&BEYOND SERENGETI UNDER CANVAS – SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

The luxurious tented camps of &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas moves around the park to 5 different areas in the year – attempting to anticipate the movements of the migration and exploring the remote and beautiful corners of the Serengeti with excellent resident game.

Using only private campsites the two mobile camps are intimate and exclusive. The ultimate in luxury camping – enjoy a private butler service, chandeliers, silverware, crystal, ensuite flush WC, outdoor heated bucket style showers and comfortable beds with fluffy duvets. Custom made rugs and polished brass samovars add a touch of elegance and romance.

With only eight tents nestled at each private campsite you can experience a classic Tanzanian safari in spectacular solitude and comfort – with only the canvas walls of your tent separating you from the wildness of the Serengeti!

LOCATION

&Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas is made up of two camps located in five different sites in the Serengeti whilst following the migration in northern Tanzania.

CAMP

Serengeti Under Canvas has nine spacious safari tents each with a double bed, ensuite bathroom, separate wc and al fresco bucket shower, custom-made Indian rugs, crisp linens, sparkling crystal and polished brass.

There are two family tents – each can cater for a family of two adults and two children from the age of six. Each tent has its own sitting area in front of the tent and its own bathroom with hot bucket shower (double shower in both tents).  The layout of the family tent offers one tent being spacious and one tent being slightly smaller.

Children visiting the camp can take advantage of the fun-filled and interactive WILDChild programme that offers various activities such as (and amongst many) tracking animal footprints with a guide, joining a mouth-watering pizza party, making a fire the Maasai way, playing soccer with the staff and for older children, spear throwing or shooting bows and arrows.

The guest areas include a lounge and dining tent which are furnished with deep sofas and African artifacts.  Relax under the night sky and enjoy the camp cuisine served on sparkling crystal and silver that reflects the twinkling light of millions of shining stars. Cluster around a roaring campfire to share stories of the day’s magic and listen to the African night come alive.

ACTIVITIES

Game drives – are included and are tailored to suit your preference with a choice of shorter twice-daily drives or one long all-day game drive with a stop for a picnic lunch. The annual movements of the camps are carefully planned to anticipate the progress of the migration – when the migration herds are not within easy reach the camps remain in some of the most remote and beautiful corners of the Serengeti with game drives setting off in search of the exceptional resident game. As you may be spending most of the day on the move the safari vehicles are closed with roll-down canvas windows and pop-top roofs. Game drives are conducted in the Serengeti National Park – so off-roading and night drives are not permitted.

Children visiting the camp can take advantage of the fun-filled and interactive WILDChild programme that offers various activities such as (and amongst many) tracking animal footprints with a guide, joining a mouth-watering pizza party, making a fire the Maasai way, playing soccer with the staff and for older children, spear throwing or shooting bows and arrows.

There is a good choice of experiences available at extra cost:

Hot Air Ballooning – view the Serengeti from above with this truly spectacular Hot Air Ballooning experience.  Only when in the Seronera / Ndutu / Grumeti / Kogatende regions.

Lake Victoria Full Day Trip – visit the shores of Lake Victoria which promises a combination of wildlife adventures, sightseeing, fishing and cultural insight. A morning game drives through the Serengeti takes you to the park gate and it is a 20-minute drive to the lake shore with the option to stop and learn about the work of the &Beyond Foundation at Lukungu Primary School. On arrival at Lake Victoria you can choose to set off on a fishing safari excursion in a traditional canoe, pay a visit to the traditional doctor, watch the villagers perform a local dance or simply admire the magnificent landscapes. A picnic lunch is served on the lake shore before returning to camp. Minimum of 2 guests and minimum one month’s notice required. Only when in the Grumeti region.

Visit to Cultural Authentic Maasai Boma – your journey will be pleasantly interrupted by the guide stopping to explain the Maasai’s medicinal and cooking uses of the indigenous vegetation which you pass along the way. Once you reach the village you will enter into a Boma which is a typical Maasai enclosure with huts made from mud and cow dung. You will be given the opportunity to meet the families, learn about their customs and beliefs and ask them questions which will be translated by your guide. You can also make a stop at the resident clinic and the local village school.

&BEYOND SERENGETI UNDER CANVAS IS OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND

THE CAMP IS FAMILY FRIENDLY AND WELCOMES CHILDREN AGED 6 YEARS AND OLDER. THERE IS ONE FAMILY TENT AT EACH OF THE TWO CAMPS AND THE WILDCHILD PROGRAMME.  CHILDREN AGED 6 – 11 CAN PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR GAME DRIVES AT THE CAMP MANAGER’S DISCRETION.  ACTIVITES ARE RESTRICTED TO THE AGES OF EACH CHILD – PLEASE ASK.