Reviews of Namiri Plains Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
30 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Namiri Plains Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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"Glamour in the Serengeti"
The room was huge, and the well-lit bathroom had a large glass-walled shower plus an outdoor soaking bathtub. The room had a small refrigerator stocked with beverages, comfortable chairs, ample storage for clothing, a desk with charging station, and even a hair dryer. The lighting throughout was excellent. Besides the soaking tub, the deck had two lounges and a table and chairs.
Lunch was an excellent buffet provided individually at each table, with a variety of fresh salads and entrees. Dinner was served communally, but also presented as a buffet on the dining table. The guests gathered for cocktails in the lounge or around the campfire before dinner each evening. Game drives sometimes lasted so long that we went straight to lunch or dinner without going to our rooms first.
The two managers, Baracka and Brian, and our guide Manja were so gracious, welcoming, and knowledgeable.The game drives were excellent and we were able to find sightings of both cheetah and lions as well as many other species. The landscape is mostly vast expanses of open plains -- sometimes filled with gazelles, other times quiet. Because Namiri Plains is located in a remote east sector of the Serengeti, it is usually uncrowded. We did several game drives without seeing any cars from other camps -- heavenly!" See all these reviews: 15n in Tanzania

Buffalo
4 sightings

Cheetah
7 sightings

Eland
2 sightings

Elephant
5 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Hippo
3 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
9 sightings

Zebra
7 sightings
"Quiet spot"
The area has far fewer vehicles trafficking it compared with the central part of the Serengetti.
The camp itself was very nicely appointed and again the staff were well trained, extremely knowledgable and friendly and the food was terrific." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar

Buffalo
2 sightings

Cheetah
3 sightings

Giraffe
1 sighting

Lion
4 sightings

Spotted Hyena
4 sightings

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Privacy on the Plains"
If you head west toward Seronara and the Western Serengeti the sightings are 'radioed' in and so get extremely busy, a bit of a mud bath after any rains.
Nice to have both indoor and outdoor showers, the latter being a double." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania

Buffalo
1 sighting

Cheetah
6 sightings

Eland
1 sighting

Elephant
1 sighting

Giraffe
6 sightings

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
6 sightings

Spotted Hyena
8 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Namiri Plains Camp review"
"Excellent game drives at Namiri Plains."
As with the other camps, the facilities are good, the staff friendly and helpful, the tents and communal areas comfortable and the food good. My only reservation was that the light level at dinner was so low I could not see what I was eating, probably a function of the solar power so could be excusable.
Patena the guide was also a good spotter and knowledgeable about the game and birds.
All the game drives were very good indeed." See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania; 4n in Kenya

Buffalo
10 sightings

Cheetah
9 sightings

Eland
10 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Spotted Hyena
10 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Namiri Plains Camp review"
We really enjoyed the camp manager Diana and the rest of the staff. Again, the food was so delicious.
We had developed colds and had to share a jeep with a loud talkative couple, so on our last afternoon we decided to slow down, get out of the jeep, and take a walking safari. It was such a good experience, finished by gin and tonics with the rest of the guests in the bush." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Cheetah
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
1 sighting

Lion
Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena
1 sighting

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Namiri Plains"
We saw a good number of cheetahs, females with cubs, and males with a very recent kill. We also had perfect opportunity to see leopards close up, including a female with two cubs licking the blood from a wildebeest carcass hauled up a tree.
Our driver even heard about a black rhino and drove like hell to successfully show us. When we could get a good photo, our driver was very good about taking our camera and delivering a magnificent photo. Once we were surrounded by a pride of 21 lions all around our land cruiser. It wasn't scary at all, our driver seemed to sense the animal moods quite well. I was impressed that the sleeping lionesses didn't even twitch an ear, when the driver started up again. We liked the surprises of the sun-downer. Once we were following a pride of two lionesses and cubs, we got ahead of them at a small pool they were headed towards. When they came to drink we are all shocked when a hippo rose out of the water and warded them off. There was an alpha male lion nearby nursing a face wound, the females came over and licked him." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Cheetah
5 sightings

Eland
4 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Leopard
5 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Oryx
3 sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Striped Hyena
Multiple sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Namiri Plains Camp review"

Cheetah
3 sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
1 sighting

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
4 sightings

Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
1 sighting

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Namiri Plains Camp review"
The communal dining was fun. Enjoyed talking with other guets. Liked the lunch right next to the tent, and out by a tree overlooking the plains. Fantastic location away from it all.
One of the highpoints was the parade of elephants going through the camp while we were eating lunch. Beautiful sunsets. Fun drive from the park entrance to the camp.
Amos really ran a well organized camp." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar

Buffalo
10 sightings

Cheetah
2 sightings

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
10 sightings

Leopard
2 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Roan antelope
Multiple sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Home of the Big Cats"
Cheetah were not as easy to spot as we had hoped, although we were fortunate to see a mother and 2 cubs. Lions however were everywhere! Two large prides are nearby, and each pride has several males in a coalition. In back to back game drives we saw a total of 46 lions!
The open plains are spectacular, and the vistas go on forever. The wildebeast migration had moved north, but there were still thousands of gazelle around, as well as zebra, hartebeast, topi, eland, and other antelope.
If you want to experience the Serengeti without the crowds, Namiri Plains is the place to go!" See all these reviews: 18n in Tanzania

Buffalo
2 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
3 sightings

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
2 sightings

Hippo
2 sightings

Lion
5 sightings

Spotted Hyena
4 sightings
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