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Namiri Plains

from $2,125 per person per night for 2026/27

A beautiful camp with a phenomenal big cat population!

Meaning “big cats” in Swahili, Namiri Plains Camp is the perfect place to see the wild predators of the Serengeti. The area (sat on the eastern border of the Serengeti) was previously a cheetah conservation and today, not only is it regarded one of the most densely populated cheetah regions in East Africa, but the other predators are often seen on game drives too.

Excellent resident game in a secluded and exclusive area

Availability in November/December time

About the location

Namiri Plains is situated on the eastern border of the Serengeti, approximately an hour and half’s drive from the central Seronera region.

The region is particularly good for big cats, because the area was previously used for cheetah conservation. On top of that, during November and December, it is possible to see the wildebeest migration as their make their way down from the Masai Mara in Kenya to the southern plains of the Serengeti.

Do see Parks & Regions on this page.

hotel Layout

Namiri Plains is a small and intimate tented camp, with eight canvassed suites and beautifully designed mess tents. The camp is in an exclusive area, with grassy plains and iconic acacia trees as far as you can see.

The lounge area has elegant sofas and soft lighting to immediately relax you at the end of an exciting day and your meals are served in the comfortable dining tent, after, of course, a drink or two around the fire with your fellow camp mates.

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Namiri Plains Accomodation

The eight suites are carefully designed with comfort and elegance in mind. They each have king sized beds, en-suite bathrooms with flushing toilets and hot running water and if you can’t get enough of Africa’s starlit sky, then the outdoor shower is definitely one to try.

There is also a family tent that is divided by a canvas partition, connecting two twin beds and a double room.

Do see Best Safaris & Holidays on this page.

Wildlife & Activities at Namiri Plains

The area surrounding Namiri Plains Camp is spoilt with excellent resident game and what better way to see it than with the camps professional and knowledgeable guides!

Game drives from the camp are available twice a day (morning and afternoon), and walking safaris and hot air balloon safaris are also on offer from camp. There is also an opportunity to see the cheetah research project, where you will learn all about the endangered big cats, but please note that booking beforehand is essential.

Don’t miss our Namiri Plains Wildlife Guide on this page.

How to book Namiri Plains

Please call us in the UK on the usual +44 1525 840 149 or email info@theafricaspecialists.com to check availability, best prices and what adventures you have in mind. We can plan and arrange it all for you and have been for over 20 years!

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Namiri Plains Highlights

Just some of the highlights of this hand-picked Serengeti National Park hotel. Do call us direct for any other details or to help with planning and logistics.

Luxury Accommodation

8 tented suites

4WD Drive Game Safaris

game drives & hot air balloon options

Open Lounge Area

Comfortable lounge & dining area

Photography

options to see the local cheetah research project

Please go to either of our Tailormade Safari Trips pages to see a lot more safari trips, ideas and budgets.

What kind of wildlife should you expect to find around Namiri Plains for 2026/27?

For 2026/27, we expect you’ll be able to find the following wildlife around the Namiri Plains bearing in mind the quality of guiding, budgets, time of year and duration of stay all affect your chances of finding or seeing any of the following outstanding wildlife that dwell in this part of the Serengeti National Park…

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What are the other best hotels in Serengeti National Park for 2026/27?

We highly recommend the following hotels for Serengeti National Park for 2026/27. These are all tried and tested by The Africa Specialists™ so don’t hesitate to call us with any queries over them or to check availability.

NB. All prices for properties exclude applicable park fees and are guide prices.

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Nomad Lamai Camp

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Finished in June 2012, Nomad’s Lamai had been a pretty long time coming but the wait has definitely been worthwhile. Located on…

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Sayari Camp

Serengeti National Park

Located right up on the Mara River, Sayari Camp is definitely one of our favourite camps in the Serengeti and is perfect…

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Olakira Migration Camp

Serengeti National Park

The sister camp to Sayari, Olakira Migration Camp is the roving alternative and, like Nomads, is a mobile tented camp. With this…

From $1,365 per person per night
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Singita Sasakwa Lodge

