The Place of the Klipspringer

Lying in a hidden glade, known as ‘the place of the klipspringer (mbuzi mawe), guarded by three-million-year-old granite towers, and located at the very epicentre of one of the world’s most famous national parks, this unique luxury tented-camp offers 16 widely-spaced ensuite tents. Cleverly located on one of the main annual migration corridors for over one million wildebeest, the camp is also within easy reach of all the other prime wildlife features of the Serengeti National Park.

Location
Western Serengeti, Tanzania is a part of the well known Serengeti National Park. Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp is located 8-10 hours drive from Arusha. It is adjacent to both Seronera and Lobo airstrips.

Accommodation

16 luxurious and spacious tents, each with 24-hour generator electricity, constant hot water, ensuite bathroom, dressing area, two double four-poster beds and a verandah with a double sun bed. The central lounge features a generous tented seating area opening on to a broad granite terrace with views over the Serengeti. There is also a cocktail bar, a stylish boutique and dining tent.

Dining and bars

The central lounge features a stylish bar while the dining room is presented in classic tented style with a panoramic terrace looking out over the plains. The camp also offers a circular barbeque and campfire area.

Conference and event facilities
 
Business support
Secretarial services.
Weddings and honeymoons
Wide selection of wedding and reception venues – within the camp or in the surrounding scenery.  Wedding consultancy and advisory services are available on request

Child-friendly

All Serena lodges are child-friendly and offer: family rooms, additional beds, cots, children’s mealtimes and menus, babysitting services, educational materials, wildlife presentations, guided nature walks.

Hotel amenities:

Health and activity
- Full range of holistic massage, de-tox, aromatherapy and beauty treatments.

Sports and action
- Walking safaris, hiking tours around the areas distinctive kopjes (granite outcrops), balloon safaris and an extensive range of game drives in traditional open-sided game-viewing vehicles.

Shopping
Gift shop selling wide range of travel requisites, gift items, books, fashion items and cultural craft items – many of them made by and in support of the local community.

Unique experiences:
 
- Cocktails by the campfire
- Sundowners around the campfire or overlooking the plains, bush dinners and bush breakfasts.
- Eco aware: The camp has been constructed to strict ecological standards using only ecologically sustainable materials. All menus offer local specialities and full vegetarian options. The gift shop promotes a wide range of items made by local community groups, while dance troupes are drawn from the local community.
- In the vicinity: Lake Victoria

Areas of wildlife interest

- The Serengeti National Park
- The Mbingwe Valley – annual migration corridor of over one million wildebeest
- The Maswa Game Reserve
- The Loliondo, Grumeti and Ikorongo Conservation Areas.

What to see and do
 
The Migration of the wildebeest
The Serengeti National Park