Best hotels in Serengeti

This relaxing tented camp is located deep in the south of the Serengeti National Park. Comfort and charm are priorities and it’s an extremely affordable camp with some lovely extra touches. Raised wooden decks optimise the sweeping views of Lake Masek, whilst an eco-friendly, solar-powered setup ensures a minimal footprint on the pristine surroundings. Add to that superb game viewing when the Great Migration floods throughthe area from December to March (hundreds of baby wildebeest, everywhere you look!) and a healthy population of big cats year-round, and you have yourself a wonderful Serengeti option, whatever season youchoose to travel in.

Masek is an intimate tented camp in the Ngorongoro Conservation area bordering the Serengeti. Open from the beginning of December to the end of March, it witnesses all the glory of the Great Migration. Its woodland thicket setting makes for a successful combination of privacy and the opportunity to be close to all the action in the surrounding Serengeti. Guests can expect relative luxury for an affordably priced option and a true African adventure. The eco-friendly nature of the camp’s solar powered setup fits with the authenticity of the experience on offer.

Ndutu under canvas is a simple, charming little camp that invites adventure and excitement. It follows the Great Migration as the animals move from one section of the park to another in search of water and greener pastures. From December to March the camp is set up in the southern plains of the park, moving into the Western Corridor for June and July, and finally onto the Northern region of the National Park from August to November. Its movement ensures action-packed migration magic regardless of when you check in.

Serengeti Under Canvas is a luxurious semi-permanent tented camp that moves around the Serengeti, following the herds as they stampede across the grasslands in search of new grazing. This annual movement of more than two million wildebeest and other herbivores – and the predators that shadow them – across the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem is one of the greatest spectacles in the natural world. When you've had your fill of animals for the day, return to this sophisticated camp, with its luxury accommodation (with chandeliers, fluffy duvets and your own butler) to relax and be wined and dined in style. Heavenly!

The Serengeti National Park is one of Tanzania's oldest and best-known parks; a spectacular landscape with vast plains and iconic acacia trees. Every year, during the Great Migration, thousands of animals move across the plains; and a unique way to experience this phenomenon is to park yourself in a safari camp right in the migratory path. Situated next to the famous Grumeti River, Elewana Migration Camp is subtle, charming, and packed with game-viewing potential. It's also the place to sit back with a sundowner in hand, as you listen to the sound of hippos wallowing away into the twilight hours.

Outside the North-eastern border of the Serengeti National Park, perched amongst the Kuku Hills in a 10 000-hectare wilderness concession, sits Klein’s camp. Time it right and you can expect to be surrounded by lions, leopard, elephants, buffalo, gazelle and within reach of the Great Migration, all encased in a 360-degree view over the grassy plains and wooded hillocks down to the Grumeti River. Here, service is king and care is taken to provide an exceptional wildlife and safari experience all within a private oasis of old style safari luxury.

Kusini lies in the southern reaches of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, close to the rocky outcrops called Moru Kopjes. One of Kusini's huge drawcards is its remote location – with no other camps nearby, guests are treated to exceptional game viewing with little chance, if any, of encountering other visitors. Six lavishly appointed safari tents make the most of the camp’s commanding position overlooking the plains. This region is renowned for its thriving population of resident game, notably lion and cheetah, and spectacular general wildlife viewing during the annual migration, which usually happens here between December and May.

Tanzania is one of Africa’s most iconic wilderness regions, with vast savanna grasslands, undulating mountain ranges, a labyrinth of waterways and pristine stretches of woodland. This diverse terrain supports an equally diverse ecology, and has perhaps the highest density of wildlife anywhere on the continent. Siringit Serengeti Camp is a brand new addition to the luxury safari circuit, situated in prime position in the heart of the Serengeti National Park. The stylish new camp offers classic, tented East African panache (with all the luxurious touches) in an idyllic setting renowned for natural beauty and abundant wildlife.

Those who know little about the bush are still likely to have heard of the Serengeti and its annual Great Migration. It's a dramatic, often televised event, and Nyikani Camp sits at the intersection of it all. Set up in the busy migratory region of northern Tanzania's Mara section of the Serengeti, this small mobile camp takes advantage of key river crossings from late May to mid-November, when wildebeest and zebra migrate for more fertile grazing. With just eight canvas tents, the in-camp experience is much like those classic safaris featured in travellers' tales. This is high adventure, Serengeti-style...

Established in the 1960s as the permanent camp of former professional hunter (and extravagantly moustached) George Dove, Ndutu Lodge flickers with stories of wild adventures. The camp lies just north of the rich Ngorongoro Conservation Area, overlooking Ndutu Soda Lake. With rustic accommodation and a folksy atmosphere (complete with resident genets that climb the rafters above the bar nightly), this is a good-value choice for unfussy safari-goers who're longing to witness one of Earth's most astounding spectacles. Visit between December and April, when the earth shudders as thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle thunder past in search of greener grazing.

Perched on a hillside overlooking one of Africa's most iconic wilderness areas, this isn't your average Four Seasons. You will recognise the name and the high levels of service, but Four Seasons Safari Lodge is in a class of its own. Straddling a staggered series of platforms, it overlooks a waterhole and the vast Serengeti plains and not far north is one of the most productive game areas within the region. The luxury and amenities here are simply unmatched; from the restaurant to the atrium to the spa and museum, there's simply no comparison in the Serengeti – or anywhere, really.

Set against the vast backdrop of the Serengeti, Intimate Camp Zebra offers a safari experience unlike any other. It's all in the name... here you'll see the Serengeti in all its splendour on a more intimate, connected level. Like its namesake, the tented camp moves seasonally, following the ebb and flow of the great wildebeest migration, giving you unparalleled views of one of the natural wonders of the world. But don't let the idea of a mobile camp fool you - Intimate Camp Zebra has all the comforts of a permanent safari lodge, too.