Olakiri Camp is a warm and intimate experience, with eight spacious and comfortable tents sleeping up to 16 guests. Each tent has a king-size bed, en-suite bathroom and private verandah, arranged to offer the best views over the Serengeti. The Camp’s semi-permanent nature means that one really feels at one with the landscape, but without foregoing the usual comforts such as hot showers, toilets, and storage space for clothes. The large and spacious walk-in tents in natural browns, creams and oranges, are designed to blend into the Serengeti’s own palette. Floors are covered with rugs. The tents’ gauze windows have canvas flaps that can be opened to let in the cooling African breeze and for your own personal views of the National Park.

Olakira’s communal lounge and dining areas occupy one tent apiece. These tents are also spacious, and with a pleasant airy feel. In the lounge, there’s plenty of comfortable seating around coffee and occasional tables, and the living space flows out onto the veranda to offer amazing views.

The washing facilities are found at the back of the tent – here you’ll find an enclosed flush toilet, a vanity unit with washbasin and mirror over, and a separate bucket shower. There’s also a storage unit, which holds a couple of colourful bathrobes. Free toiletries are provided, as is washing powder for ladies’ underwear. At the front of the tent, there’s a lovely veranda, where you can relax and enjoy your views over the river or across the plains! The family tent benefits from all the features of the standard tent, and it’s sufficiently spacious to sleep a maximum of two adults and four children.