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Travellers heading for the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater will pass through the town of Karatu in the green hills of Tanzania’s northern highlands. Presided over by the towering Ol Deani Volcano, this small, colourful town serves as a popular overnight stop for visitors exploring the area’s many game parks. The town offers a variety of activities including browsing the bustling marketplace, sampling beer at a local brewery, visiting a traditional homestead, or taking a guided walk through the Ngorongoro Forest in search of waterfalls and caves. Whether you are looking for cultural tours, hiking and biking opportunities, a chance to enjoy an authentic rural Tanzania experience, or simply a break between safari game drives, this underrated town has plenty to offer.

Seronera

The Seronera region, in the central Serengeti, is set directly on the Great Migration route and offers excellent viewing of this incredible annual phenomenon, when countless wildebeests flood the area and move across the plains. While migratory game populations fluctuate seasonally, Seronera is still a wildlife hotspot at other times of the year, sheltering the Big Five, among many other species. A number of small campsites provide accommodation and visitors can enjoy hot air balloon trips and walking safaris as well as guided game drives.

The Castle at Ngorongoro

Situated on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater Forest, The Castle is Tanzania’s newest and most exclusive safari lodge. An environmentally aware and eco-friendly accommodation this luxurious solar-powered lodge offers the discerning visitor the perfect combination of privacy, luxury and traditional hospitality. With only six king-sized rooms tranquillity is guaranteed. Come as a guest, leave as a friend! Wake up to the song of birds announcing new dawn amidst the cool highland air. Look over a carpet of green reaching out to the dense forest below, stretching as far as the eye can see. Here elephants have followed migratory paths for hundreds and thousands of years.

Serengeti Acacia Camp

Serengeti Acacia Camps offers guests the perfect blend of old African charm and elegance in the heart of Serengeti National Park. This intimate safari camp is tucked beneath an Acacia tree and has breathtaking views of the savannah plains of the Serengeti National Park. Here, you can experience full luxury in the wild. Serengeti Acacia Camps has ten canvas tents, all furnished with en-suite bathrooms, flush toilets and other essential amenities. These tents have paved pathways that connect them to the centralized lounge and dining areas, which are located under a soaring canopy of acacias, in the front of the camp. The En Suite options include Double Tent, ideal for couples; Family Tent, ideal for 2 adults and 2 kids; and Triple Tent, which is perfect for groups of three.