Tanzania: Serengeti National Park

Park Overview

The name "Serengeti" has come to represent the safari experience itself, with its expansive savannas filled with lion, wildebeest, and gazelle. In the language of the Masai, the word means "endless plain," and the 5700 sq. miles (14,763 sq. km) of park land in Northern Tanzania certainly fits that description. These grasslands are home to more game animals than anywhere in the world. There are over a million wildebeest alone. Throughout the winter months of December to March, many of the animals are concentrated in the park's southern regions, near Ngorongoro. During the spring months, herds of wildebeest and zebra start to head west in search of water, beginning a migration that takes some of them to shores of Lake Victoria, and others to northern areas and into Kenya's Masai Mara. Virtually every African game animal can be seen in the Serengeti; however, because the animals are more dispersed between July and November visitors should give themselves enough time to track them down.

Camps

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Price Range
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Kirawira

Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, which recalls an outpost of colonial-era elegance set in a majestic backdrop of the Western Serengeti. Kirawira’s landscaped grounds offer spectacular vistas stretching to the horizon, and are in complete harmony with the natural surroundings. You will have an opportunity to experience Africa as did the early pioneers, viewing the abundance of big game — lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle, and wildebeest are all at home in the Western Serengeti. Every tent has its own private verandah and is superbly appointed. Victorian furniture gives it grace and style that starkly contrasts with the wilderness setting. The open-sided architecture of the public areas keep you constantly in touch with nature. The food is a delight; the finest ingredients are used and meals are cooked to your own recipe or to order from the house cuisine.

 

Kliens

Hidden amongst the bush-clad Kuka Hills, Klein's Camp lies just south of the Masai Mara -along the ancient migratory route of wildebeest and elephant. With sweeping views into the Grumeti River Valley, the camp's eight tasteful cottages are built of local rock and thatch, their interiors augmented by traditional African design. Comfort and service are exemplary in camp and each room equipped with en-suite facilities and private terraces. You will enjoy bush walks and game drives during the night and day with expert guiding throughout the 24,700 private acreage.

 

Serengeti Serena

Serengeti Serena is set high on a hill with breathtaking vistas of a landscape teeming with game. The design and construction of this Serena property has been executed in such a fashion that the lodge merges into the surrounding landscape. There are sixty-five rooms, all with en-suite shower and toilet, a swimming pool, and panoramic views from both bedrooms and public areas. It is designed as a cluster of elegant huts forming a traditional African village and makes maximum use of locally available, traditional materials. Its surprising and original interiors use traditional African skills such as wood carving, bead making and pottery for both practical and decorative purposes.

 

Ndutu

Ndutu Safari Lodge is situated close to the border of the Serengeti National Park in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area overlooking Lake Ndutu. The Lodge has thirty-two double rooms, all with hot showers. From December to March, six tents are available with separate toilet and washroom facilities for those who enjoy sleeping under canvas. The open-air bar and dining room provide an excellent view of Ndutu Lake and an opportunity to watch animals grazing nearby. The Lodge is set among shady acacias and it provides simple and comfortable rooms, high quality food and good service.

 

Migration Camp

Migration camp is built within the rocks of a kopje in the picturesque Ndassiata Hills, near Lobo, overlooking the Grumeti River. It’s location in the Serengeti is finest for game view. Resident game including lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo are always present due to permanent water. All guest facilities include sixteen individual sleeping tents with balconies, insect proof with scaled ground sheets, tiled bathrooms, toilets, showers, hot & cold water, electricity and are oriented westward towards the spectacular northern Serengeti sunsets. Elevations, bridges and candilivered timber desks have been used to capture the views from the Restaurant, Bar and Library which are all under canvas and al fresco to give a bush and under the stars feel through out. There is also a swimming pool with Jacuzzi to cool-off in after getting back to base.

 

Grumeti

The excitement and romance of Africa is alive at Grumeti River Camp, "the Great Crossing." The tents are decorated in whimsical style, utilizing the vibrancy of kente cloth and local sculptured furnishings. Outside these havens is the natural splendor of the Serengeti. Your daily game drives will provide you and your fellow guests with endless stories to share at the starlit banquet each night, followed by a nocturnal orchestra of owls, bats, and galagos, punctuated by the primeval sounds of lion and hyena.

 

 
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