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Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp
Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp
Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp
Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp
Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp

Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp


2°17’16.2"S 34°27’4.4"E

Reviews of Nomad Serengeti Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

55 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Nomad Serengeti Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2018, 11 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Nomad Serengeti Camp.
Lion

91% success

Leopard

80% success

Cheetah

44% success

Wild dog

0% success

Buffalo

100% success

Eland

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Elephant

90% success

Hippo

89% success

Spotted Hyena

75% success

Oryx

38% success

Roan antelope

38% success

Striped Hyena

33% success

Black Rhino

22% success

Aardvark

13% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs B
Hampshire

"Presidential welcome at Nomad Serengeti camp"

2 nights Arrived 26 Oct 2016
"Our first experience of a mobile safari camp. We were the only guests during our 2 night stay, and were given a wonderful "Presidential" welcome by the whole team of 11 staff on arrival. Interesting location, with big panoramic views of the Serengeti.
Comfortably furnished tent, but primitive ablutions - the shower was very weak and had to be manually topped up from outside by a staff member, resulting in my wife resorting to requesting a 5 litre bucket of hot water for a bucket wash. The loo also leaked liquid into the tent, inspite of efforts at repairs.
On the first night there was a serious wind storm, and our tent came close to taking off - the floor mats did become airborne, some furniture moved around and broke, as did a guy rope.
Good traditional camp fire for sundowners before dinner. Food a bit stodgey and unimaginative.
John, our guide, was very attentive and keen to help us and obtain feedback. He was fairly new to guiding, making the transition from head waiter at Lamai not so long ago. He did achieve many good game sightings, but was clearly building up his experience base." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 1n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mrs & Mr B
California

"Wild, Safari, Perfect!"

2 nights Arrived 5 Jul 2016
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr A
Great Falls

"Outstanding guides and camp life."

2 nights Arrived 25 Jun 2016
"Wonderful time here as well.

If I had it to do over again I maybe would have reversed the order of these two camps, as I probably would have appreciated the migration more if I had visited the north camp first.

My guide, Samuel, was very informative about the animals and the Maasai people alike. Saw three leopard, which was very exciting." See all these reviews: 20n in Tanzania; 6n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr A
Great Falls

"Rustic luxury for the migration"

2 nights Arrived 23 Jun 2016
"This was my intro to the Serengeti, and I admit I didn't know what to expect.

The food, guiding, and accommodations were all excellent." See all these reviews: 20n in Tanzania; 6n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs & Mr D
Sydney

"Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 28 Jan 2016
"It was a very special experience. The food was excellent and in fact the best we had in 23 days. They had received enormous rains a few days before we arrived and it felt slightly battered, but it did not diminish our experience.

The guide, Paul was marvellous, gentle, patient , skilled and a tremendous guide. We saw all the animals in great numbers including the migration on the plains.

The only reality check is that this camp is not in the Serengeti and you will not actually go to the Serengeti National Park. Two points I had not realised. Serengeti National park is a significant distance away and not visited from this camp, so we were told. We did work out that it is in the Serengeti Ecological Area, but not actually the Serengeti. The camp is in the Ngorgongoro Conservation Reserve, which means that you can go off road, which is a tremendous advantage." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 6n in Zambia; 5n in Botswana; 3n in Rwanda; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Thor & Deb
BC Canada

"Of boy, here we go....."

4 nights Arrived 12 Sep 2015
"This was our introduction to Nomad's camps. We ended up staying at 4, and all were simply wonderful. Raj and his crew welcomed us and I liked that he and an alternating guide always had dinner with us. This allowed us to meet as fellow humans, and to allow us to hear stories from the guides--and to pick their brains. We were curious to see the cook tent and they facilitated this.

One night a leopard prowled through the edge of the camp as we were watching 'Bush TV' (campfire), and the enthusiasm with which the guides ran for torches and bade us follow them as we followed the animal made it clear that the staff are genuine enthusiasts. Great food, exemplary service at out tent. Guiding in the jeeps was superb.

What I didn't know was that I dropped my GoPro out of my bag. At the next camp (Katavi) I got word of this from the camp manager who had been contacted by Raj. There wasn't time to get it to me at Katavi, but there it was waiting for me at Mahale--having travelled half way through Tanzania. If that isn't honest and fabulous service, I don't know what is.

