Serengeti

Located between the Mara River and the boundary with Kenya's Masai Mara, this prized wedge offers an exclusive location near known river crossing points.

Perched atop Sasakwa Hill in the Grumeti Private Reserve, this flagship homestead features nine grand cottages, wine-paired tasting menus, private rim-flow pools, and a tennis court.

Positioned along a tributary of the Grumeti River, this rebuilt designer lodge offers ten villa-style suites, a pool, a spa, and views of hippos in the oxbow lagoon [cntraveller.com, cntraveler.com].

Set in the Nyasirori area near the Grumeti River, this low-key explorer camp includes a private vehicle as standard for year-round wildlife viewing.

Situated in an isolated savannah east of the Seronera airstrip, this remote eastern Serengeti camp features eight tented suites with outdoor baths on private decks.

Located in a 52,000-hectare private reserve in the southern Serengeti, this lodge offers canvas-and-glass suites, night drives, and immersive bush walks with the Hadza tribe.

Blending Scandi sophistication with 1940s botanist camp style, this Grumeti Reserve property features stone and glass suites overlooking a busy waterhole.

Located in the northern Serengeti, Sayari features 15 suites, a resident spa therapist, and views onto the Lamai Wedge where migrating herds gather.

The Seronera area in the central Serengeti has the densest road network and provides big cat and herbivore sightings year-round along its river and kopjes.

Between January and March, hundreds of thousands of wildebeest spill into the Ndutu region and southern plains to give birth to more than 8,000 calves per day.

During July and August, travelers can observe dramatic wildebeest river crossings at the Mara River in the northern Serengeti.

Located along the Western Corridor, private reserves like Grumeti allow visitors to experience the Great Migration away from the crowds.

This rocky area in the central Serengeti offers a rare opportunity to glimpse black rhinos alongside other adapted savanna wildlife.

At Kirawira in the Western Corridor, the Grumeti River stays filled with water, hosting large populations of crocodiles and hippos alongside bird species.

Home to over 500 bird species, the park offers exceptional birdwatching, especially during early and late daylight hours between October and April.

Situated near the border with Kenya in the northern Serengeti, these permanent water springs create a secluded habitat frequented by elephants.

This luxury camp lets guests grab snacks at leisure from a main lodge deli stocked with mason-jar salads, fresh sandwiches, and seasonal fruit.

Guests gather at sunset around a circular bar hung with a kitenge fabric chandelier to enjoy passionfruit G&Ts, South African wines, and fire-warmed cashew nuts.

Offered at almost half the price of nearby luxury lodges, this full-board option serves fresh avocado, classic Tanzanian omelettes, and potato cakes in the open savannah.

Served family style by an all-Tanzanian staff, this traditional platter includes green banana soup, coconut beans, and ugali.

This camp serves chilled soups, falafel bowls, and chunky salads made with hyper-locally sourced produce grown via small-scale organic farming projects.

Set in Nyerere National Park, the camp highlights wild spinach, okra, and roasted pumpkin tossed in a tangy baobab fruit and honey dressing.

Chefs cook chapatis over open flames and serve slow-simmered coconut pigeon peas with golden maandazi doughnuts under an acacia tree.

Freshly baked pizzas and whole barbecued fish are served on African pottery in a shaded terraced living area or a lamplit boma.