The Camp

Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Number of Tents: 10

Ubuntu features just ten tents, including one family tent that sleeps four guests. Each tent is made of heavy canvas and equipped with en suite bathrooms with hot safari-style showers, washbasins and flushing toilets. The tents are spaced well apart from one another and outfitted with comfortable furnishings and fine linens. Each has a private veranda. The central guest area consists of a cozy lounge tent and open dining tent with a large family-style table. A fire pit creates the perfect setting for reveling in the sightings of the day before or after dinner. The intimate camp is ideal for couples or small groups seeking a quiet and traditional safari experience with prime access to the best areas of the famed Serengeti. The camp is set within the Kusini area of the southern Serengeti from mid-November through mid-March and in the northern Serengeti from mid-June through October.

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Facilities & Amenities

• En suite bathroom with safari shower
• Shampoo, conditioner and soap
• 220v charging outlets in main area
• Wi-Fi in main area
• Laundry included
• Local drinks included (house alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks)
• Credit cards accepted (Visa and MasterCard)
• No air conditioning, hair dryer, telephone, Internet or cellular coverage

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Wildlife Viewing & Activities

Wildlife viewing is optimal year-round, as Ubuntu moves with the Great Migration. From mid-November to mid-March, the camp sits within the Kusini region of the southern Serengeti National Park, where wildebeest herds gather annually to give birth on the short grass plains. Activities here include morning and afternoon wildlife drives, off-road driving and cultural interactions and walks, all of which showcase an array of wildlife from wildebeest, zebra and gazelle to predators, birds and a variety of plains mammals. In mid-March, the camp closes and relocates to the northern Serengeti, where wildebeest and zebra herds follow each other across dangerous, crocodile-filled waters in search of fresh grasses. The camp is open in this area from mid-June through October. Activities revolve solely around morning and afternoon wildlife drives, and hot air ballooning is available at an extra cost during this time.

During the famous Great Migration, the wildebeest can be found dropping their young in the southern Serengeti between December and March, and are typically found attempting to cross the Mara River in the northern Serengeti between July and October. The resident wildlife in the park is found year-round. Other typical sightings may include jackal, warthogs and a number of other mammals, birds and reptiles. Exact sightings will depend on rain patterns and wildlife movements.

Click here to view our Great Migration Map

Climate

Conservation

Ubuntu Camp uses best practices for maintaining a light carbon footprint and supporting local communities, wildlife and wilderness areas. The camp runs fully on solar power, and any carbon emissions, from vehicles, for example, are offset through a local community reforestation program. When the camp is broken down and relocated three times a year, no trace is left behind. The camp actively donates funds to support the Osinoni School via the Kamitei Foundation. In the past funds have been used to purchase school books and a football kit. Ubuntu also actively supports the Serengeti Wild Dog Conservation Project conducted by the Frankfurt Zoological Society. The project, among other efforts, monitors the population of wild dogs in the Serengeti ecosystem and promote coexistence between the wild dogs and local communities with domestic animals.

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