Handpicked safari lodges & camps across Africa

Serengeti National Park, Central Serengeti

Olkarien Eco Safari Lodge is an Acacia Collections camp in the Seronera area of the central Serengeti, the part of the park known for resident lions, leopards and cheetahs. Formerly called Acacia Seronera Camp, it has 25 safari rooms, including a honeymoon suite and family units, all with ensuite bathrooms. The lodge runs on solar power and has a swimming pool, a spa, a restaurant and bar, a barbecue area and Wi-Fi. It is open all year, and its central position works well for game drives in any season, with migration herds passing through the area around April to May and again from November.

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Serengeti National Park, Central Serengeti

Enkirari Wilderness Camp sits among acacia trees in Seronera, in the central Serengeti, looking out over open savannah grassland. Its canvas tents each have their own bathroom and are linked by paved paths to a central hall with the restaurant and bar. Seronera is one of the most dependable game-viewing areas in the park all year, known for resident lions, leopards and cheetahs, and the Great Migration usually passes through the central Serengeti in April and May. The camp features on several of our Serengeti and Great Migration itineraries.

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Naserian Safari Camp is a small, solar-powered tented camp in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, run by Acacia Collections and about 20 minutes from the crater rim. The tents have en-suite bathrooms with flush toilets, solar lighting and private verandas looking over the highlands. The main area has a restaurant, a bonfire area, barbecue facilities and Wi-Fi, and baby cots are available. The camp is open all year and works as a base for Ngorongoro Crater game drives, walking safaris, Maasai village visits and day trips to Olduvai Gorge.

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Tarangire National Park

Serian Tarangire Camp is an Acacia Collections tented camp on a hilltop in the southern part of Tarangire National Park, far from the busier northern section. Its safari tents, including a honeymoon suite and family tents with two bathrooms, have ensuite bathrooms with hot showers and flush toilets. The camp has a restaurant and bar, Wi-Fi, a bonfire area and barbecue facilities. Activities include game drives, guided walks, night drives, bush dining and sundowners, and the camp is open all year, with the June to October dry season bringing large elephant herds to the Tarangire River.

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Tarangire National Park

Oliver's Camp is an Asilia tented camp in the remote south-east of Tarangire National Park, beside the Silale and Lormakau marshes, about three hours' drive from the main gate. Founded in 1992, it is one of the oldest camps in the park. It has 15 tents in two wings, including family and honeymoon tents, with ensuite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor showers and wooden decks. The camp runs on solar power and has a pool, cocktail bar, Wi-Fi and complimentary laundry. Its location allows walking safaris, night drives and balloon flights as well as game drives, and it closes from mid-March to mid-May.

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Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Lion's Paw is a permanent tented camp run by Karibu Camps & Lodges, set in a grove of red thorn acacias on the eastern rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. The tents stand on wooden platforms under fixed roofs, with four-poster beds, hot showers and heated bedding for cold highland nights. Meals are served in a wood-and-glass dining room or on its terrace, and buffalo often graze near the tents. The crater floor is a short drive away, which makes early game drives easy. The camp is open all year and offers double rooms, family rooms and a honeymoon suite.

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Serengeti National Park

Singita Mara River Tented Camp stands on a bend of the Mara River in the Lamai Triangle, the far northern corner of the Serengeti near the Kenyan border. It has six tented suites, each with a bathtub facing the river, and takes no more than 16 guests. The camp runs off-grid on solar power and has a swimming pool, a bar-deli and dining sala, and fitness and wellness options. Stays are full board with drinks, twice-daily game drives and transfers from Lamai airstrip, and the river location gives access to migration crossings in the dry season. The camp closes in March and April.

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Masai Mara National Reserve

&Beyond Bateleur Camp lies on a private concession at the base of the Oloololo Escarpment, on the western boundary of the Masai Mara National Reserve, just below the spot where the final scene of Out of Africa was filmed. It has 18 tents in two separate camps of nine, each tent with a private deck facing the plains and butler service. Interiors use antiques and old safari pieces in the style of 1920s explorers. There are two swimming pools, a gym and a massage sala, and activities include day and night game drives, walks and balloon safaris.

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Kapama

Kapama Buffalo Camp is the only tented camp in the Kapama Private Game Reserve, near Hoedspruit in the Greater Kruger area. Its 10 tents stand on raised timber platforms in riverine forest above a seasonal river, linked by elevated wooden walkways. Each tent is air-conditioned, with an en-suite bathroom and a minibar. The camp has a rim-flow pool, a thatched lounge and bar, and an open-air boma for dinners, and guests can take a shuttle to the Karula Wellness Centre. It is adults only, from age 16, with game drives and bush walks for Big Five viewing.

