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Reviews of Kati Kati Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

24 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kati Kati 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 Jun-2019, 11 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kati Kati Camp.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

91% success

Cheetah

82% success

Wild dog

0% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Spotted Hyena

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Wildebeest

91% success

Buffalo

82% success

Eland

30% success

Oryx

18% success

Roan antelope

9% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Striped Hyena

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Puchto
Buffalo

"Kati Kati Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Feb 2024
"This was our favorite of all the places we stayed.

The staff was more than accommodating and the service was impeccable.

Even though we were in a tent we had no complaints.

Dinners were super delicious." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Wild dogs
Kinross

"Kati Kati Camp review"

1 night Arrived 8 Jul 2023
"Loved this camp, the right balance of 'bush' and comfort. Lovely campfire and truly feel like we are in the wilderness." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs S
E Sussex

"Kati Kati Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 12 Feb 2022
"This was very much like the previous Kati Kati Camp in Ntudu but this was in central Seronera area and my comment would be the same.

The main migration had not arrived in this area yet so the game took some searching for but it was there to be found.

The highlight was listening to a male lion munching his was through a buffalo all through the night, when it got light we discovered the action was only 20ft away from our tent, he was then joined by the rest of his family - leaving the tent was interesting." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs S
E Sussex

"Kati Kati Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 7 Feb 2022
"The accommodation simple & clean but functional, the staff were friendly and helpful. Again like the previous camp it was not the top of the range but the price reflected this.

Note: This camp was located in the Ntudu area and at the time of our visit was right in the middle of the migrating wildebeest and Zebra" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Jonathan
bronte

"Kati Kati camp review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2019
"Great staff and a really special feel to this camp - a real Serengeti experience.

Food was surprisingly good, given we were in the middle of the Serengeti staying in tents!

Hot showers were a treat after dusty game drives, and sitting around the fire pre-dinner was really awesome watching the sunset.

Staff were great with our young children." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

5 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

8 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

6 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Marilyn & Duane
CA

"Very nice"

2 nights Arrived 3 Aug 2019
"We enjoyed the Kati Kati tented camp. Hyenas in in or on the edge of camp both nights, we liked that. Being able to do fame drives from right outside your tent is great. Hot water delivered for showers was easy and adequate. Tents are big and comfortable. It took us no time to feel fine with hearing lions and hyenas close by at night.
Sitting around a big bonfire before dinner every night was very nice." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 2n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Dalys
London

"Best safari experience"

3 nights Arrived 29 Jun 2019
"We absolutely loved this camp! unbelieveably comfortable with superb food and the best wifi on the trip!

It felt so authentic and romantic to be in this camp in the Serengeti with animals moving through and around the temporary camp. Sitting by the fire with a sundowner watching the sunset is a moment we will all treasure. It is fabulous to just drive out in the morning looking for animals.

The service was excellent and the bucket showers brilliant. I was a little nervous about taking my family there - but we all adored it and felt that it was a really special experience that you just don't get with the more permanent lodges." See all these reviews: 13n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

D & S
NZ

"Good central Serengeti camp."

2 nights Arrived 27 Jun 2019
"Arrived in pouring rain, so muddy, but later on and next day fine. Tent with mesh sides - a favourite style - at the end of the row so good open feeling. Took quite a while to drive in with the state of the road after the rain, but good central location.

On our second night, after a nearby lion roar, a "horse-race" sound of zebra galloped between our tent and the next. Apparently lions slept overnight near the campfire area, but no-one had seen a kill when we left.

We had a good sighting of a female leopard, though not of her cub which we'd seen briefly the previous day, on our way out of the park.

We were glad to be in the company of our driver guide, and sad to see the jam-packed crowd of cars around the koppie where the leopard and cub were. Regulations about the number of vehicles clustering round a particular animal are obviously widely ignored. We also were disturbed to see 3 vehicles from 1 company leave the road and drive right up to a magnificent lion sitting in the grass, previously undisturbed by several vehicles photographing it from the road. The lion was forced to move.

This situation is apparently common, usually caused by tourists pressuring their driver to disobey the rules, either by offering bribes, or to pay any fines, or by threatening to with-hold tips or complain to the company if the driver tries to stick to the rules. Consequently the authorities apparently now, instead of imposing fines (which they know will be paid by the tourists), attack the driver by banning him from entering the park again. The driver thus risks his job and his livelihood if he succumbs to the tourists' demands, causing extreme stress for him.

We think it is important that Safari Tour Operators stress to their clients the importance of not pressuring their guide to disobey rules. The "entitled" selfishness of this behaviour is obviously hugely detrimental to both the guides and the animals on which safaris depend." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Sightings Report

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

6 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

6 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

7 sightings

Spotted Hyena

7 sightings

Wildebeest

9 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Prof W
Queensland

"Giraffe!"

2 nights Arrived 18 Jun 2019
"We arrived at Kati Kati late in the day to find several giraffe strolling through the camp- brilliant!

Kati Kati camp was neatly set up, the tents were clean and tidy, whilst more basic than other sites. The staff very friendly and the food great.

The animal life in the central Serengetti area was amazing while we were there." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

2 sightings

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

8 sightings

Hippo

5 sightings

Leopard

5 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

JS
Vancouver

"Kati Kati Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Jun 2019
"Sarah and I enjoyed our stay here and the trips out from it. Again saw lots of animals, including a giraffe just 10 feet away from us when we were at the main tent for breakfast. On the safari from here we saw a leopard and her cub. Harry was able to find multiple animals for us to view - also went to see the migration from this camp.
Staff were fantastic and they spent a lot of time making our stay memorable" See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

3 sightings

Elephant

2 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Oryx

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

5 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

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