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	Fly Camps Fly camping tents have mosquito mesh sides so that stars can be seen from the bed. Although food is great and mattresses are very comfortable, fly camping is about adventure, not luxury: fly camping tents are lightweight and have an outside short-drop toilet and shower cubicle. A professional crew ensures that great food is served and the best of guiding is offered.

	Grumeti River Camp Grumeti River Camp is located in the western corridor of the Serengeti National Park, 50km east of Lake Victoria. It is set beneath tall riverine trees on the banks of a tributary of the Grumeti River where crocodiles lie awaiting the great migration as wildebeest and zebra try to make their way across. Other animals to see in this area include hippos and high concentrations of cheetah. Guests sleep in ten spacious tented suites overhung with banana-leaf and thatched roofs with ensuite bathrooms and open top showers which let the sunlight come through during the day and offer great views of the stars at night. Tastefully decorated in cloth and sculptured African furnishings, the tents also have a view of the water's edge. As a guest at Grumeti River Camp you can go out on a game drive, relax in the plunge pool or sip sundowners in the lounge or bar as well as have meals in the open-air boma.

	Kirawira Camp Set on a hilltop, Kirawira Camp offers stunning views over the Serengeti National Park. Designed in Edwardian style, the camp evokes memories of luxury safaris in the colonial era. Common areas include a swimming pool, an elegant central tent with a dining room, lounge and bar and a 'Sun downer’ terrace looking out over gently sloping acacia groves towards the hills and plains of the Serengeti’s Western Corridor where the wildebeest migration can be viewed. Accommodation is in 25 thatched luxury tents raised on platforms with an ensuite bathroom and they each have a private terrace and personal valet. Guests at Kirawira Camp can do walking safaris, bush dinners and sundowners. Fishing trips to Lake Victoria and balloon safaris can also be arranged at an extra charge.

	Kirurumu Serengeti Camp Kirurumu Serengeti camp is a luxury mobile camp, moved seasonally to take best advantage of the vast Serengeti. The camp is used as a base for an early morning game drive, a break for a sumptuous lunch, a respite from the heat of the day and the finale to a days adventure where stories can be swapped around a fire. As a small and intimate camp the staff are on hand just to look after a very limited number of guests and so the level of attention and service is always excellent. Each tent is fully and tastefully furnished with comfortable twin beds, luggage rack, table, safari chairs, mats, soft furnishings in individual style, enuite toilet and shower room. The Dining room with a waiter is furnished from locally made materials. There is an additional tent for breakfast, lunch and romantic, candle-lit dinners, and a campfire area. It follows the short grass plains in December to March and then it moves north in June to the Western Corridor and then more central in the later dry season months to take advantage of the resident game around the Seronera area.

	Klein's Camp Klein's Camp is a small luxury lodge situated high on the Kuka Hills in a private concession just beyond the boundaries of the Serengeti, commanding superb views back over it and the plains extending up to Kenya. The camp has a large open- sided bar and sitting area with a central fireplace and a pool with deck on the hillside. Accommodation is offered in ten intimate thatched cottages built with local stone which each have an ensuite shower, twin hand basins and a toilet. From their private verandas guests can view the resident wildlife in the valley below. Being outside the park, the camp offers a wider than usual game experience, including night drives and walking safaris up and along the hills or in the game rich valley which culminate in sundowners served on the crest of a hill. Bush breakfast and dinners can also be arranged at special locations upon request.

	Kusini Camp Kusini is a private camp located in a remote South Central of the Serengeti National Park, in the natural curve of a group of Kopjes. The surrounding short grass plains provide the setting for the spectacular wildebeest migration, during which time the hordes amass around the camp for the birthing of their young. The migration comes with its own retinue, and the predators, lion, leopard and cheetah, plus countless zebra, gazelle and other plains game add to a diverse eco-system that evolves around you during your stay. Accommodation is offered in nine double tents, each attended by a personal butler, which are scattered around the main Kopje. Each tent features private showers and terraces overlooking the plains. Guests gather for meals in the dining tent, which includes an intimate library, lounge and verandah. Activities here include walking excursions and exclusive game drives topped off with sundowner cocktails among the kopje boulders. Sites such as the nearby Moru Kopjes are also renowned for good resident game, particularly cats, all year round. From the huge granite boulders of the Mwaki Nyeb Kopjes you can view the Gol Mountains and the famous Ngorongoro Crater in the north.