Serengeti National Park

Opened in 2007 Singita Sasakwa Lodge and its sister camps, Faru Faru and Sabora, really shook the higherarchy of the Serengeti up…

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Lemala Kuria Hills

Serengeti National Park

A brand new addition to the safari circuit of the northern Serengeti, Lemala Kuria Hills offers a very realistic and slightly less…

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Dunia Camp

Serengeti National Park

Nestled in the shadow of the Moru Kopjes, in the southern centre of the Serengeti, Dunia Camp offers great migration viewing in…

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Faru Faru Lodge

Serengeti National Park

Located in a private conservancy in the western Serengeti, Faru Faru boasts an exclusive and ultimate luxury safari experience. While the price…

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Alex Walker’s Serian Camp

Serengeti National Park

Alex Walker’s Serian Camp is certainly how we would opt to spend our time in the bush. Hosted and occasionally guided by…

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Serengeti Migration Camp

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti Migration Camp is situated in the thin column of the Serengeti that runs between the Seronera, in the centre, and the…

From $1,081 per person per night
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Mbali Mbali Soroi Serengeti

Serengeti National Park

Mbali Mbali Soroi Serengeti is a great choice for those looking for less of a tented camp experience, and instead, a luxurious…

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Nimali Serengeti Camp

Serengeti National Park

As part of the Nimali Africa portfolio (with its sister camp in Tarangire National Park), Nimali Serengeti is a relatively new camp…

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Legendary Serengeti Mobile Camp

Serengeti National Park

This intimate mobile camp, which moves between two locations in the Serengeti National Park, offers a private and authentic safari experience. Whilst…

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Four Seasons Safari Lodge

Serengeti National Park

As one of the smartest, and largest properties in the Serengeti, the Four Seasons Safari Lodge really does have it all. Its…

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Kati Kati Camp

Serengeti National Park

Set in a small range of hills that run north from the central, Seronera River valley, Kati Kati is a simple tented…

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Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp

Serengeti National Park

The only real competitor to Sayari camp and the other Asilia camps in northern Tanzania, Nomad Serengeti Camp has really led the…

From $1,459 per person per night
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Pioneer Camp

Serengeti National Park

Located in the southern centre of the Serengeti, Pioneer Camp is the latest addition to the Elewana portfolio and is a superb…

From $1,020 per person per night
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Pioneer Camp, The Serengeti, Tanzania
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Sanctuary Kichakani Camp

Serengeti National Park

Sanctuary Kichakani Camp is a luxury mobile tented camp that moves with the wildebeest migration herds throughout the year. Positioned in the…

From $1,360 per person per night
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When is the best time to stay at Namiri Plains in 2026/27?

Generally speaking, as the Namiri Plains is in Serengeti National Park, we recommend booking stays here with us any time on the following timescales — depending on your preferences and wildlife/safari viewing plans — but if you want to avoid peak season or aim to get the timing “just right” then do call us any time to check your plans, costs and best options for a fantastic Namiri Plains stay in the 2026/27 season…

January fair

Visiting in January 2026/27

With humidity across the country jumping after the short rains of November and December, it is normally recommended to consider the southern grasslands of the Serengeti in this window where the game viewing is outstanding and the temperatures in the relatively higher grasslands very comfortable. For the birders out there, this is the season for excellent birding across the country!

Activities & Events

Both the northern parks of the Serengeti and the southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha are great to visit with wildebeest herds in the southern grasslands of the Serengeti.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Mostly clear, dry weather
  • + Fantastic wildlife viewing/numbers in the southern Serengeti
  • + Quieter time to travel
  • –  Can be humid in the southern parks

Top Tips for January 2026/27

  • + Great price savings in the southern parks

February fair

Visiting in February 2026/27

As with January, with the rise in humidty, the February window is particularly good in the southern grasslands of the Serengeti where the wildebeest migration herds are milling before their yearly pilgramage northwards. Elsewhere, with the bush drying back, the game viewing starts to improve again.  

Activities & Events

Head to the southern grasslands of the Serengeti for the wildebeest herds at their very peak!

