Ole Serai Luxury Camp, Kogatende

The camp is small and the published tent count is not consistent between the operator page and the trade listings, so we confirm the exact number with the camp at the time of booking. In practice it reads as a camp of roughly fourteen to sixteen tents, which is why it feels private.

The camp sells from June through to the end of March. April and May are not sold. The busiest months are July to October, when the herds are in the north.

By air to Kogatende airstrip, which is a short game drive from camp. That is about an hour and a quarter of flying from Arusha Airport, and Arusha is a forty five minute road transfer from Kilimanjaro International. The camp meets guests at the airstrip when the Game Package is booked.

Between July and October the herds are in the Kogatende sector and crossings happen within a short drive of camp. No guide can promise a crossing on a given day, because the herds choose their moment, so three nights gives a far better chance than one.

Yes. Children under 6 stay free of charge sharing with their parents, children from 6 to 15 pay a reduced rate, and one extra bed can be added to a tent. The camp is unfenced, so children need to be walked to and from their tent after dark by a guide.

All Inclusive board, which is breakfast, lunch and dinner with soft drinks, plus laundry to a daily value. Park fees, the Tourism Development Levy, concession fees and game drives are charged separately.

No. Game drives come through the Game Package, which is a shared safari vehicle plus airstrip transfers, charged per person per day with a minimum of two guests. A private vehicle can be booked instead, subject to availability.

Solar power with a generator behind it runs 24 hours, and there is WiFi in the main areas. Signal in the far north of the Serengeti is workable rather than fast.

Quiet, green and very uncrowded. January to March the northern plains hold resident game and the big cats that live on them, and you often have a sighting to yourself. It is the best value time of year to be here.

No pool. A massage can be arranged in camp on request. The camp is built light and deliberately simple, which is part of why it sits where it does.

Yes. From 1 October 2026 visitors entering mainland Tanzania must hold the government inbound travel insurance, 44 USD per adult and valid for up to 92 days, covering emergency medical care, evacuation, repatriation and lost luggage. Children aged 3 to 17 pay half and infants under 3 are free. It is bought online before you fly or on arrival, and residents of Tanzania and of East African and SADC countries are exempt. If you land in Zanzibar first, the Zanzibar policy covers you instead. It is paid by you directly and is not part of our quote.