	Mbalageti Serengeti The Mbalageti Serengeti is located in the Western Corridor of the Serengeti National Park, at the Mwamyeni hill. The luxurous lodge consists of 26 luxury tented chalets and exclusive tented suites spread out to ensure privacy and exclusivity. Sunset or sunrise, each side of the hill accommodates 12 of the 24 luxury tented chalets. Each has en-suite bathroom and a private veranda from which you can enjoy the panoramic views of the Serengeti plains and the Mbalageti River. The lodge restaurant offers cuisine with both local and international influences and serves themed lived cooked dinners, al la carte lunches and breakfast buffet. In the bar area and on the lounge loft the guests can relax with games, magazines and books. For the creative traveler an aisle with water paint is provided. The swimming pool with its 360 degree view of the Serengeti is a real oasis in the wild. A massage and dip in the pool will relax you after a long and dusty day of game drives.

	Mbuzi Mawe Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp lies at the epicenter of the Serengeti within easy reach of Lobo, the Western Corridor of the Grumeti River, the southern grass plains, the Seronera Valley and the kopjes of Barafu, Gol, Maasai, Loliondo, Simba and Moru. The camp enjoys a ringside seat for one of the annual migration. Accommodation comprises 16 luxurious, spacious tents, each with ensuite bathroom, dressing area, two double four-poster beds and a verandah with a double sun bed. The cuisine is excellent and guests can enjoy delicious al fresco breakfasts and campfire roasts. The central lounge features a cocktail bar stocked with a discerning selection of beers, wines and spirits. The dining tent has its own shaded terrace for optional outdoor dining while the cuisine blends the traditional camp fare of flame-roasted meats with salads, fresh garden produce, piquant fish dishes and Activities at Mbuzi Mawe include daily game drives where, with the aid of your guide, you will have the opportunity to experience and appreciate first hand the harshness and beauty of this area.

	Migration Tented Camp Migration Camp is a permanent lodge located in the Northern Coridor of Serengeti, on the main wildebeest migration route, along the bank of the Grumeti River. It is raised up on the side of an impressive kopje known as Poacher's Lookout, with broad views north over the Serengeti hills and beyond to the plains of the Maasai Mara. All twenty private tents face westwards towards the Serengeti sunset, and are linked by soft pathways lit by gas lamps as darkness falls. Migration Camp offers game drives through the Serengeti, and is an ideal base to savour the vastness and variety of this area whilst enjoying quality and individual service. Resident game including lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo are always present due to permanent water. Elevations, bridges and timbered decks have been used to capture the views from the restaurant, bar and library, which are all under canvas. The lodge also has a swimming pool with a jacuzzi.

	Moivaro Serengeti Tented Camp Set in the midst of an incredible vista of savannah and skies, sheltered in a grove of acacia trees is Serengeti Tented Camp. Ideally situated along the path of the migrating wildebeest between Kenya and Tanzania, the camp is situated at the border of the world-renowned Serengeti National Park. There you will find yourself on probably one of the best game drives in the area - along the western corridor of the park, taking in Kirawira and the Grumeti river - home to the infamous wildebeest-eating giant crocodiles. As the camp is located just outside the National Park borders, it offers guests the possibility for night game drives and bush walks.

	Ndutu Safari Lodge Ndutu Safari Lodge is located in the heart of the of the Serengeti Plains, at the head of Olduvai Gorge, beside a small lake set in beautiful acacia woodland, with the mighty backdrop of the Ngorongoro Crater highlands. Its location is perfect to explore the wildlife of Ngorongoro and Serengeti, and between November and February the migration is just around! Accommodation is offered in 34 relatively simple cottages built with local materials that extend from the central, open-sided bar, lounge and dining room. The cottages have ensuite bathrooms as well as verandas that overlook Lake Ndutu.

	Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp The Camp roams around the entirity of the Greater Serengeti in true nomadic fashion, travelling where densities of animals are mostly higher, and the chance of seeing large predators is much greater. Guests stay in 6 classic bush style meru tents and each sits alone on its own patch. The bathrooms are en-suite, with traditional safari style bucket showers, short drop toilets, and hot and cold water available on demand. The camp is well equipped, but light and simple, with a library and lounge tent, as well as a dining tent. Activities include game drives, bush picnics and guided walks.

