Best hotels in Serengeti

Kichakani Serengeti Camp is a new addition to the Tanzanian luxury safari circuit. The elegant camp operates on a mobile basis, following the wildebeest migration across three locations in the Serengeti as the herds thunder from north to south. Each location has been carefully selected to coincide with the million-strong herds of beasties, offering front-row viewing of the incredible spectacle. The camp itself is a blend of vintage, explorer-style nostalgia and contemporary flair, and even better, the whole construction is totally eco-friendly, leaving not a trace on the landscape when the tents are picked up and rebuilt in the next spot.

Previously known as Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp, &Beyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge offers relatively exclusive access to a park well known for its swarming game and its popularity with wildlife lovers. The sustainably-designed lodge, tucked into tall evergreen woodland on the banks of a Grumeti River tributary in the Serengeti's remote western corridor, combines an earth-bound design with a sophisticated edge. The location is excellent for game and bird viewing, and its guides have an impressive knowledge of their surroundings. Add to those attractions, faultless service levels and great accommodation, and you're looking at one of the best camps in the vast Serengeti.

The Central Serengeti, home to a dizzying array of wildlife, big cats galore, those quintessential rippling grass plains and the rather lovely Nyikani Camp. A relative newcomer to the Serengeti safari scene, the camp is perched atop a small hill, the bush views stretch endlessly from your tent door and the high season crowds seem a distant memory. Nothing is too much trouble here and the experienced team will spoil you from the moment you leap off the Jeep. It may be fresh-faced, but Nyikani is all about old-school hospitality and game viewing that you will never forget.

You could not be further from the madding crowd than in a tented camp in the wide-open plains of the Serengeti. During the Great Migration, expect breathtaking wildlife sightings as the grazing animals move as one in search of new pastures, their every move monitored by their tireless followers – lion, hyaena, leopard, cheetah and lesser predators. Your accommodation is simple but comfortably stylish, as tents have en-suite bathrooms, spacious bedrooms and great food. Nasikia Mobile's sister camp, Nasikia Central, is in the central Rongai area.

The annual cyclical migration of two million wildebeest, zebra and antelope is one of the most dramatic spectacles on the planet. Compelled by their ever-constant search for food, these herbivores trace a migratory path through northern Tanzania's Serengeti, while braving crocodile-infested rivers and the constant threat of skulking predators. Nyasi Migrational Camp positions itself to witness the best of this great migration from mid-July to November. To keep things quaint and personal, there are just eight tents, ensuring quality hospitality and loads of peace and quiet. You'll be shown the ways of the wilderness by a private guide so every safari is at your own pace!

Located on the sloping hills of the central Serengeti, and overlooking the Moru Kopjes, is Serengeti Pioneer Camp. All 12 of the canvas tents are reminiscent of the early pioneers and the glamour of 1930s safaris, but furnished with modern and fully-functional luxuries. It is across the great Serengeti plains that the wildebeest of the Great Migration roam, and the members of the Big Five lurk in the bushes and among the kopjes - spot them from the comfort of your tent, on a game drive, or even from the high reaches of a hot-air balloon safari.