Ronjo Camp

a pleasantly simple little place

Ronjo Camp is located in the Serengeti Central area of northern Tanzania.

This property is owned and operated by MKSC, a partly French-owned safari company which is actually the oldest of its type in Tanzania.

This place is a medium specification mobile tented camp which is seasonally deployed in a relatively quiet location in Central Serengeti.

It comprises a pleasant canvas mess tent with lounge and dining areas, leading out to a simple campfire area.

Over the years we have always found there to be a particularly good vibe amongst the camp staff. These guys live out in the bush together for months on end and here you get the impression that they really do have fun with it, which can be infectious.

One aspect we always appreciate is the amount of wildlife that can come into camp. Here you can expect to see wildlife around most of the day, whilst at night animals often pass right between the tents, including lions and elephants, which can be rather exciting.

Rooms

Guest accommodation at Ronjo Camp is in sixteen large guest tents, each with an indoor bathroom.

Activities

Ronjo Camp provides the following guided activities, not all of which are usually included in the price …

• Vehicle safari
• Balloon safari : not included

The Serengeti Central area tends to feature in far fewer trips than you might imagine, since we usually try to avoid the crowds that converge here in high season. We tend to include it only when visiting out of season or using one of the more remote camps.

The usual stay duration is 2-4 nights.

Seasonality

This Serengeti Central area tends to be of most interest during the Apr-Nov period, when transiting migration herds and intense predator action combine to make for action packed safari days. That period also largely coincides with the main dry season, although weather conditions in April and November can both be considerably less predictable.

During the converse Dec-Mar season this Serengeti Central area tends to be of less interest (although the core area can still experience very high traffic). Having said that, if the rains lull on the southern short-grass plains, the migration herds can become obliged to slide northwards onto the long-grass plains of this area, in which case the more remote southerly camps can really find themselves at the heart of the action.

Getting around

The majority of people visiting Serengeti Central do so as part of a guided overland safari, so they travel to their camp and around the area in their private vehicle.

Very few people visit Serengeti Central in isolation, flying in and out of the airstrip here. In this case they travel around the reserve with a vehicle and guide from their camp.

serious traffic issues demand careful planning