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
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"What a Delight!"
The staff was very friendly and helpful. It is a well-managed property, you get the feeling that every effort is made to make guests feel comfortable. Our guide, supplied by Asilia, (owner of the lodge) was amazing. We were impressed by his knowledge and professionalism. It is difficult to think of any suggestions to offer, but in a perfect world each tent would have a fan - useful during the afternoon rest time between game drives.
The location (Northern Serengeti) offered us incredible wildlife watching. We saw 8 crossings, plus an amazing array of mammals and birds. Truly unforgettable in every way." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
"A little bit of heaven on earth"
Food was good though not exceptional.
The local area was beautiful, just beautiful. Rocks, plains, the river, further plains with the wildebeest herds starting to grow, great game viewing. Leopards, lions, cheetahs, a few elephants and other game. Sadly the rhino kept themselves hidden from our view although had been seen a day or two before.
Roger & Annabel run a tight ship and are delightful company. Annabel pours a mean G&T :-)" See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania; 3n in Rwanda; 1n in Kenya
"Stunning Sayari and great staff"
The camp is stunning, in a great wilderness location and the five star tents with running hot water and glass windows and front doors added to the luxurious experience. Julie, the new manager, was an excellent hostess and the camp staff could not be faulted in any way - always friendly, smiling and anxious to help us to have a great time. The food was superb and the outdoor dining experience on the grassy area in front of the main reception area a real delight. A dip into the infinity pool to cool off in the heat of the day, with wonderful expansive views was a real treat.
The grass was getting quite long at this time of year and made our quest to locate leopard and rhino rather challenging. Nevertheless, sightings of cheetah, lion, bat eared fox and klipspringer were not infrequent. The game is quite different in this extreme Northern part of the Serengeti compared to that in the South, with plenty of elephant and topi as well as grazing antelope and zebra. Precious few wildebeest at this time of year, as the migration is occurring in the Southern Serengeti. This meant that we very rarely saw other safari vehicles which contributed to the exclusive feel of the area. Abundant rocky terrain, plains and forest habitats made for a safari of contrasts and the visit to the Kenyan international border in a very remote and beautiful area was a memorable experience.
Kivuyo, our guide for 3 days, was excellent, and sharing our open safari vehicle with two other guests a welcome change from the open-topped Landcruiser we had used for the previous week." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
"Sayari Camp review"
The facilities and food were very good. Katherine and Ross the camp mangers were excellent hosts and very helpful.
All the staff were very friendly.
The camp guides and vehicles were excellent and we had very good companions in our camp vehicle for our safari drives. The camp were able to rustle up and deliver a very impressive lunch at short notice whist we were able to stay in position to watch a crossing." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
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"Wonderful Safari"
Our new guide/driver, Albert, was excellent. He knew just where the best viewing spots were. We saw many, many animals, as well as the wildebeests crossing the river.
We have already discussed the initial problems with Expert Africa and they are being addressed." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 3n in Rwanda
"Spectacular Sayari"
The level of service at the camp was quite outstanding, and Alex in particular went beyond the call of duty in delivering our recovered sick member of the party to us in the middle of the day, as well as finding us rhinos and helping with eagle identification - a wide range of skills, and an exceptional level of care. In fact the whole staff were the most cheerfully friendly and kind one could ask for.
It was also a great bonus to be able to have a walking safari as part of the visit - that gave a sense of closeness to the nature in a quite different way.
(The only slight surprise was the lack of good and relevant wildlife postcards in the otherwise pleasing shop.)" See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
"Sayari Camp review"
This was the highlight place in the Serengeti!" See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania; 4n in Rwanda; 1n in South Africa
"Sayari Mara Camp review"
Had we known this I believe we would have booke one camp in the Tarangire area and the other at Sayari as Sayari is over the moon and quite an exceptional camp." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 6n in South Africa
"Fantastic experience at Sayari!"
The staff are super friendly, the food was always great and the place couldn't be more picturesque. This is the perfect place to stay to be surrounded by animals in luxurious accommodations - there was an elephant drinking from the pool one morning, and animals around our tent every night. Since it was my first trip on Safari, I did wish that on arrival we were given a better talk on safety and how to act around the animals (just to feel more prepared) as I was rather worried whenever I needed to walk to my tent from the dining areas (around 5mins).
The camp offers daily laundry service, however I don't recommend it If you have good clothes, as I was extremely disappointed when all of my white clothes were returned with blue patches that don't come out!
Overall however, this was a fantastic experience all round, that I would recommend to anyone!" See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania
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