Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp

Wind moves through the canvas before dawn, and when you step onto your verandah the first light is already finding the rock faces around you. The camp stands among rocky outcrops in northern Serengeti National Park, beside the Grumeti River, where resident hippos keep up a low commentary through the night.

Where the Migration Begins

Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp sits at the point where the annual migration starts its northern movement. Twenty elevated tents are spread across the outcrops, each with a bedroom furnished with wood and leather, an en suite shower room with twin basins, and a verandah that wraps around the tent. Hot water is solar heated and runs through the day and night.

The rock gives the camp a different feel from the open plains further south. You look down onto the river and the land beyond it from raised ground. Because the Great Migration moves, the months you choose shape what you see, so we plan the dates with you rather than promise a spectacle.

Rhythm of the Day

Mornings and afternoons are given to game drives, or you can take a full day out with a packed lunch. Guided walking safaris, a visit to a Maasai village, sundowners in the bush and, for those who want it, a dawn balloon safari are all offered from the camp.

Between drives, the main tent is the gathering place. It has a split-level lounge, a restaurant and viewing platforms that look over the river, and there is a swimming pool for the hottest part of the afternoon. Evenings end back at the river, with the sound of water and the occasional grunt of a hippo.

Getting Here and Who It Suits

Most guests fly into Lobo airstrip and drive for about forty minutes to the camp.

For families, the elevated tents and the shared lounge make it easy for several generations to spend the day together and meet again at dinner. For solo travellers, the verandah and the river provide quiet, and the pace is yours to set.