beauty to a landscape at dawn. Climb the hills between the Chem Chem Lodge & Little/Forest Chem Chem with your guide to gaze across the vastness of the land we work to protect whille the sun blesses a new day in Africa.
There's no view like the one from the sky. Fly over the Burunge Wildlife Management Area & experience the epic proportion of the Burunge Wildlife Management Area with a choice of helicopter flights or hot air ballooning. .