Cherero Camp

Style

Haute creature

Setting

Western corridor camp-out

Leave a lighter safari footprint at Cherero Camp – one of Kantabile Afrika’s two eco-friendly dwellings. Each canvas tent rests on hardwood platforms made of locally sourced teak and has a private, northeast-facing veranda extending the length of it: together, the six suites resemble butterflies clustering on a rock, exposed to the expansive Serengeti. There are, in fact, no other camps in sight here – this being a remote spot on the way to the Western corridor – and yet this also happens to be one of the best places in Tanzania to see the big five (and more). You’re truly back-to-nature here: after a night under canvas, don’t set an alarm – instead, wake naturally to the chirp of African lovebirds: the colourful cherero.

Facilities

Rooms

Six eco-friendly, sunrise-facing tents with private verandas

Checkout

Between 5–10am. Check-in is between 2–7pm. If you’ll be arriving or departing outside of these times then let the hotel know in advance – particularly as the park prohibits travel after dark.

More Details

Rates include lunch, dinner and a breakfast of hot dishes, fresh fruits, coffee, tea and juices in the Musabi restaurant. Bush breakfasts can be booked too, for an extra cost.

Also

Cherero Camp is positioned in one of the main corridors of the annual great wildebeest migration. A majestic melée of two million grazing animals – most famously the white-bearded East African wildebeest, but also zebra and Thomson’s gazelle – embark on a journey through the Serengeti, following seasonal rains and the nourishing grasses that grow in their wake. May, June and July are the best months to see this formidable force thunder through the park, and often through the grasslands of Cherero Camp itself.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Musabi restaurant, Serengeti’s secret bar, private game drives, hot-air ballooning. Stays include three meals a day and drinks such as juices, local beers, house wines, coffee and tea. In rooms: WiFi (please note that given the location, this can be intermittent), safe, writing desk, charging points, hairdryer, towels, robes and slippers, drinking water, Arusha coffee, Kilimanjaro tea, Inaya Zanzibar toiletries.

Our Favourite Rooms

There are six tented suites at Cherero, constructed using canvas and locally sourced teak. Each suite has 50 sq m of hardwood-flooring – split into a bedroom, lounge area and bathroom wing – and a northeast-facing private veranda guaranteeing spectacular African sunrises. Natural lighting, Egyptian cotton bed sheets, handcrafted Maasai mirrors and locally-made furnishings (including oil-rubbed bronze accents) infuse the tents with the spirit of the region.

Packing Tips

The camp provides yoga mats for use in the suites, so you can śavāsana before you savannah.

Also

There are two options for your stay at Cherero. The first is a room and board basis, which needs to be arranged as part of a broader tour. The second is a game package – this includes your game drives and transfer from the airstrip, too.

Children

Children over five are welcome, and will be fully immersed in the safari experience through bush tales told by safari guides. Extra beds can be added on request.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Acacia forests and cinnamon-coloured plains are the backdrop for any meal in Musabi, but when it comes to sundowners, we say head to the firepit.

Dress Code

Stripes, sepia-tones, safari-chic: anything goes when you’re grazing amid the grasslands.

Hotel Restaurant

Tuck into made-to-order meals at Musabi, the camp’s dining tent with exceptional savannah-side vistas. Chefs can cater to veggie, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free needs, and all dishes are prepared using fresh, local ingredients – your order will be taken on check-in. Try Kilimanjaro beer chicken: organic, free-range chicken marinated in Kilimanjaro beer and then grilled, served with a steaming plate of seasonal vegetables and a choice of grilled potatoes or rice. At breakfast, tuck into perfectly cooked free-range eggs, yogurt drizzled with organic honey from a nearby village, and a mug of Arusha single estate coffee. You can have a sit down lunch in Musabi too, but if you’re planning on a full-day game drive then the kitchen will sort you out with a luxe lunch box.

Hotel Bar

The Serengeti’s Secret bar serves light snacks (such as grilled banana or chapati with salsa) and drinks. Our pick for a safari sundowner would be the Serengeti Sunrise cocktail: fresh orange juice, hibiscus-infused syrup and sparkling wine, served in an elegant champagne flute. Bush sundowners away from the camp can also be arranged, for an additional cost.

Last Orders

Breakfast can be served anytime from 5.30am – there’s little time to waste with this much wildlife to behold. You’ll be able to arrange a preferred time for dinner on arrival, but evening meals are typically served between 8.30 and 10pm.

Room Service

Room service isn’t available at Cherero (trust us, it's best not to leave traces of food in your tent, given your proximity to wild animals), but you can take your morning coffee, tea or a sundowner tipple on your veranda.

Planes

Seronera airstrip is a 90-minute drive from the camp. Coastal Aviation and Auric Air operate daily flights to the airstrip, a 70-minute journey from Arusha airport. If you’ve booked Cherero’s game package plan, then transfers by car from the airstrip to the camp are included.

Automobiles

Cherero Camp do not accept self-drive guests, so if you’ve booked a room and board package, you’ll need to ask your tour operator to contact the camp in advance and arrange necessary permits.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

All rise, all rise: it’s safari time. Sumptuous breakfast and Tanzanian coffee dispatched, get ready for plenty of wildlife sightings: prides of tawny lions, snap-ready Nile crocodiles, rare black rhino, lurking leopards and great herds of hippos roam the untouched riverine forests and open landscapes of the Serengeti. Take the day at your own pace, just like the animals do – you’re well positioned in these unspoiled plains. Game drives, birdwatching, bush lunches, hot-air balloon rides and star gazing are all on the agenda – each day there’s something new to see. And there’s more than just animal-spotting here: take a day trip to Olduvai gorge and the Ngorongoro crater, or stop by a Maasai village and pick up local wares.

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