Kirawira Western Serengeti

Luxurious Colonial-style Safari Camp in Western Serengeti

Kirawira Camp stands high on a ridge, commanding panoramic views over the endlessly rolling reaches and volcanic reefs of the Serengeti National Park. The Camp is the epitome of colonially-styled safari luxury, designed in Edwardian style, it features an elegant central meeting tent evocatively furnished with a tasteful selection of chaises longues, Persian rugs, leather-bound travelling cases, brass shooting sticks, carved rocking chairs, and stud-backed smoking chairs. The  stone flagged, khaki-and-canvas ‘Sun downer’ terrace looks out over gently sloping acacia groves towards the lion-gold plains of the Serengeti’s Western Corridor, scene of the thunderous theatre of the million-strong wildebeest migration. 

The elegant dining tents feature Edwardian-styled dining furniture, sprung floors, crisp-starched napery, delicate blue and white china and weighty silver accoutrements, whilst the staff are attired in classical colonial ‘mess’ uniform of white Swahili robes and turbans. Extensive menus feature full English breakfasts and five-course luncheons and suppers.  The extensive wine cellar reflects the best of both European and South African choices.

The 25 luxury tented-rooms evoke colourful memories of the famous safaris of days gone by, each room has a personal valet and has been accommodated in a spacious canvas tent, erected on raised platforms of rope-lashed logs and sheltered by a bush-thatch roof. The décor is a clever blend of classic opulence and camp practicality featuring generous four-poster beds, hand-made patchwork quilts, steamer-trunk wardrobes, brass lamps, sepia photographs and rosewood escritoires. At the rear of each tent is an elegant mahogany-panelled bathroom with twin marble washstands, polished brass fittings and classic black-and-white tiled Edwardian shower and lavatory.

Highlights of Kirawira Western Serengeti Camp

• Daily selection of morning and afternoon game drives through the Serengeti.
• Crocodile viewing safaris along the winding reaches of the Grumeti River.
• A ringside seat at the world famous wildebeest migration as it thunders past the camp and along the western corridor to the Maasai Mara.
• Champagne cocktails on the raised veranda of your tent.
• Sundowners by the campfire or on the terrace as the sinking sun sets the Serengeti ablaze.
• Sumptuous swimming pool with plunge-bath, waterfall, timbered viewing deck, parasols, steamer chairs and panoramic vistas.
• Afternoon tea in the Edwardian elegance of the main tent.
• Cultural visits to neighbouring local communities and schools and talks on the heritage and tradition of the local Ikoma and Sikuma tribes.