Serengeti Secrets
No other safari destination is as well-known as the Serengeti. The Great Migration river crossings get most of the attention, but the Serengeti offers so much more.
The park alone covers more than 5,700 square miles, and the surrounding protected area nearly doubles that. With the number of camps and safari lodges growing every year, and there’s a lot to sort through when you might visit just one or two camps in the Serengeti.
It’s a dynamic year-round destination with lots to explore, a range of seasons, stunning new camps and unique opportunities for true adventure. Based on client feedback and personal experience, here’s a selection of camps that might be the seed for your next great adventure:
New Arrivals
Wilderness Usawa - Southern Serengeti, Tanzania
A unique offering on the Serengeti plains, Wilderness Usawa Serengeti follows the year-round migration.
Entara Esirai - Northern Serengeti, Tanzania
Esirai Mobile Migration Camp, by Entara, is a real "Out of Africa" experience. A small and intimate camp with only six guest tents, it shifts seasonally following the course of the migration.
Secluded Corners
Singita Sabora - Grumeti Reserves, Tanzania
Sabora Tented Camp is set in 350,000 acres of protected wilderness in Singita Grumeti, which provides guests with a front-row seat to some of the most prized game viewing on the continent.
Sanctuary Kusini - Southern Serengeti, Tanzania
The only permanent camp in the Serengeti's remote south, Sanctuary Kusini has the privilege of overlooking predator-populated plains where game viewing is in high-definition throughout the calendar.
Stylish Classics
Namiri Plains - Central Serengeti, Tanzania
Namiri Plains is positioned along the Ngare Nanyuki River in the eastern Serengeti. The vast grassland plains are mostly open, aside from the occasional acacia tree.
Serengeti Safari Camp - Northern Serengeti, Tanzania
A million and a half wildebeest and zebra can’t be wrong, and this camp never settles for less.
Value Favorites
Karibu Sametu - Central Serengeti, Tanzania
Situated in a secluded part of the eastern edge of Central Serengeti, a short distance from the Ngare Nanyuki River, this luxury boutique camp allows guests to enjoy an endless horizon silhouetted by grazing wildebeest, zebra, and various antelope species.
Serengeti Plains Camp - Eastern Serengeti, Tanzania
With seven elegant safari tents, the camp lies in the Eastern Serengeti, an area known for big cats including a melanistic (black) serval and the region’s largest cheetah population.
Wild Adventures
Wayo Walking Camp - Northern Serengeti, Tanzania
Wayo's Walking Safari Camp offers access to the most remote parts of the Serengeti in the easiest manner possible, while maintaining high levels of comfort.
Serian Fly Camp - Ngorogoro, Tanzania
First off, a disclaimer: fly-camping has nothing to do with flying. Rather, it takes its name from sleeping in the bush under nothing more than a flysheet, as was the camping tradition before the luxury-laden era of ‘glamping’ arrived.
Bonus Camp!
Lemala Nanyukie - Eastern Serengeti, Tanzania
Lemala Nanyukie was a standout favorite from Jeremy’s latest scouting trip. Every suite has stunning amenities like indoor and outdoor showers, private plunge pools and a comfy lounge area on the deck.
