Southern Serengeti Lodge ::
From late December to March when the wildebeests are calving
Kusini Camp
Kusini Camp is a exclusive permanent tented camp blended into the delicate environment of the predator-rich plains of the Southern Serengeti. Built near Hambi ya Mwaki Nyeb kopjes, Kusini's 9 tents feature elevated terraces overlooking the Serengeti plains. The small number of tents allows the staff to give a lot of attention to details which you will see throughout the property. The rooms are very comfortable walk-in tents with bright Maasai inspired bedspreads. Enjoy elegant candlelit meals and safari tales in the dining tent, have 'sundowner' cocktails atop a nearby kopje or enjoy tranquil siestas watching the animals that often visit Kusini's waterhole from your veradah.
Located in Southern Serengeti, Kusini Camp
is best during the wet season which is from December to March when the migratory wildebeest and zebra herds are around this area as well as close to Ndutu slightly to the east of Kusini Camp. Kusini Camp's surrounding has many resident animals such as lions, elephants and cheetahs. Bird-life is also wonderful around this area. Be ready to be serenaded by birds in the early morning when you are sipping your coffee with cookies overlooking the horizon from this beautiful exclusive tented lodge.
Situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the southern short grass plains of the Serengeti ecosystem lays Ndutu Lodge. Standing amongst acacia woodland near Lake Ndutu, the 34 stone cottages sit unobtrusively in the wilderness, offering the quintessential setting for the experiencing the peace of the Serengeti. Ndutu Lodge is one of the oldest and more popular lodges in Southern Serengeti (built in the 60s) but a well kept one under the management hence requiring an advance booking. Their emphasis is not on the frills (though the rooms have been updated and are very comfortable) but location, location, location.
During the wet season December to March, the wildebeest and zebra's are calving around the Southern Serengeti plains. With them, the resident and migratory cats and hyenas follow.
Lake Ndutu offers the many resident animals and birds a permanent water source which makes Ndutu Lodge a wonderful place to stay any time of the year.
Their motto - Don't expect five stars. From our campfire, you'll see millions!
Olakira Camp Ndutu/Moru Camp is a tented camp that is in Ndutu from 10 December until the end of March, the magical period during which the Great Migration takes over the Ndutu plains to give birth to their next generation. From June 1 to December 15, the camp is in Central Serengeti where the migration should be grazing. The 8 room tented camp has been designed to be able to move quickly to be in good wildlife area for better viewing. This will be done before your arrival and will not move during your stay.
The tents are spacious with king-size or twin beds and bathrooms. Each tent has its own private verandah with a private view overlooking the Serengeti. Bathrooms have a shower, wash basin and an environmentally friendly toilet, using water and environmentally friendly chemicals.
The dining tent and lounge tent are a great place to relax and read a book or discuss the adventures of the day.
Sayari South consists of 5 guest tents exactly like the existing Sayari Mara River Camp tents. The camp has a dining tent and an open outside fire place from where you can enjoy the African skies. Each spacious guest tent has a comfortable king size bed [twin's available] and a large, private veranda, overlooking the Serengeti. The en-suite bathrooms have flush toilets, a double sink and a shower [all connected to an outside bucketing system]
Sayari South Camp has blocked a private campsite in the Moru Kopjes area, southern Serengeti from December to March. The beautiful Moru Kopjes are located in the southern Serengeti, to the north-west of Ndutu, giving ideal access to the southern Serengeti as well as the central Serengeti for excellent wildlife and bird watching.
Sense heightened romance and sheer luxury in our tented wilderness camps, proudly featuring Tanzania's largest and most spacious mobile ensuite tents. With a hint of Bedouin character, these tents boast romantic sweeps of canvas, in a rich palette of warm savannah colors: chocolate, suede and espresso. Finely crafted finishes complete the ambience, with custom made Indian rugs, crisp percale linens, sparkling crystal, shiny silver.
Enjoy delicious Pan-African and traditional bush cuisine. This is the soul of Africa – no electricity and no running water – lose yourself in the relaxing solitude of the mighty Serengeti, far from civilization.
An intimate experience that will leave you with memories to last a lifetime.
