Namiri Plains
Big-cat connoisseur
Surveying Serengeti
Set in a former big cat research site in the eastern Serengeti, all-frills safari escape, Asilia Africa’s Namiri Plains, serves up sightings of lion, leopard and cheetah, as well as seasonal migrating herds. Stellar service and polished private lodgings are year-round staples, with staff who are as knowledgeable as they are immersed in their community. Spa treatments and a pool are soothing counterpoints to savannah-set adventures, and photography excursions and hot-air-balloon flights make unforgettable extras.
Once you’ve booked your chosen stays, the Asilia team will work to be in touch, on business days, within 48 hours, to help arrange travel between camps, which may include charter or private small-plane flights and/or overland transfers.
Facilities
Rooms
11, including two villa-like Retreats.
Checkout
10am. Check-in is at 2pm, although if you arrive earlier, you’re welcome to use the camp’s communal spaces until your room is ready. If you opt for late check-out, you’ll need to pay for an additional day’s park fees.
More Details
Rates at Namiri Plains include all meals and drinks (except premium wines), limited laundry service, open-vehicle game drives, walking safaris (for over-12s) and return transfers to Seronera Airstrip.
Also
Unfortunately, this remote camp is not suitable if you have limited mobility.
Free Internet Access
Laundry
Pool
Room Service
Spa
At the Hotel
Information centre and library and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: radio, electric fan, torch, USB charging ports, coffee-making kit, free bottled water, mosquito net, laundry detergent, bathrobes, slippers and Cinnabar Green bath products. Stays at the camp’s Retreats come with a private chef, host and dedicated safari vehicle and guide.
Our Favourite Rooms
At Namiri Plains, Tented Suites meet the camping brief in silhouette only — each luxurious raised pad is set at a suitably private distance from the next, with a suite-spanning deck where you can catch all the passing wildlife action, reclined on your lounger or soaking in your alfresco bath tub. Larger families will want to upgrade to a Retreat — with two ensuite bedrooms, an extensive lounge and dining space, a kitchen, and shared Retreats-only pool.
Poolside
A rectangular outdoor pool at the main lodge is your go-to cooling-off spot after a sun-warmed game drive or walking safari: edged by a wooden deck with curvaceous day-beds and woven hammocks, it also offers some shade, with tables set up for poolside drinks and grazing (open 7am until 7pm). Namiri’s two Retreats share a second, private pool and lounge.
Spa
Gentle ripples of wind through the grass out on the savannah soundtrack alfresco massages with one of Namiri Plains’ on-site therapists. Treatments rooted in natural healing and traditional practices can be arranged at various secluded spots around camp.
Packing Tips
Channel your inner Attenborough with safari-ready threads. Serengeti’s beauty calls for capture on film, so bring your camera. And downtime on your deck or by the pool will be all the sweeter with a ready supply of page-turner novels.
Also
Once you’ve booked your safari stays, the Asilia team will be in touch within 48 hours, on business days, to help arrange travel between camps, which may include charter or private small-plane flights and/or overland transfers.
Children
Namiri Plains welcomes children aged five or older. For walking safaris, the minimum age is 12 years; younger Smiths will need to stay at camp, supervised by one of their adults.
Gallery
Food & Drink
Top Table
Breakfast on your canopy-shaded deck comes with potential savannah sightings and nature’s soundtrack from the surrounding plains.
Dress Code
Come as you are in this remote, outdoorsy stay.
Hotel Restaurant
Expect farm-to-fork dining that showcases seasonality and is proudly low on food miles. A commitment to sustainability and a celebration of local, indigenous ingredients underpin Asilia Africa’s approach to cuisine across all camps. Breads, cakes and even ice-creams are made freshly in-house, and dishes are always paired with South African wines.
At Namiri Plains, breakfast might be a picnic in the bush consisting of fresh fruits, yoghurt, muesli, freshly squeezed juices, baked pastries, breakfast sandwiches and wraps. But if you're staying in camp, you also have an option to start your day with hot dishes à la carte.
Across all Asilia Africa camps, the menu changes by the day; at each meal, there’ll be a choice of starters, mains, sides and desserts, with vegetarians as well served as meat eaters. Lunch on Wednesdays and dinner on Sundays are a distinctly Swahili affair, spotlighting local culinary traditions. If you have food preferences or dietary requirements, the camp’s kitchen team will be happy to adapt dishes to suit.
If you’re staying at the camp’s Retreats, a chef and host are on hand to take care of all your dining needs.
Hotel Bar
At the sociable heart of Namiri Plains is the bar. All drinks are included with your stay except for premium wines and champagne; we’re dreaming of G&Ts in the shade of the pool deck before dinner.
Last Orders
Rather than working to scheduled hours, meals fit around your plans and staff are happy to flex to meet your wishes.
Room Service
Available 24 hours: you can order drinks and snacks to your suite; meals, too, can be arranged chez vous.
Planes
From Kilimanjaro, Arusha or Dar Es Salaam airports, connecting flights touch down at Seronera Airstrip, where you’ll be met by Asilia staff for the two-hour drive to Namiri Plains, included with your stay.
Automobiles
All the driving at Namiri Plains is taken care of by trained staff using Asilia vehicles.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
The Serengeti’s iconic wilds set the stage for immersed-in-nature adventure at Namiri Plains. Game drives and walking safaris are included with your stay, and picnics can be arranged. Between November and June, vast herds of wildebeest and zebra pass through on what’s known as the Great Migration, upping the opportunity (and drama) for Serengeti’s predators. Survey the savannah on a hot-air balloon trip, or with a photographic safari in a dedicated camera-ready vehicle. There are opportunities to engage with cheetah research, too.
Turn your Namiri Plains sojourn into a Tanzanian odyssey by combining it with two more Asilia Africa stays. After three nights at Namiri, switch to Sayari Camp, to explore a different side to Serengeti in the national park’s north over three additional nights. Next, travel to Ruaha National Park in southern Tanzania to enjoy three nights at Jabali Ridge camp, where a tangle of waterways draw abundant wildlife, including elephants and feline predators.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
