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MIGRATION LUXURY TENTED CAMP – SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

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Room Types Peak Season (US$)
High Season (US$)   
SINGLE ROOM 325 FB 250 FB
DOUBLE ROOM 640 FB 500 FB
Location
Migration Camp is one of only seven permanent lodges in the whole of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The lodge is located in the Northern Corridor of the park, on the main wildebeest migration route between the Serengeti and the Maasai Mara. This part of the park is a quiet backwater compared with the more visited areas to the south and the very busy Maasai Mara to the north. In fact less than 1% of the total visitors to the eco-system reach this remote corner. Here you can really experience the wild side of the Serengeti. The migration seasons at camp are centred around July and November when the herds pass through the area, sometimes crossing the river right in front of camp. Game-viewing from the breakfast terrace can be superb.Additionally there is good resident game throughout the year, especially lion, leopard and elephant. Migration is also one of only two lodges in the region where you can lie in bed and listen to the grunting of hippo.
Accommodation & Facilities

The camp has just twenty luxury safari tents, which are arranged in pretty random fashion around the lodge, amongst the granite outcrops that surround the camp. Each of the tents has an ensuite bathroom, withpermanent plumbing and electricity is provided by a generator eveningsand mornings. Sockets are UK 3-pin 230 volt.The honeymoon tent is located away from the other tents in a raised position up in the trees on Poacher's Lookout. For those so inclined there is a outdoor small hot tub in which to enjoy a glass of champagne. Special surprises for honeymooners, like bush dinners served on the top of the hill or down under The Big Tree are frequently arranged.Honeymooners are ussually urged to come up with their own romantic suggestions. There is also a family tent, which is made up of two normal tents, joined by a large shared bathroom, which will sleep a family of up to six people in comfort. The camp location along the bank of the Grumeti River is raised up on the side of an impressive kopje known as Poacher's Lookout, with broad views north over the undulating Serengeti hills and beyond to the plains of the Maasai Mara. Migration Camp is fundamentally a traditional tented safari camp, but with some elements of a more modern design and cuisine. The intention is to provide very comfortable surroundings, but without losing contact with the environment, so eating outdoors under the stars and sleeping under canvas, listening to the sounds of the bush. Perhaps in contradiction to this traditional approach they have also incorporated a swimming pool into the camp. Most people arrive at Migration after a long safari through the parks of Northern Tanzania and the camp is appreciated as a place to rest and recharge almost as much as it is a base for continued game-viewing. The main public areas comprise a two level lounge and bar area, adjacent to this is the swimming pool and beyond there is the restaurant area and breakfast terrace. Walking safari in the Serengeti is not generally permitted, but Migration Camp has been granted special permission to conduct game walks in the small concession area around the lodge. This means that perhaps for the first time on your safari you will get the chance to approach animals on foot. It is such a different experience. Migration Camp si lucky to be along the river, because within two hundred metres of camp you are practically guaranteed to see both hippo and crocodile and there are usually a few other interesting sightings to be had along the way. A major highlight of the walking safaris in recent times has been the presence of a huge African python, which on one occasion was found in the process of eating an impala and more recently was discovered in a nest with dozens of young. One of the more on-going wildlife highlights has been the annual visits by a lioness named Jessie, who has chosen the camps kopje, Poacher's Lookout, as the site at which to give birth to her cubs for three of the last five years.