Set in the heart of Tanzania’s Northern Serengeti, this 4-day safari itinerary is built around four days and three nights, the minimum time we recommend to gain maximum benefit from a stay at Serengeti Bushtops. Guests can expect full days of game viewing across the plains, unhurried time at leisure between drives, and a stay that grows richer the longer you spend in it. We can’t promise you’ll see everything the Serengeti has to offer, but we can promise you’ll leave wanting more.
Serengeti Itinerary Highlights
- Game drives in The Beest, our 6×6 with heated seats, personal fridges and a fold-out bar.
- A hot air balloon safari over the plains, finished with a champagne breakfast.
- Sundowners at Simba’s Rock, watching the Serengeti fade into dusk.
- Tented suites open on two sides, with nothing between you and the plains.
- A shot at the Great Migration, depending on when you visit.
Arrival at Serengeti Bushtops
Day 1
Serengeti Bushtops Safari Experience
Having flown in from Nairobi, Arusha or Kilimanjaro, you’ll land at Kogatende Airstrip in the north-western Serengeti, where we meet you to begin your stay at Serengeti Bushtops. The airstrip lies right beside the Mara River, so your first game drive begins the moment you step off the plane. After a short drive from the airstrip to camp, a leisurely lunch is followed by time to acclimatise, take in your surroundings, and register that you’ve arrived in the heart of the African bush.
As you settle in, you might swim in the pool, enjoy a massage on your private deck, or simply sit back and take in the view. A late-afternoon game drive follows, giving you the chance to explore the local wildlife and enjoy a drink as the sun dips below the horizon, before returning to camp for dinner at Serengeti Bushtops.
Full-Day Game Drive in the Serengeti National Park
Day 2
Serengeti Bushtops Safari Experience
After breakfast on your second day, you set out for a full day’s game drive deep into the Serengeti National Park, with a sumptuous buffet lunch served out on the plains. This day-long adventure is often the highlight of a stay at Serengeti Bushtops, as the wonders of the Serengeti reveal themselves.
On your return, your driver radios ahead so that a hot tub and a glass of something special are waiting for you at camp, the ideal way to wind down before dinner.
Sunrise Game Drive and Hot Air Balloon Safari
Day 3
Serengeti Bushtops Safari Experience
On day three, the earlier you rise, the more you’ll see along the Mara River, the natural divide between the Serengeti in Tanzania and the Masai Mara in Kenya. After a Bush breakfast, you return to camp at midday to catch up on rest, or, having pre-booked, take to the sky on an early-morning hot air balloon safari, which ends with a champagne breakfast out among the grasslands.
In the afternoon, you can take life easy, enjoying the facilities at Serengeti Bushtops, lounging in your tent, heading for a swim or being pampered in the privacy of your verandah with a relaxing massage. Then perhaps an evening game drive beckons. As always, dinner provides a sumptuous counterpoint to the wildness of the day’s experiences.
Final Game Drive and Departure from Serengeti Bushtops
Day 4
Serengeti Bushtops Safari Experience
They say that every good thing has to end – and that parting is such sweet sorrow. However, one last natural wonder is left: the drive to the airstrip. This is your last opportunity to find something special in the landscape, so your ranger and spotter will be as keen as you are to pick out a final attraction to be captured as a parting memory, or on film forever.
Finding something previously unseen makes the transition both pleasurable and poignant, ideally tempting you to start thinking that this is not the end of your African adventure: a case of au revoir, not adieu.
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