Superb game viewing, walking & riding away from crowds
Guide Price: From: $1600 To: $1600
Sasakwa Lodge is located in a commanding position at the heart of a unique private concession in the Serengeti. It's exquisitely designed, stuffed with beautiful things and characterised by service and standards that are, like the cost of staying here, reassuringly high.
However, while Sasakwa offers knock-out style and service and access to extremely good game viewing (not to mention a breathtaking list of things to keep you busy when you've had enough of the animals) one can't help wondering whether the level of experience on offer here is as good as you can get in your own private camp. But perhaps we're missing the point or being too traditionalist; this is somewhere with immense style and a considerable wow factor, so even if it's not a particularly East African experience (no swahili is to be spoken infront of guests for example) what you will get here is a first class hotel experience in a totally unique context.
As we've frequently argued, many of the best experiences are almost defined by the fact that they wont suit everybody. So perhaps this all amounts to proof of Sasakwa's cutting edge status as one of Africa's best hotels. It's either that or an illustration that while money can buy you anything - including large chunks of the Tanzanian wilderness - authenticity remains darned illusive.
Sasakwa Lodge sits on the top of is situated on the top of Sasakwa Hill, with awe-inspiring views over the Serengeti plains. The lodge is the epitome of an English manor home and provides the ulitimate indulgence in luxury. There are 7 individual palatial cottages, with their own private manicured gardens. Each cottage is beautifully finished from the decor to the furnishings, with polished wood flooring, sumptuous sleigh beds, ensuite bathroom, shower room and dressing room and a sitting room - all of which is enclosed in ceiling to floor windows providing unobsured, far reaching views of the surrounding reserve. So, if you ever reach the unlikely point where you have to leave the confines of your room, then you will find twice the amount of space to breathe in the main lodge, with a TV room, a fabulous library, billiards room, a garden room and dining and drawing rooms - all exquisitely appointed with parquet flooring, fine antiques, chrystal chandaliers and only the best silverware and china served at every meal - every bit reminiscent of the early 1920's colonial house.
Further to all this, Sasakwa Lodge can occupy you with tennis, archery, yoga and swimming in your own private heated pool - so plenty to do if you feel you would rather stay 'at home' for a day or two.
incredible country house on safari with 14 rooms
From: 1600 To: 1600
Superb game viewing, walking & riding away from crowds
price includes accommodation, food, drinks, laundry, activities and transfers.
The Serengeti is the best known safari destination in the world with good reason. Even if you exclude the Wildebeest Migration with its 1.5 million odd animals, the proliferation of animal life in the Serengeti defies belief. In the company of a good guide, this can be like stepping into a wildlife documentary. We’d advocate building your safari in northern Tanzania around the greater Serengeti, but you do need to be aware that being in the right place at the right time is everything in this neck of the woods. Find out when the Serengeti Wildebeest Migration happens. Read more?
Tanzania safaris rival a safari any other country in Africa in terms of sheer wilderness, formidable landscapes and volume of wildlife. At Natural High, we have travelled all over the country, worked in some of its best Tanzania safari camps and lodges and flown all over as bush pilots so we feel qualified to venture such opinions. Read more?
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Vanessa's 16 years in travel has seen her knowledge develop from sub-Saharan Africa into North Africa, Central and Southern America and the Galapagos. Consequently, she’s a veritable encyclopaedia of travel information and exceptionally cool, calm and collected in the face of the greatest planning demands.
At Natural High, we've had long experience putting together trips in Africa that really work. Whether it's intimate bushcamps in out of the way places, or a private lodge in one of Africa's top-billing wildlife areas, light mobile camping or remote island escapes, we know there is a lot to choose from. We're absolutely confident that we can recommend the right places for you.
