Serian Kijani Central

arguably the coolest way to explore the Serengeti

Serian Kijani Central Camp is located in the Serengeti Mara area of northern Tanzania.

This property is part of the Serian Collection, a family of extremely authentic and high quality camps in the greater Serengeti area.

This place is a relatively simple base, which is offered for the exclusive use of a single group of 2-12 guests.

It probably represents the most authentic, exclusive, coolest and most elegantly guided safari experience in Serengeti (which is really saying something).

The camp can be set out in any number of locations around the greater Serengeti area, to suit the seasons and your particular interests. We have four options described here on the website (North, West, Central and South Serengeti), but there are many other options, which can focus on specific wildlife, landscapes, culture, palaeontology etc.

The minimum stay duration at this camp is officially five nights. That can include a shift in locations, so you could use it to explore different parts of the reserve.

The camp is also generally combined with one or more of the larger and more substantial Serian camps in Serengeti (listed above), usually with the larger camp featuring at the front end, before heading out to this bivouac. That way you get the chance to discuss the details of the plan with Alex or another lead guide and possibly tune the specific locations and activities to suit.

The camp itself can be seen clearly in the imagery. It comprises a very basic tented mess, leading out to a campfire.

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 Serian Kijani Central Camp is in as many tents are needed for your party, each with a separate private toilet and shared bucket shower.

The camp is staffed by a team of authentic Maasai warriors, who do all of the guiding, hosting, cooking and housekeeping. To be honest, it is spending quality time with the wonderful people that is at least half the fun and such an honour.

Activities

Serian Kijani Central Camp provides the following guided activities, which are usually included in the price …

• Vehicle safari
• Walking safari
• Bush meals

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