Serengeti Loliondo
Loliondo could perhaps be described as the Serengeti without the rules, offering as it does excellent walking safaris, night drives and for most of the year great game viewing. Read more?
The area of Loliondo abutting the Park, comprises six vibrant Maasai communities, with Olosokwan running north to the Kenya border down to Piyaya in the far south, wrapping around the border of the Serengeti to the Gol Mountains and the start of the Ngorongoro Highlands themselves.
The north eastern area (at its best from June to Nov) is contiguous with Lobo, with the same hills and ridges, rising to over 7000ft, dominating close to the park gate at Klein's . Here one is slightly more in amongst the hills and valleys than in the park. There are belts of thick acacia woodland, river lines with rich riverine forest, and as you move further east, rolling, partially wooded hills with numerous kopjes. Towards the end of the dry season (October) pressure in the area builds as increasing numbers of Maasai bring their herds into the area in pursuit of the last of the grass and best available water.
In the south towards Piyaya (best between Dec to May) you emerge into much more open country with vast plains, cut through by the Alamana River and dramatically framed by the distant Gol mountains. Further south still, there are a number of deep narrow gorges including Sanjan & Olkarien, home to hundreds of nesting Ruppells Griffon Vultures and the rare Lammergeyers. The Selai Plains run all the way to the edge of the Great Rift Valley at Lake Natron.
Recommended Places to Stay
Klein's camp - Klein's Camp is a small luxury lodge in Loliondo right on the eastern boundary of the northern Serengeti. Read more...
Loliondo Wilderness Mobile - This little camp, private, simple in design and unassuming quite simply offers one of the richest safari experiences available. Read more...
Nduara Loliondo - Nduara Loliondo is a first class small safari camp offering game drives, walking safaris and night drives in Loliondo. Read more...
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Good Places to Stay
Suyan Camp - Suyan Camp is a semi-permanent luxury camp that is only open between mid December and end of March. Read more...
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