Conservation & community
Conservation & community
The land
North of Tarangire, East of the Rift
Randilen Wildlife Management Area lies within the Greater Tarangire ecosystem of northern Tanzania, east of the Rift Valley and beyond the northern boundary of Tarangire National Park.
This is open, wild country where wildlife moves with the seasons. Elephants and other animals travel across a connected landscape in search of food, water and space, moving between the national park and surrounding community-protected areas.
- Kilimanjaro Int'l (JRO) Randilen 3 hrs
- Arusha Randilen 2 hrs
- Randilen Ngorongoro (Lodoare Gate) 2 hrs
- Coordinates
- 3.7225° S, 36.0951° E
- Getting here
- About three hours by road from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), or two hours by road via Arusha Airport (ARK). 25 KM from Makuyuni
- Combine with
- Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Lake Natron and Zanzibar
Living alongside the wild
Community & Wildlife
Randilen is an important part of this wider ecosystem, providing a protected landscape where wildlife can disperse while local communities continue to live alongside it.
The Wilderness
Randilen Wildlife Management Area, an important part of the greater Tarangire ecosystem
Beyond the boundaries of the national park, elephants and other wildlife move across a much larger landscape in search of food, water and space. Randilen provides critical habitat and a safe dispersal area, particularly during the dry season.
Here, conservation is not separate from the safari experience. It is the landscape you are staying in.
The Community
Conservation That Benefits People
The future of Randilen's wildlife is closely connected to the communities who live alongside it.
Randilen MWA works with local Maasai communities to reduce human–elephant conflict. Through initiatives such as the Crop Protection Toolkit, participating community members have reduced elephant-related crop damage by as much as 90%, helping protect valuable harvests and household income.
When communities benefit from conservation, they have a stronger reason to protect the wildlife and wilderness around them.
Your Impact
Your Stay Helps Keep Randilen Wild
As a lodge within Randilen WMA, Randilen Plains is part of a conservation model that connects wildlife, community and responsible tourism.
Your stay helps create economic value from keeping this landscape protected, while supporting the communities who share it with wildlife.
Plan your stay
Every stay at Randilen is arranged personally. Tell us when you would like to come and who is travelling, and we will shape the rest with you.
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