A safari in the Serengeti National Park offers nature that plays out on a scale that feels almost impossible: an expansive stretch of wilderness and wild animals: big cats, wildebeest, crocodiles, all bound together. In the dry season, the land gathers life around its dwindling waterholes and in the green season, the southern plains come alive with new life as the wildebeest calving season unfolds. Every safari experience is a chance to see Africa at its most untamed.
As we have a particular attraction to this kind of wild, we have had the incredible privilege of travelling and pioneering around Serengeti National Park for more than twenty years now, and it's the favoured stomping groufnd of many a Nomad guide. Our people know this place like no other, and are experts on its ecology. Across the park, our five lodges and camps each offer a different way to experience the Serengeti the Nomad way.
Home to extraordinary concentrations of wildlife and a landscape that has shaped Nomad from the earliest days.
Serengeti Safari Camp
Lamai
Mkombe's House
Kusini
Entamanu
Kuro
Charlie, Sanjan
Charlie, Southwest Serengeti
The table below provides a clear overview of suggested locations, durations and key highlights to help plan a memorable and authentic Nomad adventure.
Location
Northern Tanzania, stretching from the southern plains to the Mara River in the far north.
Type of safari
Iconic big-game safari across vast open plains, kopjes, river systems and seasonal migration routes.
Getting there
Easily accessed by light aircraft into one of the Serengeti airstrips, or we'd recommend a privately guided driving safari as part of a northern Tanzania circuit combining the Serengeti with Ngorongoro and Tarangire.
Wildlife
Wildebeest, zebra, lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, crocodile, hyena and exceptional year-round predator viewing.
How busy is it?
Varies by area and season. The Serengeti is famous, but the right camp, timing and guiding can still make it feel spacious and wild.
Best time to visit
Year-round, depending on where you go. July to October is key for the northern Serengeti and Mara River crossings; December to March is strong for the southern plains and calving season.
How long to stay
3–5 nights, or longer if combining different areas of the Serengeti.
Nomad Camps
Best combined with
Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, Ruaha, Nyerere or a beach extension. Greystoke and link the Serengeti with chimps out west.
Best for
First-time safari travellers, migration-focused trips, photographers, families, honeymooners and anyone wanting Tanzania’s most iconic wildlife landscape.
Why go?
Go to the Serengeti for wildlife on an extraordinary scale, but do it properly: with quieter routes, considered timing and camps that get you close to nature.
Cost range
Costs vary by camp, season and routing.
I think the Serengeti is good at any time of year. No matter when you come, there is always somewhere beautiful to be. This park was made in a very clever way, as one complete ecosystem, so everything works together — the grass, the rivers, the animals, the seasons. Because of that, the wildlife is always moving and changing, and there is always something special to see.
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Sweet dreams are indeed made of this.
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Lamai sticks its head above the rest both literally and figuratively.