Because this camp is mobile, it is more spartan than the other Nomad camps, but that is a relative term. It was divine!" See all these reviews: 25n in Tanzania; 3n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mrs & Mr K
Geneva

"Excellent camp location with nice staffs"

3 nights Arrived 9 Sep 2015
"This camp is about 45 mins. from the airstrap. On the way to the camp, we starts the safari experince already, The tent is spacious with all the facilities we need, it's as good as staying in a hotel with all the charm of staying in the wild.

The communal area is at the centre with tents at both sides. Staffs are attentive as well as kind and knowledgable. The guide is excellent, very knowlegeable and Professional. The guide asked for our interest and do the best he can to fullfil it.

Our main aim for the stay is to watch the grand migration which we did. As a bonus, we also saw the black rhino and a pair of cheetah. Excellent game viewing !" See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Ms S & Ms C
London

"Beautiful camp in the middle of the migration"

2 nights Arrived 6 Aug 2015
"A truly amazing setting where you are literally in the middle of the migration.

The camp takes glamping to another level with luxurious tents, great facilities, fresh linens and a welcoming mess tent, with fully stocked bar and a great place to gather after an evening drive.

The food was delicious and fresh - every meal a treat and with amazing variety considering the location." See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs W-J
UK

"Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 4 Mar 2015
"Unfortunately the migration had started early so the thousands of gnus we’d hoped to see here had moved on but as we’d seen them earlier in the trip that didn’t faze us. There were lots of other animals around and many cheetahs. We even got to watch a mother cheetah teaching her cubs to hunt with the (unwilling!) assistance of a baby gazelle who did not survive the experience. Lion and leopard were around too as well as plenty of elephants, zebra and the rest of the usual suspects. A sighting of 7 (!) bat-eared foxes was a highlight.

Tents here are fairly basic as they have to be moveable; to quote manager Joseph ‘you have everything you need but nothing you don’t’. Beds are comfortable, towels fluffy and the eco – loo fine for a few days. Water for the bucket shower arrives just the right temperature and the quantity is fine. Be prepared to be awoken by the chomping of zebras outside the tent and the occasional swish of a tail against the canvas. The camp aims not to disturb the environment but we did think it might be a good idea to remove the zebra droppings from the path to the tents, especially as you have to negotiate it by torchlight.

Paul was a pleasant guide with excellent spotting skills. We had excellent cheetah viewings, at one of which we were the only vehicle. Despite knowing we were interested in birds we stopped for few and there was little attempt at detailed identification. However, when we found a baby wildebeest stuck in some mud he did get out and rescue it which endeared him to us!

Food here was OK but nothing special – the best thing was some fish cakes we had for lunch one day. An exception to this was the bush breakfasts which were excellent – bacon and egg sandwiches, good meaty sausages, cereal, muesli, fruit etc. Yes, the food is coming from a bush kitchen but we have enough experience of Africa to know what CAN be produced under these circumstances and it can be a lot better than what we got here.

On our last night we were the only guests in camp. However some senior managers from Nomad were visiting. Most of these were polite and introduced themselves. Mark made a point of sitting at the fire with us and discussing our experiences in Africa and our views of the camp. He also made a point of coming to say goodbye as we were leaving for our drive the following morning. However the Operations Director, Serena, turned her back on us as we arrived for pre-dinner drinks, did not introduce herself, made a point of wishing the manager goodnight and totally ignoring the fact that we were sitting at a table with him and generally behaved as if we were beneath her notice. We found this disdain for the guests whose money pays her salary an absolute disgrace. Subsequently we discovered that Nomad’s website describes her as ‘a people person’!!!!!" See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania; 1n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Ms H & Ms P
BC

"Loved Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp!"

3 nights Arrived 2 Oct 2014
"Loved many thing about Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp, starting with the staff. The wait staff were fantastic (Babu for example :-)), the camp manager was wonderful to talk to and very attentive, and our guide Paul was excellent.

The tent was awesome (although Mom was a bit worried about security from animals and I do wonder if there are ever issues), the food was great, and the wildlife was absolutely outstanding." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 3n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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