Crowds and market stalls on Jemaa el-Fnaa square in Marrakech with the medina behind, Morocco

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Cheap hotels & rooms in Africa

Most African trips are built around a Nile cruise or a safari, with a night or two in a gateway city on either side.

Most African trips are built around a Nile cruise or a safari, with a night or two in a gateway city on either side. Where you stay matters: a hotel near the airport or the river docks makes early starts easy, while the right lodge region puts you close to the wildlife. Our guides show where to stay in each city and safari area, with live rates from Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo.

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Cheap hotels by city in Africa

Crowds and market stalls on Jemaa el-Fnaa square in Marrakech with the medina behind, Morocco

Cheap hotels & rooms in Marrakech

Medina · Gueliz · Hivernage

Thatched beach umbrella, sun loungers and palms on white-sand Kendwa Beach, Zanzibar

Cheap hotels & rooms in Zanzibar

Stone Town · Nungwi · Kendwa

Dar es Salaam city-center skyline along the harbor waterfront with ferries

Cheap hotels & rooms in Dar es Salaam

City Centre · Msasani Peninsula · Masaki & Oyster Bay

Fes el-Bali medina rooftops with the Chouara tannery dye pits in the foreground, Morocco

Cheap hotels & rooms in Fez

Fes el-Bali (Medina) · Fes el-Jdid · Bab Boujloud (Blue Gate)

Le Morne Brabant's forested cliff above a palm-lined beach and boats in the Mauritius lagoon

Cheap hotels & rooms in Mauritius

Grand Baie · Flic en Flac · Belle Mare

Giant weathered granite boulders on a white-sand beach at La Digue in the Seychelles

Cheap hotels & rooms in Seychelles

Beau Vallon, Mahé · Victoria, Mahé · Praslin

Hassan II Mosque with its tall decorated minaret and green-tiled roofs on the Casablanca waterfront

Cheap hotels & rooms in Casablanca

City center · Ain Diab / Corniche · Maarif

Volcanic cone of Mount Meru rising above trees and farmland under clear blue sky near Arusha

Cheap hotels & rooms in Arusha

Arusha city center · Njiro · Usa River

Stellenbosch Mountain above tall pines and a residential estate in the Cape Winelands

Cheap hotels & rooms in Stellenbosch & the Winelands

Stellenbosch town center · Franschhoek · Paarl

Knysna Heads sandstone cliffs framing the lagoon entrance and deep blue sea, South Africa

Cheap hotels & rooms in Garden Route

Knysna · Plettenberg Bay · Wilderness

Dead camel-thorn trees on the white clay pan of Deadvlei beneath red dunes, Sossusvlei, Namibia

Cheap hotels & rooms in Windhoek & Sossusvlei

City center · Klein Windhoek · Eros

Sharm El Maya bay in Sharm El Sheikh with beach, hotels, Al Sahaba Mosque and Sinai mountains

Cheap hotels & rooms in Sharm el-Sheikh

Naama Bay · Sharks Bay · Nabq Bay

Aerial view of Hurghada coastal villas, roads and beach along the Red Sea

Cheap hotels & rooms in Hurghada

Sekalla · El Dahar · Village Road / Resort strip

Blue fishing boats in Essaouira port below the stone Skala du Port tower and sea wall

Cheap hotels & rooms in Essaouira

Medina · Beachfront · Diabat

Hillside panorama of the blue- and white-washed houses of Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains, Morocco

Cheap hotels & rooms in Chefchaouen

Medina · Ras el-Maa · New town

Aerial view of Cairo high-rises, bridges and the Nile river under a blue sky

Cheap hotels & rooms in Cairo

Giza (near the Pyramids) · Downtown & Tahrir · Zamalek

Terraced Temple of Hatshepsut with Osiride statues and tourists on the ramp near Luxor

Cheap hotels & rooms in Luxor

East Bank Corniche · Near Karnak Temple · West Bank

Aswan riverfront with feluccas sailing and Nile cruise ships moored below the town

Cheap hotels & rooms in Aswan

Aswan Corniche · Elephantine Island · Nubian West Bank

Aerial view of central Johannesburg high-rises with the Hillbrow Tower on the skyline

Cheap hotels & rooms in Johannesburg

Sandton · Rosebank · Near O.R. Tambo Airport

Aerial view of Cape Town harbour and city center below Table Mountain, Lion’s Head and Devil’s Peak

Cheap hotels & rooms in Cape Town

V&A Waterfront · City Bowl · Camps Bay

Panorama of the Nairobi skyline and city center towers beyond a green park, Kenya

Cheap hotels & rooms in Nairobi

Westlands · Karen · Gigiri

Victoria Falls plunging into its gorge with a rainbow in the spray under a sunset sky

Cheap hotels & rooms in Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls Town · Livingstone (Zambia) · Zambezi Riverfront

Tourist river boat on the Chobe with elephants grazing on the floodplain in Chobe National Park

Cheap hotels & rooms in Kasane

Kasane Town · Chobe Riverfront · Kazungula

Leopard sitting in dry grass and bare trees in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Cheap hotels & rooms in Kruger National Park

Hazyview · Skukuza · Sabi Sand Game Reserve

Two cheetah brothers walking across the grass in the Masai Mara, Kenya

Cheap hotels & rooms in Masai Mara

Talek · Sekenani Gate · Mara Triangle

Elephant under flat-topped acacia trees at sunset in Serengeti National Park

Cheap hotels & rooms in Serengeti

Central Serengeti (Seronera) · Northern Serengeti (Kogatende) · Southern Serengeti (Ndutu)

Tips for finding cheap rooms in Africa

Book a gateway-city night before a safari or Nile cruise — international flights often arrive late and safari flights leave early.
Safari lodge and camp rates are often per person and may include meals and game drives; compare what is included, not just the headline price.
National park and conservancy fees are usually charged separately per person per day — check whether your rate includes them.
Peak safari seasons (the dry months) and Egyptian winter sell out early; book months ahead for those dates.