	Olakira Camp Olakira Camp is a luxury tented mobile camp with only five tents offering the most intimate experience in the Southern and Central Serengeti. The camp adapts to the migratory patterns, moving where the action is. From mid December to March, the camp is located in the Ndutu area to witness the magical calving season of the wildebeest in the southern Serengeti. From June onwards, the camp moves north to follow the migration, staying in the central Serengeti area for the rest of the season which allows guests to go on balloon safaris. The fully furnished guest tents which all have their own en suite bathroom facilities, beautifully designed lounge and dinner tent, the campfire and the sounds of the wildlife all around make Olakira particularly charming.

	Sayari Camp Sayari Camp, situated at a fantastic site on the Mara River, in the unspoilt and undiscovered northern part of the Serengeti, is bush living at its wildest. The camp is ideally located to witness the world famous river crossing of the Great Migration in the months of July through November. Eight tents lie scattered amidst trees and tall grass. Every tent has its own lovely private verandah with comfortable chairs and couches perfect for viewing the vast Serengeti landscape. The tents are well appointed and comfortable and feature en suite luxury bathroom facilities with a double basin, flush toilets and traditional safari bucket showers. Zebras, buffaloes and occasional lion, tend to pay a visit, so you’d better stay put in your tent and not panic. All guests are escorted to the common meeting areas and back to the tents by an armed guard to ensure safety. Guests meet around a roaring fire in the open where over drinks each swap stories of their adventures they have faced so far before and after enjoying the camp's great food.

	Sayari South Camp Between December and March, Sayari South Camp is located in the Ndutu Plains which gives it a prime location to witness the awesome migration during this time of the year when hundreds of thousands of zebra and wildebeest babies are born. Each of the four tents has its own lovely private verandah with comfortable chairs and couches perfect for viewing the vast Serengeti landscape. The tents are well appointed and comfortable and feature en suite luxury bathroom facilities with a double basin, flush toilets and traditional safari bucket showers. Zebras, buffaloes and occasional lion, tend to pay a visit, so you’d better stay put in your tent and not panic. All guests are escorted to the common meeting areas and back to the tents by an armed guard to ensure safety.

	Serengeti Serena Lodge The Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge is set high on a hill overlooking the endless Serengeti Plains. It offers superb game viewing with big game frequently feeding a short distance from the lodge. Accommodation is in 66 rooms designed after traditional village huts. Guests enjoy the wilderness breakfasts and luncheons, balloon safaris, traditional dancing and daily slide shows.

	Serengeti Wilderness Tented Camp Serengeti Wilderness Tented Camp is semi - permanent without permanent structures and therefore can be moved to follow the game movements. There are only 8 en suite tents, with two beds, solar lighting and bucket showers. A large dining tent with bar, as well as a comfortable lounge area with a small reference library, and a typical safari campfire make up the balance of the facilities. Unlike most other lodges, your guide will join you for meals etc, and be available for you at all hours. The camp intends to run in as eco-friendly way as possible, with all waste etc being disposed of under Park's guidelines.

	Simiyu Mobile Camp Simiyu Mobile Camp moves with the migration of the Wildbeast in the Serengeti. It has three different locations during the year according to the movement of the wildlife, allowing guests to be close to the migration where the action is and enjoy the beautiful African landscapes, the fragrance of the wild and the noises of the night. Accommodation is offered in 10 spacious tents en suite and fully furnished.

	Suyan Camp Suyan is a seasonal camp located in a private concession area to the east of the Serengeti. For thousands of years, the rugged Loliondo area has been the territory of nomadic tribes, hunting and herding for a living. A stay in the intimate Suyan Camp reflects the history of the land. Although the camp is the home base of a stay in the area, walking safaris and nights of fly camping will take exploring travellers deep into the wild and ancient land, finding wildlife, mountains, gorges, volcanos, cultural experiences at Maasai settlements and the peace and tranquility of endless nature with not a human soul in sight. Furthermore, game drives can be done inside and outside the Serengeti. Far away from the crowds, Suyan�s five beautifully designed guest tents are located in a way that you can enjoy the amazing landscape featuring woodland savanna and hills surrounding the Serengeti from your private veranda. The camp offers gourmet food, great wines and all the comforts you can possibly expect. Yet a stay in Suyan Camp is not about luxury; it is about discovery, exploration and nature in its overwhelming totality.