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Major lodging
in the Serengeti
Safari accommodation
terms
 Lodge
Permanent, non-tent structures.
Tented
Luxury level. The canvas tents are built over permanent foundations.
Tent
More casual. The tents are all canvas and set directly on the ground.
Camp
Venue with tented or tent accommodations.
Mobile camp
The location is temporary. It moves with the migration.
Rates
$$$$ = high, $$$ = mid-to-high
The best venue in
Serengeti National Park
 Grumeti
River Lodge
Luxury tented (not lodge as name suggests). Secluded
setting overlooks beautiful hippo pool graced with floating lilies. Famous
annual wildebeest migratory crossing on the nearby Grumeti River occurs in July. $$$$
Other major
lodges and camps
Singita
Grumeti Reserves
Luxury. A
private concession (not in the Serengeti National Park, but borders it). Has
two lodges and one camp. Each
is well-appointed and -situated. $$$$
Kirawira
Tented Camp
Luxury. 25
units. Casual-chic furnishings. Site
is on hill overlooking a migratory route. Near
the annual wildebeest river crossing. $$$$
Klein
Camp
Luxury lodge. Not
a camp as name suggests. Lies
just beyond the Serengeti park boundary. $$$$
Migration
Camp
Luxury tented. Has
down-to-earth, not snobby quality. Well
situated for viewing peak migration in November. $$$$
Serengeti
Serena Lodge
66 rooms. Sits
on hill with plain below that swarms with migrating animals (late May to early
July).
$$$
Serengeti
Sopa Lodge 79 rooms. Site
looks over gently rolling plains where migrating animals pass from late May to
early July. $$$
Ndutu
Lodge
32 rooms. Overlooks
Lake Ndutu.
Short grasses aid wildlife viewing
$$$
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