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Reviews of Sayari Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

62 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Sayari 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 Jul-2018, 8 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Sayari Camp.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

67% success

Cheetah

57% success

Wild dog

0% success

Elephant

100% success

Hippo

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Buffalo

88% success

Eland

88% success

Giraffe

88% success

Spotted Hyena

75% success

Roan antelope

50% success

Striped Hyena

43% success

Oryx

40% success

Black Rhino

33% success

Aardvark

29% success

Pangolin

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Jamie B
Palo Alto

"Wow. Sayari was amazing. "

3 nights Arrived 26 Jul 2023
"Wow. Sayari was amazing. I loved everything about it. Charles, our manager, did an excellent job as did my valet, George. I love you guys! But my favorite person was my guide Nahum. We had so much fun for the 3 days we went out in the jeep. He knew everything about everything and we saw a lot, including 3 crossings.

The camp is really nice and the rooms, like the rooms at Namiri were wonderful. They don't miss a thing there, from laundry service, turn down, and handy beverages you have everything you need. I think Asilia in general does lodging just right. Not too opulent, just beautiful, relaxing, and generous in any of your needs. And the food is amazing...they really know how to make a good soup!

This is probably the best choice for lodging in the area if you are coming to see the migration. It certainly checked all my boxes.

here's a tip - definitely do the african ritual massage...it's a bumpy day out there and ending with a nice massage is a very generous way of thanking your bones and muscles for putting up with it." See all these reviews: 16n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Aardvark

1 sighting

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs A
London

"Sayari Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 11 Jul 2023
"Very nice camp with great staff, a nice informal feel. Enjoyed our stay here, the room/tent was nicely done and clean. The food was tasty on the whole although a couple of meals were disappointing. Missing a few things to make it completely top notch and we were a bit unlucky with the game drives, in terms of timing of migration and the long grasses." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Ms E.
London

"Sayari Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 2 Sep 2022
"Excellent facilities. Really luxurious camp. Fantastic game viewing with our best and most experienced guide yet, Partena.

Facilities staff were the least personable or any of the camps. Apart from the welcome, we barely saw the camp managers.

Our butler took a clear dislike to my husband after he complained (politely and with valid grounds) about being served warm white wine, cold food in a freezing room where they left all the doors open" See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania; 6n in Zanzibar; 1n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Excellent
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Black Rhino

1 sighting

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Striped Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr. N
Germany

"Sayari Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 19 Mar 2021
"A great camp in the northern Serengeti with great facilities and large tents with a spacious bedroom and a generous separate bathroom. The tents are far apart and sometimes far from the main building. Overall, however, I liked the Namiri Camp before a little better (this does not refer to the staff. This was also great here).


My arrival at the airfield was already expected and the welcome was very warm. Also in this camp everything was to my complete satisfaction. I felt immediately at home here as well.To make it short: Great staff and camp in an even greater landscape. Just very different from the other parts of the Serengeti. In addition, I was the only guest in the entire northern Serengeti (all other camps were closed). An incomparable stay that will never be repeatable.

Although I did not arrive for the migration, a visit is always worthwhile. Each game drive contained a highlight. I was not looking for a particular animal (I have seen them all before) but spent each day simply in nature with wild animals. From monkeys, to lions, cheetahs, hippos, crocodiles, elephants, etc.

Who spends a few days in this camp can enjoy great food and should not miss the beer tasting. Home-brewed beer in different flavors. I found my favorite... :-)" See all these reviews: 16n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Steve Steph
New York

"Most Amazing Trip We Have Ever Had!"

3 nights Arrived 18 Jun 2019
"Our stay at Sayari Camp was the best trip / holiday we have EVER had.

The team at Sayari led by Goodluck, including Baraka, Chris, Daudi, Samson, and Sidiki are among the best hosts we have ever had! They tailored everything to our needs and planned amazing camp meals for us. Goodluck went out of his way to connect with us on a personal level and we exchanged many experiences over dinner and drinks. The food was fantastic and we had a really nice "traditional" meal one evening.

The camp itself is excellent and has everything you could ask for. The location is perfectly located near the Mara River and has access to an amazing portion of Serengeti National Park. Our guide, Baraka, was highly skilled and took time not only to answer our questions on the wildlife but extended those discussions to the flora, insects, and environment. This man has a true passion for the outdoors and nature.

We would definitely do this again. Thank you so much for a great memory.

Steve & Steph" See all these reviews: 6n 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

Eland

10 sightings

Elephant

5 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Roan antelope

10 sightings

Striped Hyena

2 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr F & family
Belgium

"Sayari Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 8 Feb 2019
"Wonderful camp in an amazing setting. There was a lot of resident game in February, and being the quiet season it felt you had the entire area to yourself.
Ebenezer was an excellent guide with great knowledge and great feeling what your interests are.

The camp is very well run and the staff was very helpful and welcoming.

Great food with a lot of salads and vegetables.

Maybe the (beautiful) tents are in need of some refreshments..." See all these reviews: 7n in Rwanda; 4n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

5 sightings

Cheetah

3 sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

2 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Spotted Hyena

6 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

two professors
Albany

"Sayari"

4 nights Arrived 5 Oct 2018
"All of our trips usually just had the two of us in a land cruiser. But occasionally we had another couple with whom we formed a great friendship. Here the managers ate at the tables with us and made us feel like welcome friends rather than hotel guests. (Here I forgot to mention that at Manyara Tree Lodge we ate at separate tables; we much preferred the group settings elsewhere.)
We saw the famous Mara river crossing here, with the loss of one Wildebeest to the crocks--a gruesome sight as it took the wildebeest some long to succumb. Again the food was great as were the drinks around the firepit." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Aardvark

Multiple sightings

Buffalo

10 sightings

Eland

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

9 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

5 sightings

Striped Hyena

6 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs M
Mexico

"Wonderfully organised fantastic guide food OK"

4 nights Arrived 30 Jul 2018
"This is a brilliantly organised operation which runs like a smoothly oiled machine.

Our guide, Elia, was phenomenal and hugely enhanced the whole experience.

The food is so so, but they catered wonderfully for my gluten/dairy free diet, when my special foods were often better than the regular offerings!" See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 6n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

3 sightings

Hippo

4 sightings

Leopard

4 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Roan antelope

8 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

8 sightings

Ms M
CambridgeHeath

"Best Camp, best food"

4 nights Arrived 29 Jan 2018
"This camp was exceptional. Superb, room, pool, and the most delicious food, with excellent salads and vegetables which are often missed when travelling.
Safaris were great, huge variation each day, our guide was superb. We loved our breakfasts in the wilderness.
Saw lots of game, Cheetahs, Lions, elephants etc.
Finished with a romantic dinner on our deck." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 7n in Zanzibar; 5n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

"Perfect safari experience"

3 nights Arrived 6 Oct 2017
"We couldn't fault Sayari. The accommodation, the staff, the guide and the food were of the highest level. We would be happy to return there tomorrow!" See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 3n in Zanzibar; 1n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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62 reviews of Sayari Camp by travellers since August 2007
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