Close to the Grumeti River, famed for its giant crocodiles, perched on a hill with uninterrupted views of the plains of the Western Serengeti, Kirawira Camp offers its guests a luxurious tented African safari.

Kirawira is a reincarnation of a Victorian tented camp and guests enjoy luxurious accommodation, a valet service, superb house cuisine, fine wines and the best of East African hospitality. Throughout the camp, native wood, African art and tented canvas are combined with typical Victorian and colonial furniture to recall a bygone era of explorers, pioneers and the early colonial settlers. The accommodation is housed in de luxe individual tents set on wooden platforms. Each has a spacious double bedroom and bathroom, styled from the Victorian period with African art, and a private verandah from which there are spectacular views over the endless Serengeti.

Kirawira Tented Lodge, commonly referred to as Kirawira Camp, offers fine luxury accommodations in the remote western corridor of the Serengeti. The lodge is a member of the prestigious ‘Small Luxury Hotels of the World’ and is certainly one of the most luxurious tented lodges in Tanzania. The team at Kirawira Camp is not complacent about this prestigious award but seem to be constantly striving to provide the finest service possible. The Camp’s marketing slogan is ‘we pride ourselves on the personal attention given to each guest.’ Kirawira Camp is certainly outstanding with regards to both accommodations and service and will rarely disappoint even the most finicky safari traveler.

Kirawira Camp is perched on a hill just south of the Grumeti River and offers panoramic views of the surrounding woodlands. Accommodations consist of just 25 luxurious sleeping tents, 3 main tents (bar/lounge, dinning, gift shop) and an immaculate swimming pool. Kirawira was designed to be a reincarnation of a Victorian Tented Camp. Throughout the camp, native wood, African art, and tented canvas are combined with typical Victorian and colonial furniture to recall a bygone era of explorers, pioneers and early colonial settlers.

Kirawira Camp is located in the western corridor of the Serengeti. Situated at the westerly end of the corridor, the lodge is roughly 30 miles east of Lake Victoria. The lodge lies just south of the Grumeti River, which runs almost the entire length of the corridor. Few visitors ever make it out to the western corridor and most are content just to game drive and lodge in the Central Serengeti. A rewarding experience awaits those willing to explore the remote western corridor, especially if the migration is pouring through.

Kirawira Camp has 25 luxurious double tents and a swimming pool, and prides itself on the personal attention given to each guest. Excellent cuisine can be prepared either according to guest recipes or cooked to-order from the house. Activities include guided walks and driving safaris, fishing and sailing on Lake Victoria, bush lunches, crocodile safaris by the Grumeti River and slide presentations daily by the resident naturalist.

Accommodations at Kirawira Camp consist of just 25 luxury tents perched on a hill just south of the Grumeti River. Describing the rooms as tents is probably misleading and a better description might be luxury cabins under canvas. There are 20 twins (2 twin beds) and 5 doubles (1 king size bed). The doubles can be converted into triples to accommodate two adults and one child. The main lodge facilities are at the top and center of the hill while the sleeping tents are positioned around the perimeter of the hill. The tents are spaced roughly 50 feet apart along bricked pathways. Tents 1 – 15 have the best views, as these are set higher on the hill. Tents 16 – 25 are set farther down the hill and have a better bush feel. Tents 3 – 6 are the closest to the main lodge areas (i.e. dinning tent) and are recommended for those individuals seeking more accessible accommodations.

The tents are elevated above the ground being constructed on wooden stilts. Each tent is accessed via a short set of stairs (about 10 – 15 steps), which leads to a beautiful private veranda. The verandas are well appointed with safari chairs and offer breathtaking views of the open woodlands below. It is possible to continue your safari experience from here with a pair of binoculars. Each tent is tastefully decorated with hardwood furnishing in grand safari fashion. The décor is a clever blend of classic opulence and camp practicality featuring generous four-poster beds, hand-made patchwork quilts, steamer-trunk wardrobes and brass lamps. To the rear of each tent is an elegant mahogany-paneled bathroom with twin marble washstands, polished brass fittings, a black-and-white tiled shower and separate tiled compartment containing the toilet. There is hairdryer in each tent and electrical outlets to charge your batteries. Kirawira Camp runs the generator 24-hours a day

Food and Drink : Expect excellent food and superb service at Kirawira Tented Camp. The extensive menus feature full English breakfasts and five-course luncheons and suppers comprising delicate soups, lavish roasts, classic salads, home-made sorbets, local cheese boards and fresh-brewed Arabica coffee. Kirawira is especially known for their tasty breakfast pancakes. Make sure to indulge in these before heading off for a day ‘in the bush.’ There is a good variety of beer, wine and cocktails available at an additional cost.

Wake up calls are taken the night before and coffee or tea and muffins are delivered to your tent in the morning at the predetermined time. Breakfast and lunch boxes are available or you can choose to dine at the lodge in the dinning tent or on the outdoor patio. You will be escorted to and from dinner each night for safety reasons. Simply shine your flashlight outside of your tent to flag a member of the staff to escort you.

Game Viewing : The western corridor straddles the northward migration route of the enormous wildebeest herds. Typically in late May (the beginning of the dry season), the great herds depart the plains and follow the Mbalageti and Seronera Rivers into the western corridor. The western corridor is the wildebeest’s wet/dry transitional zone. The vast herds will remain here until about July when the dry season completely parches the land and they must venture north towards Kenya and its greener pastures.

The pinnacle of the northward wildebeest migration takes place in the western corridor with the famous Grumeti River crossing. The river is infested with the Nile crocodile, the world’s largest crocodile. For some of these prehistoric animals, it has been a year since they have last eaten and they eagerly await the wildebeest river crossing. Additionally, The Grumeti River also supports a unique riverine forest, which is home to the beautiful black and white colobus monkey.

The western corridor is also home to significant numbers of resident wildlife. There are large populations of resident wildebeest and zebra that do not join their migratory cousins as they pass through every year on their journey northwards. Other resident animals include giraffe, buffalo, eland, topi, impala, waterbuck and Thomson’s gazelle. These resident animals support large concentrations of predators including lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena. The big cats are frequently sighted but not to the extent as seen in the central Serengeti. However, there is simply no other area in Africa that could compete with the central Serengeti’s localized predator densities.

Activities

• Private game drives
• Picnic lunches
• Sundowners
• Game viewing from Camp
• Cultural tour to a Lake Victoria fishing village
• Massage service

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