Serengeti Migration Camp by Elewana

Twenty elevated tents, built up the side of a rocky outcrop and linked by walkways and steps. Each tent stands on its own wooden platform with a verandah, a fixed bathroom and a wooden door. This is a permanent camp, not a mobile one that moves with the herds.

All year. Demand is heaviest from July to November, when the herds are in the north of the Serengeti.

Most guests fly. It is about an hour and a half by light aircraft from Arusha Airport to Lobo airstrip, then roughly thirty to forty five minutes by road as a game drive transfer. Kogatende is used instead when the day routing suits it. Driving from Arusha is possible but it makes a very long day.

Wifi reaches the main lounge area only, not the tents. Each tent has an internal telephone to reach the front of house. Mobile coverage in this part of the northern Serengeti is patchy and we would not plan a working day around it.

The tents have power around the clock and square three pin sockets, so cameras and phones charge at the tent rather than at a central point. Hot water is solar heated and runs day and night. Each tent has a fan.

There is a medical officer based at the camp, and the managers are first aid trained with a first aid kit on site. For anything serious the camp has a link to the flying doctor service to Nairobi. Travel insurance that covers evacuation is essential here, as it is anywhere in the Serengeti.

Yes, children of all ages are accepted. Walking safaris are not open to guests under sixteen. The tents are raised on platforms reached by steps, with a verandah and a drop below, so the camp is worth a second thought if you are travelling with a toddler.

Accommodation, all meals, soft drinks, daily laundry, a two hour walking safari with a professional guide, and the airstrip transfer. Game drives are with the operator you choose for your safari. Not included: park and concession fees, vehicle entry, flights, gratuities, and the four hour walking safari, which is sold separately.

The northern crossing season runs from about the middle of July into October, with most movement in August and September. The camp is not on the crossing river. The Mara sits about a hundred kilometres further north, so crossings from here are a long day out rather than a short drive, and guests whose trip is built around them usually add nights at a camp in the far north.

Quieter, greener and far emptier. April and May bring the heaviest rain and the game spreads out, so sightings take more driving, but you can have a sighting entirely to yourself. The camp stays open all year.

Game drives in the morning and the afternoon, and a guided walk with a professional guide for guests of sixteen and over. Beyond that the camp itself is part of the point: it climbs the side of a rocky outcrop, so there are quiet corners at different heights to sit with a book and watch the country below.

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 your trip price.