Olakira Migration Camp North

Enjoy magical migration viewing in a traditional mobile camp – with some added extras!

Set in the Serengeti, this mobile tented camp is a simple but elegant affair. Moving between various locations, follow the Great Migration, lion, cheetah and elephant, year round.

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About Olakira Migration Camp North

Olakira is a classic mobile tented camp that moves between two locations - Ndutu in the South (December - March) and Mara in the North (June - November) of the Serengeti. It’s a simple and welcoming camp with comfortable sofas and puffy pillow furniture. Set on sprawling mixed vegetation plains in the North and in the cooling shade of a small forest overlooking a seasonal stream in the South, the camp is always in touch with the migration’s mystical movements.

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From $NaN person/night

Camp

9 Tents

Serengeti, Tanzania

What you'll love

Each bedroom now comes complete with a magical ‘star gazing tent.’ Simply roll your bed under the mesh and enjoy the 270-degree views of the night sky outside as you slumber. Ingenious!

Insiders tip

Whilst migration viewing is the name of the game, Olakira also offers hot air balloon flights, community visits and bush picnics when it’s in the north – definitely worth spending a couple of extra nights for.

Something to think about

Olakira is certainly luxurious for a migration camp, but it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of a permanent camp so expect bucket showers and hearty meals rather than bathtubs and fine dining.

The property

Olakira’s main area consists of two tents, a dining tent and a lounge tent, adjacent to one another. Comfortable furniture and a small library create a cosy, homely atmosphere. The dining tent is geared for banquet style eating with mesmerising views of the bush and beyond. The campfire is the ultimate spot to recount the day’s highlights, putting your feet up while sipping an ice cold beverage.

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The rooms

Olakira Camp has nine en-suite tents, including one family tent, set out in a linear fashion, leading towards the communal areas. Elegantly laid out, each tent is spacious and well appointed with a writing desk, hanging cupboard and external private veranda from which to survey the mesmerising surroundings. The tents are very well spaced, giving guests the sense that they are alone and at one with this rugged wilderness.

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Activities

Game Drives

Game drives, game drives and more game drives! When the game viewing is this plentiful, and the guides this knowledgeable, game drives are more than enough to quench your sense of wonder. In line with normal national park regulations, there are no night drives or guided walks. All the more opportunity to make the most of the day and use the nights to recharge beside the fire in preparation for the next day's adventures.

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Positive impact

Olakira Migration Camp is owned by Asilia Africa who pioneers sustainable investments in vulnerable East African wilderness areas, fostering conservation economies for local communities and increasing biodiversity. Through collaboration with stakeholders and guest contributions, they achieve significant positive impacts. Their latest project, focusing on the Usangu Wetlands in Tanzania's Ruaha National Park, aims to promote sustainable tourism while preserving the region's unique ecosystem and biodiversity, ensuring long-term benefits to conservation and local communities.

A contribution of $10 per guest, which is included in the nightly rate, goes towards the above goals.

About Serengeti

Serengeti

Home to the iconic Great Migration, endangered rhino, predator-filled plains and game drives galore.

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Wildlife in Serengeti

Elephant

Abundant

Giraffe

Abundant

Hippo

Abundant

Black Rhino

Rare

White Rhino

None

Lion

Abundant

Cheetah

Abundant

Leopard

Occasional

Hyena

Occasional

Wildebeest

Abundant

Buffalo

Occasional

Zebra

Abundant

Warthog

Abundant

Wild Dog

Rare

Meerkat

None

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The Serengeti National Park is an ecologically rich environment and home to vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, Thomson's gazelle and buffalo grazing on the sweet grasses of the savannah. Even after the Great Migration has moved through, the game viewing is exceptional in this region. The predators are never far off, with cheetah and lion in abundance and leopard readily seen in the Seronera region of the Central Serengeti. Enjoy expansive grasslands, acacia thickets, meru kopjes (granitic hills) and riverine forests.

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