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camping with hot showers and a cooking area, plus 14 simple (and overpriced, but it's the
only option of its sort in the area) rondavels, and a restaurant-bar. Safari vehicle rental is
available and Serengeti day trips are feasible. It also offers trips on Lake Victoria with local
fishermen, visits to a traditional healer and other Sukuma cultural excursions.
Balili Mountain Resort
TENTED LODGE $$
( 0754-710113; eeedeco@yahoo.com; camping per person with own/hired tent US$15/
20, s/d/tr US$40/60/75, day entry per person US$2; ) Neither a mountain nor a resort,
but no-frills tented lodge on a big rocky hill doesn't have the same ring to it. It's perfectly
comfortable, but its main draws are the huge views of Lake Victoria and Serengeti. It's up
above Bunda, north of Ndabaka gate, reached by a rollercoaster of a road. There's an office
in town at the main junction, next to FINCA.
Kirawira Camp
TENTED LODGE $$$
( 027-254 5555;
www.serenahotels.com
; s/d full board US$640/840; ) Kir-
awira, ringing a low hill, works a colonial theme with plenty of antiques and polished wood
floors. The tents have big porches and very un-tent-like bathrooms. Guests rave about the
food.
Sasakwa Lodge
LODGE $$$
(
www.singita.com
;
r per person all-inclusive US$1725; ) One of a trio of exclusive
lodges in a private concession in the Grumeti Game Reserve north of the Western Corridor.
Offers horseback rides.
NORTHERN SERENGETI
The north receives relatively few visitors. It begins with acacia woodlands, where elephants
congregate in the dry season, but north of Lobo is vast open plains. The migration passes
through the western side during August and September and comes down the eastern flank
in November. The Loliondo area, just outside the Serengeti's northeastern boundary, offers
the chance for Maasai cultural activities, walking safaris, night drives and off-road drives.
Sayari Camp
TENTED CAMP $$$
(
www.asiliaafrica.com/Sayari
; s/d all-inclusive US$929/1508; Jun-Mar; )
Deep in the far north, near the Mara River, this wonderfully remote camp has an under-
stated elegance and genuine style. The 15 tents are large yet cosy and the pool is built into
the boulders. Short bush walks and spa treatments are both available, and if you luck out on
the timing it's the perfect place to be for the wildebeest river crossing. No direct bookings,
contact a travel agent.