Cheat Sheet

  • + Mostly clear, dry weather
  • + Great migration herds in the southern Serengeti
  • + Fewer tourists travelling
  • –  Southern parks are still quite green

Top Tips for February 2026/27

  • + Consider the southern parks for secluded safaris

March fair

Visiting   in March 2026/27

The March window is the last month when the wildebeest migration herds are together in the southern grasslands of the Serengeti. Towards the end of the month the main rains start to arrive into Tanzania and trigger the herd movement northwards. The southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha are drying up and the humidity reducing which is making for good sightings once more.

Activities & Events

Game viewing is good across the country with the southern parks offering exceptional birding in particular.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Mostly clear, dry weather until rains arrive at end of month
  • + Fantastic wildlife viewing/numbers in southern Serengeti
  • + Southern parks are empty
  • –  Humidity is still high in the build up to the rains

Top Tips for March 2026/27

  • + Head to the Western corridor in the Serengeti for early migration

April mixed

Visiting in April 2026/27

April and May are when the main rains come to Tanzania and it is a period of renewal for the country. As such, many of the parks and properties close for much needed maintenance and a well earned break for the staff. This being said, as the rains fall across the Serengeti, powerful storm clouds give spectacular backdrops to the game viewing that, if you venture to the central Serengeti, is still there in abudance.

Activities & Events

The wildebeest herds start to move through the southern regions of the Serengeti. The beaches on the coast still offer great relaxation options.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Storm clouds give an awesome backdrop
  • + Good game viewing in the central, Seronera region of the Serengeti
  • –  Main rains have arrived which can dampen the mood
  • –  Limited property options

Top Tips for April 2026/27

  • + Can be excellent value with days of clear skies

May mixed

Visiting in May 2026/27

The second month of the main rains in East Africa brings more of the same. Spectacular lightening storms and rainfall that comes to renew the African earth. The wildebeest migration herds continue their movement to the northern grasslands of the Serengeti running through the Seronera and Grumeti river systems.

Activities & Events

Where the southern parks are now closed for tourism, the Serengeti offers great viewing and almost no other travellers.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Storm clouds give an awesome backdrop
  • + Good game viewing in the central, Seronera region of the Serengeti
  • –  Main rains have arrived which can dampen the mood
  • –  Limited property options

Top Tips for May 2026/27

  • + Can be excellent value with days of clear skies

June great

Visiting in June 2026/27

With the end of the main rainy season comes a renewed energy to the bush. Plenty of young calves and healthy animals are enjoying this period of plenty. All of the main parks start to re-open with the migration herds of the Serengeti starting to reach the northern borders and spill over into the Masai Mara in Kenya towards the end of the month. 

Activities & Events

Heading to the southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha can really pay dividends in this month.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Warm weather and low humidity
  • + Bush starting to dry back in the southern parks
  • + Migration herds running through central Serengeti
  • –  Tourist numbers increase in the north

Top Tips for June 2026/27

  • + A great month to head to the southern parks for low prices and great game

July best

Visiting in July 2026/27

July is considered to be one of the peak months to come to Tanzania. The wildebeest herds have now reached the northern grasslands of the Serengeti where they will reside for the next 3 months or so and the southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha are now offering excellent game viewing.

Activities & Events

All eyes tend toward the wildebeest herds in the northern grasslands at this time of the year but, for us, we would also strongly recommend the southern parks.

Cheat Sheet

  • + The dry season is in full swing
  • + Really good game viewing across the country
  • + The Great Migration is in the Lamai area
  • –  Peak season rates puch up budgets

Top Tips for July 2026/27

  • + For those not desperate to see the wildebeest consider heading south

August amazing

Visiting in August 2026/27

The second of the “peak” months to visit Tanzania, August offers amongst the best game viewing in Africa with wildebeest herds milling around in the north of the Serengeti and plenty of great game viewing in the southern and western parks.

Activities & Events

Game viewing across the country is exceptional but the northern Serengeti and Ruaha parks both deserve a special mention.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Clear and dry weather throughout the month
  • + Wildebeest herds are stationary in the northern grasslands
  • –  This is as busy as it gets for tourists in the year
  • –  Peak season prices can be offputting

Top Tips for August 2026/27

  • + We would normally ask if it is possible to shift dates to September!

