Olakira Camp is a mobile tented safari camp that moves through the Serengeti, attempting to stay close to the patterns of the annual migration of the wildebeest. The camp is pitched in Ndutu from mid December until the end of March.  This is usually the magical period during which the migration takes over the Ndutu plains to give birth to the next generation of wildebeest. The seasonal safari camp  Olakira then moves up to the central Serengeti for the months of June and July.  During these months, Olakira Camp can be combined with a balloon flight in the central Serengeti.

 - Ndutu (southern Serengeti): wildebeestmigration mid December until March wildebeestmigration June 1 to July 31
 - North-eastern Serengeti (Soit Sambu concession just outside the Serengeti in northern Loliondo): wildebeestmigration August 1 to mid December.

The Olakira safari camp offers:
 - 6 stylish mobile safari tents with en-suite bathroom facilities
 - Intimate mess tent serving top quality safari food and drinks
 - Lounge tent and fire place for drinks and relaxation
 - Game driving in prime Serengeti areas from Ndutu and Central Serengeti locations.
   
Location

The Serengeti National Park is 200 kms west of Arusha, Tanzania, while the park’s northern boundary abuts with the Kenya border, its western boundary reaches Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

Accommodation

Olakira Camp is an intimate mobile tented camp of 6 guest tents and a communal area tent.The safari guest tents are spacious and comfortable with either king-size or twin beds.  All of the rooms are en-suite.  The safari bathrooms are very comfortable, having a shower, a wash basin and an environmentally friendly safari toilet, using water and environmentally friendly chemicals.

Safari dining and bars

Olakira Safari meals are served in the intimate central mess tent of the camp or in the bush. This charming safari  camp also offers a well-stocked bar.

Child-friendly

The Olakira camp welcomes children and family safari tents are available.

What to see and do:

The annual wildebeest migration

Twice a year, propelled by the rains, 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle gather to undertake an 800 km migration trek to new grazing lands. The precise timing of the wildebeest migration varies but generally the Serengeti herbivores congregate and move out at the end of May, sometimes over a period of weeks, sometimes over a period of as little as three or four days. They then head west on the first leg of a roughly triangular 800-km circuit that takes approximately 3-4 months and ends in the Masai Mara National Reserve of Kenya. When the grazing here is exhausted the tide of wildebeest turns and reverses its progress returning to the short grass plains of Tanzania.