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Mount Kilimanjaro

Kikelewa Camp, also known as Kikelewa Caves, is a public campsite on the Rongai route on Kilimanjaro's northern side, at about 3,600 m. It lies where the heath zone gives way to alpine desert, below the jagged peaks of Mawenzi. Climbers on the seven-day Rongai itinerary usually reach it on the second or third day, before the steep climb to Mawenzi Tarn. As on all camping routes, there are no lodge rooms here: climbers sleep in tents pitched by their operator's crew, who also cook and serve meals.

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Ndutu Area

Lake Masek Tented Lodge stands on the shore of Lake Masek in the Ndutu area of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where the southern Serengeti plains begin. It has 30 tents on raised wooden platforms, each with a veranda facing the lake, an en-suite bathroom with twin basins, a standalone bath and an outdoor shower. The main area holds a lounge, dining room and terrace above the water, plus a swimming pool and campfire. Power comes from solar panels and rainwater is collected in the wet season. From December to April the wildebeest calving herds are usually close by.

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Kruger National Park

Satara is a SANParks rest camp in the central Kruger National Park, about 46 km from Orpen Gate, set on the open grassland plains that carry some of the park's best general game and lion viewing. Accommodation is mainly thatched bungalows of varying standard, plus guest cottages, guest houses and a large campsite with power points. Facilities include a restaurant, shop, fuel station, swimming pool, laundromat and children's playground. SANParks runs morning and night game drives, guided bush walks and bush breakfasts from the camp.

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Kruger National Park

Letaba Rest Camp is a SANParks rest camp on the southern bank of the Letaba River in the central Kruger National Park, reached most directly via Phalaborwa Gate. It offers one of the widest choices of accommodation in the park: 20 permanent canvas tents, rustic huts, 86 thatched bungalows, guest cottages, two guest houses and 60 camping sites. Facilities include a restaurant with river views, a shop, a swimming pool, a fuel station and a laundromat. The Elephant Hall museum covers the park's big tuskers, and SANParks runs guided walks and game drives from the camp.

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Tarangire National Park

Swala Camp is an Abercrombie and Kent tented camp in the quiet south-west of Tarangire National Park, on the edge of the Gursi swamp and well away from the busier northern circuit. Tents stand on wooden platforms under acacia trees, with ensuite bathrooms, outdoor showers, ceiling fans and decks facing a waterhole that draws elephant, impala and predators. The main area includes a bar and fire pit beneath a baobab and a dining area with a pizza oven. Activities include game drives, walking safaris, night drives and visits to a bee conservation project.

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Okavango Delta

Gunn's Camp is a small tented camp on the Boro River in the Okavango Delta, looking across to Chief's Island on the edge of Moremi Game Reserve. It has six Meru-style tents on raised platforms, each with an en-suite bathroom, a standalone bath and a private outdoor shower. Raised wooden walkways link the tents to the main area, which has a lounge, library, dining area and swimming pool. Activities are water and foot based: mokoro trips, motorboat outings, guided walks, fishing and island sleep-outs.

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Tarangire National Park

Tarangire Acacia Camp is a premier tented camp in the heart of Africa's most spectacular wildlife regions. An authentic tented safari camp combining the thrill of bush living with modern comforts. Spacious canvas tents with en-suite bathrooms, dining tent, and campfire area under the stars.

Authentic canvas tents with comfortable beds and en-suite facilities

Serengeti National Park, Central Serengeti

Serengeti Acacia Camp is a premier tented camp in the heart of Africa's most spectacular wildlife regions. An authentic tented safari camp combining the thrill of bush living with modern comforts. Spacious canvas tents with en-suite bathrooms, dining tent, and campfire area under the stars.

Authentic canvas tents with comfortable beds and en-suite facilities

Tarangire National Park

Maramboi Tented Lodge stands on the Minjingo concession, a wildlife management area between Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara, about 20 minutes from Tarangire's main gate. Its 46 tented rooms sit on wooden platforms under thatched roofs, with ensuite facilities and private verandas facing open plains of palms where zebra, wildebeest and giraffe graze, with the Rift Valley escarpment behind. There is a swimming pool with a bar, a lounge, a dining room with an outdoor deck and a small shop. Walks are possible around camp, and it is a practical base for both Tarangire and Lake Manyara.

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