Serengeti National Park | Central
Sound Of Silence
★★★★★ 4/5
The Sound of Silence is a luxurious safari tented camp located in a beautiful spot in the heart of Serengeti, consisting of 11 designer tents of 50m2, each with a private veranda and all the comfort you need. Here you will find the true magic of the sound of silence.
Sound of Silence’s job is to provide the best facilities and service with the perfect balance between comfort and keeping its guests in touch with the raw nature of its location. Sound of Silence is extraordinary. It has set a new standard for comfort as well as dining à la carte in the middle of the bush.
There is arguably no greater experience than lying in your bed and hearing the roar of the lion carrying over the plains. On wooden platforms, the steel framed 50 sqm tents are very comfortable, equipped with the best of beds and linens for the cool bush evenings. There are spaces for relaxation, reading, writing, perhaps snoozing. Fans keep the warm daylight air moving. The tents are open on three sides for optimal ventilation, but also allowing for game viewing in the early mornings from your bed or your private deck. The en-suite bathrooms offer double vanities, high pressure shower with hot and cold water.
Sound of Silence is the only tented camp in the Serengeti which offers an A la Carte menu, catering to most often found dietary requirements. Many ingredients are delivered fresh each day. Others are stored according to the most modern food handling techniques ensuring only the best of quality and flavours for the guests. Order what you want while enjoying the amazing sunset.
Breakfast is a full buffet with hot items to order. The safari lunch boxes for those who will be out all day with their guides are very tasty and nutritious. Dinner is easily paced to take in the night-time sounds and sights. Coffee, tea, and refreshments are available all day, as is an easy snack menu.
Nyikani Camp – Central Serengeti
★★★★★ 4/5
This rather new camp in the Serengeti is perched atop a small hill, with bush views stretching endlessly from your tent door. A large living room tent is at the heart of the Nyikani camp and there’s a small library and a bar to get stuck into during siesta time. The furniture is all made by local artisans in Arusha and feels perfectly authentic. Next door is a spacious dining tent and the all-important campfire, perfect for swapping safari tales late into the night. All main areas have breath-taking views across the Serengeti’s rippling plains.
The 13 tents are comfortable, airy, and very safari-cool with lots of earthy tones, billowing curtains and brightly coloured bedspreads decorated with hand-painted lilac-breasted rollers. Each tent boasts electric lighting, power point with universal adaptor, a writing desk, a digital safe, a private and shady veranda, and indoor and outdoor lounge chairs. The en-suite facilities feature wardrobes, flush toilet, twin washbasins with running water, and safari-style bucket shower. The tents are positioned approximately 20m apart from one another, so there is ample privacy!
Nimali Central Serengeti
★★★★★ 5/5
Set in the heart of the Serengeti plains, offering utter seclusion and great access to the annual migration and the ‘Big 5’. Nimali Central Serengeti is close to Makoma hill, which is best known for large herds of Buffalo, Giraffe, Elephants & predators such as Lions, Cheetahs and Hyenas. It is a good area for game viewing all year around. The camp enjoys the best views over the Serengeti plains, offering guests a peaceful and nurturing place of solitude and respite from modern life.
Designed to provide an authentic safari experience with all the modern furnishings, while exerting minimal impact on the environment. Guests are immersed in nature and have the unforgettable experience of being under canvas in the middle of the wilderness, bringing the sights and sounds of the bush closer than ever before. Sundowners can be enjoyed under the lantern lit tree with a large open fire every evening. Enjoy endless views, fire-lit meals under the vast African sky, guided game drives and probably the most beautiful balloon flight in the world.
Redefining the classic tented safari, the expansive tents are thoughtfully tailored with rain showers, double basin vanity, writing desk, fixed wooden doors & Persian carpets, providing guests with all the comforts and luxuries, one would expect. With only eight suites, privacy and personal attention is guaranteed. The private verandas in each suite overlook the wide-open spaces of the Serengeti, allowing guests to appreciate the exceptional beauty of the natural world.
