Lemala Mara 

A very special semi-permanent camp within touching distance of wildebeest, zebra and predators, Lemala Mara is all about wildlife on your doorstep and dining under the stars.

Lemala Mara’s mobile tented camp sets up base from June to October in an unbeatable location in the northern Serengeti. It's in a front-row position to follow the fierce show of wildebeest and zebra on their annual migration across the Mara River.

Just 12 canvas tents are set up on wooden platforms in a very meaningful setting for an exclusive and snug safari far from any of the Maasai Mara's crowds. Packed off with lunch boxes and breakfast picnics if you choose to go out for full days, expert-led game drives grant phenomenal access to wildlife viewing; expect to see big cats, elephants and giraffe. You're so close to the wildebeest migration's two main river crossings that on the luckiest of days you might just be able to watch straight from your safari camp chair.

We love turning off the glow of the bedside candle lamps before falling asleep to the bellow of the wildebeest and the night-loving leopard’s rasp. You get to take bush babies (hot water bottles) to bed and try out those early morning bucket safari showers before a hearty breakfast with eggs cooked any way you like. Everything brims with authentic bush character – hand-made wooden furniture, chandeliers, soft carpets and a roaring campfire under the shade of Euclea trees. Spend your evenings sharing the day's safari stories around the fire, with freshly prepared meals laid out on a long table gleaming with silverware.

4 stars
The Serengeti
In the northern Serengeti, just a few minutes from the Mara River
Approx 1½-hour light aircraft flight from Arusha airport and then approx. 25 minutes' drive from Kogatende airstrip

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  • Restaurants & bars
  • Sustainability

Restaurant

The stunning Lemala Camps and Lodges in Tanzania have a fantastic ethos, giving back to the local community and offering future opportunities and training within the tourism industry. Efforts in sustainability across their collection include:
• 100% off grid state-of-the-art power system
• Buildings double as platforms for solar panels, providing hot water
• State-of-the-art ‘Reverse Osmosis’ providing 100% safe drinking water and reducing the usage of 20,000 plastic bottles a year
• Ban on plastic bottles and straws
• Old stock of plastic bottles are turned into desks for the local school
• 30% of steel structures created from recycled scrap metal
• Over 40% of staff employed from the local community
• Wherever possible, food and supplies are sourced locally
• Social enterprise projects, including 32 stay at home mums who make biodegradable lunch boxes for guests
• Provision of clean and safe drinking water in local schools and communities
• Tree planting projects
• School project provides desks, chairs, school supplies and solar-powered reading lights
• Employment opportunities for reformed street children through the Watoto Foundation

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