Visit an African success story

The black rhino is one of the most scarce, endangered and elusive beasts of the Bush, making a sighting a particularly special occasion. We have teamed up with Tanapa (Tanzania National Parks) rangers to offer guests staying at both our Roving Bushtops locations a two-hour, up-close stay with one or more black rhinos, viewed in their natural habitat.

This privileged access is only possible thanks to far-sighted wildlife management having saved a species from extinction. By 1993 a mere three black rhinos occupied the Moru Kopjes area of the Serengeti National Park – down dramatically from 700 some 20 years earlier. In 1995 the Serengeti Rhino Project was launched, with the Michael Grzimek Memorial Rhino Post established to coordinate both rhino tracking and protection from poachers.

In September 2019, Tanzania introduced nine new rhinos to boost the breeding programme and encourage genetic diversity. Rangers now patrol 3500 square kilometres within which every one of the 50+ black rhinos has been born in the wild.

It takes around one hour to reach the black rhinos from either Roving Bushtops location and costs 130 US Dollars per person (aged at least 5). On arrival we hand you over to our Tanapa ranger friends who promise a truly moving experience in the company of such iconic animals.

Do let us know in advance if you are interested, then prepare for a guaranteed sighting. Our second guarantee is that you’ll never forget it!