Tanzania
Usawa Serengeti
An unrivalled Serengeti safari
A luxury mobile safari adventure promising an intimate, private way to experience Tanzania’s most famous safari destination.
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Wilderness Usawa
Wilderness Usawa
A luxury mobile tented camp in Tanzania’s wild Serengeti
Imagine an endless horizon. Powder blue skies stretching over the grassland as far as the eye can see… an abundance of wildlife; grazing, drinking, breeding. Moving as one. 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. Always moving. Always changing. Always in balance.
TRAVEL+LEISURE’S IT LIST 2024
Best New Hotel
Wilderness Usawa Serengeti wins a Travel + Leisure It List award as one of the Best New Hotels in the World. Exceptional, dynamic, luxurious. This luxury mobile safari adventure promises an intimate, private way to experience Tanzania’s most famous safari destination.
Usawa Serengeti moments
Just like the herds, we adapt. The flexibility of our sublime Wilderness Usawa Serengeti camp allows us to move at short notice between a number of key locations across the Serengeti, ensuring guests are in the right place, at the right time, with front row seats to the unfolding drama; close to the action, far from the crowds.
Usawa Serengeti moments
Just like the herds, we adapt. The flexibility of our sublime Wilderness Usawa Serengeti camp allows us to move at short notice between a number of key locations across the Serengeti, ensuring guests are in the right place, at the right time, with front row seats to the unfolding drama; close to the action, far from the crowds.
Accommodation
Cuisine
Location
The seasonal migration moves throughout the year across the length and breadth of Serengeti National Park. Though reasonably predictable, herd movements are dictated by rain and tend to migrate from the south in a north-westerly direction, before making their way up north around September. From there, the journey begins back to the south. It is along these routes that Wilderness Usawa moves.
THE DETAILS
Wilderness Usawa
Mobile, dynamic, luxurious, the Wilderness Usawa Serengeti experience offers maximum action without compromising on comfort. In close proximity to wildlife, but set away from the high density tourist spots, the exquisite architecture and mindful design of Wilderness Usawa Serengeti’s tented camp invites a more remote and private East African experience.
All inclusive rates
Intimate, exclusive, and light on the Earth, Wilderness Usawa Serengeti is made up of two mobile camps which accommodate 12 guests each, in six luxurious safari tents. Each tent is tastefully finished, equipped with an en-suite bathroom, personal coffee bar and safari-style furnishings, while the open-plan main area opens out over the plains, with classic Serengeti views in every direction.
Standard season
From USD 950 per person/night
Premium season
From USD1,400 per person/night
Purpose
By working with the authorities and other local partners, Wilderness Tanzania strives to protect the phenomenal natural areas of Serengeti National Park. Through formal training programmes that educate and upskill children in the community, Wilderness Usawa Serengeti empowers communities to reduce the cutting down of trees, setting snares or poaching.
Tented
Ultra-light footprint and mindful design.
Wi-Fi
Stay connected with friends and family and share your experiences in the wild.
100% Solar
Wilderness Usawa is completely powered by the warm Serengeti sun.
Photography
From the highest vantage to on-the-ground action, it's never a bad time to take a photo.
Wildebeest
Over a million wildebeest migrate across the Serengeti.
Zebra
Zebra move alongside the wildebeest.
Lion
Prides of lion prey on the abundance of antelope.
Thomson's gazele
These incredibly fast antelope make up part of the migration.
Discover supreme serengeti
One of Africa’s seven Natural Wonders, Serengeti National Park is home to the continent’s most fascinating wildlife phenomenon: the Great Migration. At 15,000 square kilometres, Serengeti National Park sees two million wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other plains game journey through the park in search of grazing grounds and water.
Game drives
Enjoy thrilling game drives across the plains.
Guided walks
Usawa is set up in designated walking zones.
Birding
Discover over 1000 species of birds in the Serengeti.
Star-gazing
Marvel at the dark night sky over the savannah.
Rates
All inclusive rates
Intimate, exclusive, and light on the Earth, Wilderness Usawa Serengeti is made up of two mobile camps which accommodate 12 guests each, in six luxurious safari tents. Each tent is tastefully finished, equipped with an en-suite bathroom, personal coffee bar and safari-style furnishings, while the open-plan main area opens out over the plains, with classic Serengeti views in every direction.
Standard season
From USD 950 per person/night
Premium season
From USD1,400 per person/night
Purpose
Purpose
By working with the authorities and other local partners, Wilderness Tanzania strives to protect the phenomenal natural areas of Serengeti National Park. Through formal training programmes that educate and upskill children in the community, Wilderness Usawa Serengeti empowers communities to reduce the cutting down of trees, setting snares or poaching.
Facilities
Tented
Ultra-light footprint and mindful design.
Wi-Fi
Stay connected with friends and family and share your experiences in the wild.
100% Solar
Wilderness Usawa is completely powered by the warm Serengeti sun.
Photography
From the highest vantage to on-the-ground action, it's never a bad time to take a photo.
Wildlife
Wildebeest
Over a million wildebeest migrate across the Serengeti.
Zebra
Zebra move alongside the wildebeest.
Lion
Prides of lion prey on the abundance of antelope.
Thomson's gazele
These incredibly fast antelope make up part of the migration.
Area
Discover supreme serengeti
One of Africa’s seven Natural Wonders, Serengeti National Park is home to the continent’s most fascinating wildlife phenomenon: the Great Migration. At 15,000 square kilometres, Serengeti National Park sees two million wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other plains game journey through the park in search of grazing grounds and water.
Activities
Game drives
Enjoy thrilling game drives across the plains.
Guided walks
Usawa is set up in designated walking zones.
Birding
Discover over 1000 species of birds in the Serengeti.
Star-gazing
Marvel at the dark night sky over the savannah.
Usawa Serengeti experiences
Game drives
Private safari
Stargazing
Birding
Guided walking safaris
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Journal
Usawa Serengeti featured stories
Reflections on the nature of Wilderness Usawa Serengeti
Introspection and photography in the Serengeti at Wilderness Usawa
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19.12.2024
The Anti-Migration: Unveiling wildlife dynamics after the herds move on
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Read moreLauren Dold
05.12.2024
Wilderness Usawa Serengeti FAQs
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Read moreMerryn Haller
16.10.2024
Seasons of the Serengeti
A look at one of the Serengeti’s most remarkable events: the calving season.
Read moreLauren Dold
15.08.2024
Wilderness Usawa Serengeti a year on
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