Hotel Description

A few years ago the Tanzanian government chose a handful of responsible companies to build small permanent lodges in the remote far northern sector of the Serengeti National Park. Nomad Tanzania was offered the prime site.

Lamai Serengeti now sits tucked amongst the rocks of Kogakuria Kopje with panoramic views of the surrounding landscape, just a few miles from where the wildebeest cross the Mara River. For roughly a quarter of the year, between late July and October, this is where you’ll find the migration. Right here, on our doorstep.

We’ve designed each of the rooms to fit into the complex geometry of the kopje and to make the most of this sensational location, its views and its natural space and light. At Lamai Serengeti we have just 12 rooms in all. These are split between two entirely separate lodges, the Main Lodge of 8 rooms and our smaller Private Lodge of 4 rooms.

Each site has been carefully thought out. Firstly and most importantly, with the elements in mind, to take maximum advantage of the view, the sun, the wind and even the rain, welcome when it comes.

This involved much sitting in quiet and careful contemplation, with binoculars, compass and sundowner in hand. But also, and perhaps of even greater importance, each site is designed such that to the casual eye you won’t see that there is anything there.

The rooms – a clever blend of canvas, plaster and natural poles – have given our ‘camp designers’ much debate, thought, and – to be honest – a multitude of headaches. The brief was simple: to become the guardian of this kopje, we needed to preserve all the things about it that has made it iconic. We took the view that where nature leads, beauty and style will follow. And, so it did.

• LOCATION: Lamai Serengeti is located in the northern Serengeti, set within the iconic Kogakuria Kopjes with views out over the Mara River Valley and Lamai Wedge.
• HOW TO GET THERE: Fly in (from Arusha, Dar es Salaam or other nothern Tanzania locations) using one of the daily scheduled flights (airstrip is Kogatende). Drive in from other northern Tanzania camps.
• ACCOMMODATION: Lamai Serengeti has just 12 open-fronted rooms split between two separate lodges: the Main Lodge of 8 rooms and the smaller Private Lodge of 4 rooms. All have their own private and roomy verandas spread to enjoy the views.
• Each lodge has its own private bar and dining area, with adjoining library/map room and each has its own swimming pool. All rooms have 24-hour power and en-suite bathrooms with hot and cold running water, flush toilets and powerful showers.
  ACTIVITIES: Game drives, guided walks, bush picnics and sundowners. Good chance of Mara River crossings (from July to October) and good all-year round resident game. Lamai Serengeti is the perfect compliment to Nomad’s mobile tented Serengeti Safari Camp which will continue to shadow the wildebeest migration, or their other Northern Tanzania camps, Kuro Tarangire and Entamanu Ngorongoro.
• OPEN: Year round except from mid March to end May when Lamai Serengeti usually closes for maintenance.

Lamai Serengeti Offers 35% Off best rates OR 4 nights for the price of 3 if booked 6 weeks prior to departure for Crewconnected Members

Make your booking request here – info@nomad-tanzania.com Quote “CREWCONNECTED Lamai Serengeti” to ensure Crewconnected Interline rates