September great

Visiting in September 2026/27

September in Tanzania continues the exceptional game viewing of the previuos 2 months but with the added bonus that many of the tourist numbers are now starting to fall. With the wildebeest herds still located in the Lamai and the parks looking drier, this is probably our pick of the months in the year.

Activities & Events

With the exception of the hippo pods and denning crocodile in Katavi, you could put a pin in a map of Tanzania and get great game!

Cheat Sheet

  • + The weather is dry and stable
  • + Game has now congregated around the water sources
  • + Visitor numbers fall off in the month
  • –  While not as expensive as August, rates are still higher

Top Tips for September 2026/27

  • + After the 11th September offers improved availability

October still good

Visiting in October 2026/27

October starts to offer a bit of a mixed bag as far as temperatures and rainfall goes. Towards the end of the month the short rains start to arrive and so trigger the wildebeest herd movement back to the southern grasslands of the Serengeti and temperatures start to increase.

Activities & Events

As the water recedes in the Katuma River, the hippo pods start to amalgamate and the crocodiles start to dig in for the drought in Katavi National Park.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Dry weather for the first half of the month
  • + Game viewing is still prolific throughout
  • + a great time to get some winter sunshine!
  • –  Rainfall towards the end of the month triggers herd movement

Top Tips for October 2026/27

  • + Look to avoid the school holidays for better availability

November fair

Visiting in November 2026/27

November is, traditionally, the short rainy period in Tanzania. It is the month when the wildebeest migration herds are on the move from the northern grasslands back to the southern grasslands of the Serengeti, around Lake Ndutu. The game starts to disperse into the new bush growth in the Southern parks.

Activities & Events

With a drop off in rates, it can be a great time to head to Nyerere National Park to see the migrating bird numbers that arrive around now.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Weather can be a bit changeable with short bursts of rainfall
  • + Game viewing is still great at the front end of the month
  • + The birding is particularly good
  • –  The rainfall can disperse game and the wildebeest herds are on the move

Top Tips for November 2026/27

  • + Look to the southern parks right at the start of the month 

December fair

Visiting in December 2026/27

December is still considered to be a lower season month to come to Tanzania with the short rains in their second month and, accordingly, the wildebeest herds on their way down from the north to the south of the Serengeti and visibility in the southern parks becoming harder.

Activities & Events

Towards the end of the month the migration herds start to reach the southern grasslands.

Cheat Sheet

  • + Short rains becoming drier at the end of the month
  • + Low season rates offer great value for money
  • –  It can be difficult to predict game viewing
  • –  The festive period is crazily busy!

Top Tips for December 2026/27

  • + Book early for the festive period
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Location

Namiri Plains is situated on the eastern border of the Serengeti, approximately an hour and half’s drive from the central Seronera region. The region is particularly good for big cats, because the area was previously used for cheetah conservation. On top of that, during November and December, it is possible to see the wildebeest migration as their make their way down from the Masai Mara in Kenya to the southern plains of the Serengeti.

Layout

Namiri Plains is a small and intimate tented camp, with eight canvassed suites and beautifully designed mess tents. The camp is in an exclusive area, with grassy plains and iconic acacia trees as far as you can see. The lounge area has elegant sofas and soft lighting to immediately relax you at the end of an exciting day and your meals are served in the comfortable dining tent, after, of course, a drink or two around the fire with your fellow camp mates.

Rooms

The eight suites are carefully designed with comfort and elegance in mind. They each have king sized beds, en-suite bathrooms with flushing toilets and hot running water and if you can’t get enough of Africa’s starlit sky, then the outdoor shower is definitely one to try. There is also a family tent that is divided by a canvas partition, connecting two twin beds and a double room.

Activities

The area surrounding Namiri Plains Camp is spoilt with excellent resident game and what better way to see it than with the camps professional and knowledgeable guides! Game drives from the camp are available twice a day (morning and afternoon), and walking safaris and hot air balloon safaris are also on offer from camp. There is also an opportunity to see the cheetah research project, where you will learn all about the endangered big cats, but please note that booking beforehand is essential.

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