The Serengeti Calving Season

Situated on its own coffee plantation with views of Mount Meru, Legendary Lodge offers an exclusive experience on the outskirts of Arusha. Ten beautifully decorated garden cottages feature their own private verandas overlooking the lush gardens while two family cottages are also available, each featuring two bedrooms and a private living room. Choose to explore the grounds of this working coffee farm, relax and spend time in the well kept grounds, or venture into the city to explore the museums and markets. The perfect place to stay pre- or post-safari. INSIDER'S TIP: After your international flight the wellness centre is the perfect place to relax with a massage or if you feel the need to stretch your legs you could enjoy a cycle or jog around the gorgeous estate grounds and through the coffee plantations.

Located on the banks of the Endabash River in the south of the park, at the bottom of a huge waterfall, the setting provides beautiful views of the park down to Lake Manyara. The pools in the rocks below the waterfall provide the perfect reprieve for a safe swim on hot African afternoons. Manyara Camp comprises eight square en-suite eco-tents on raised platforms. Each tent can be set up as a double, twin, or triple for families. Adjoining tents with an enclosed walkway are ideal for families with older children. Simple luxuries, comfortable beds, crisp linen, low flush toilets and classic bush showers ensure complete relaxation after a full day enjoying the wildlife. The stylish central mess tent has lounge chairs and a small library. All Wayo Green Camps operate in the most environmentally sustainable manner and are 100% plastic-free, using solar-powered lighting and recycling all applicable materials. INSIDER’S TIP: For some parts of the year, the Endabash River is the only source of water for miles, attracting thousands of animals – including elephants and buffalos – creating breathtaking scenes.

Sitting high atop the Ngorongoro Crater rim, Entamanu Ngorongoro offers a unique retreat into the heart of the Tanzanian highlands. Here, you can escape the bustle of the everyday, finding the rhythm of Maasai pastoralist life in the quiet volcanic hills here. There is nothing tame about this location, where the high-altitude sun and brisk winds create a unique highland environment. Entamanu Ngorongoro is a thoughtfully designed refuge above the main tourist trails of the famed crater, providing shelter within the elemental place it sits. Each of the property’s spacious en-suite tents is adorned with soft textiles, cosy heaters, and sumptuous sheepskin. Step onto your private balcony to take in the horizon-wide vistas of the iconic crater and ancient acacia trees, a canvas of natural splendour. An homage to local artistry, every detail of the camp reflects the pulse of the region. Here, in the untouched wilderness, Entamanu Ngorongoro offers a unique and exciting journey beyond the tourist trail. Insider's Tip: Don't miss the opportunity to join a guided nature walk led by local Maasai guides. It's a chance to deepen your connection with the land and its inhabitants, while gaining unique knowledge into the local ecology and culture.

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.