Tanzania: Walk in the Serengeti

Katambuga House is an elegant and stylish 6 room lodge set in expansive grounds, on the Endurance Estate near Arusha. With attention to detail, caring staff and excellent dining, Katambuga house is a destination in its own right.

Wayo Serengeti Green Camp moves with the Great Migration, sitting in the southern Serengeti around Kusini for the calving season between December and April, then north to Nyamalumbwa from June to October for the Mara River crossings. Wherever it stands, the camp keeps close to the herds and away from the vehicles that follow them. The tents are hand sewn by local teams and open through 180 degrees of mesh, giving a picture window frontage under a stretch canvas canopy that holds the shade and the privacy. En-suite bathrooms have low-flush toilets and bucket showers. Inside, the fittings were sourced with anthropologists and designers working alongside local craftspeople, so the bed panels are made from banana leaves out of Mto Wa Mbu, the cushions are Maasai, and the chandeliers are built from chaga cups. Wayo guides work the wildlife away from other vehicles and handle sightings carefully, which counts for most in the crossing months when the northern park fills up. On foot the scale changes. Walks run morning or afternoon, led by the most experienced guides with a Serengeti park ranger alongside. Insider's Tip: A private guide and vehicle can be arranged, which gives you the say over how long to stay with a sighting and when to move on.

Imagine endless horizons, skies stretching over the grassland as far as the eye can see … Every species in the Serengeti lives in perfect harmony with the one beside it. It is this balance, ‘usawa’ in Kiswahili, that ensures this phenomenal ecosystem functions in perfect symbiosis. In northern Tanzania, Africa’s greatest spectacle unfolds. Two million wildebeest, zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, eland and other migratory animals graze, breed, and birth on the Serengeti’s plains; following the rains, moving as one. Prides of lion split the herds, taking down wildebeest and zebra. Cheetah chase down and tyre out gazelles while crocodiles prey on the brave; those who dare to cross the rivers first. This scale of wildlife, of predator-prey interaction is found nowhere else on Earth. Far from the crowds, Wilderness Usawa Serengeti's mobile camps are strategically located, moving to areas where the herds are as they follow the rain. With a number of sites available, positioned as close as is feasible to the action, in luxurious safari tents that leave no impact on the plains. Insider's Tip: Pack your walking shoes. All Wilderness Usawa Serengeti sites are positioned within designated walking zones, allowing walking safaris to begin right from camp.