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Stay longer for less at select Elewana properties with special offers of “Stay 4, Pay 3” throughout the collection, allowing guests to enjoy an extra complimentary night during their stay.

Guests looking to travel now until 31st August 2023 can enjoy savings of an extra night when they book four nights, combining at least two of the following properties:

• Tanzania: Arusha Coffee Lodge, Serengeti Migration Camp
• Kenya: Elsa’s Kopje Meru, Loisaba Star Beds, Loisaba Tented Camp, Loisaba Lodo Springs, Tortilis Camp Amboseli

Booking window is open now until 30 August 2023.

For those looking to travel from 1st September 2023 until 31st May 2024, guests can enjoy a complimentary night when they book four nights, combining at least two of the following properties:

• Tanzania: Arusha Coffee Lodge, Serengeti Pioneer Camp, Tarangire TreeTops, The Manor at Ngorongoro
• Kenya: Elsa’s Kopje Meru, Loisaba Star Beds, Loisaba Tented Camp, Sand River Masai Mara, Tortilis Camp Amboseli

Booking window is from now until 30th May 2024 and blackout dates apply for travel from 20th December 2023 to 5th January 2024 and 29th March 2024 to 1st April 2024.

These special “Stay 4, Pay 3” offers are applicable to new, non-resident bookings only and are not combinable with any other special offer. The offers are subject to availability and terms & conditions apply.

Book four plus nights and enjoy the ultimate exclusivity on game drives with your own guide and vehicle at no extra cost (valued at USD $2000).

This special offer is applicable to new, non-resident bookings only and valid for travel from 1st November - 15th December 2023. The offer is combinable with circuit discounts and subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply.

Save on bookings of six plus nights, including game packages and full board rates, when you combine beach and bush properties.

Elewana’s circuit discounts allow you to enjoy 10% savings on bookings of six nights plus, 15% off for nine nights plus and 20% off bookings of 12 nights plus. Circuit discounts are valid for all seasons, including game package and full board rates, and are not combinable with any other offer. Terms & conditions apply.

Elewana’s Early Bird special offer allows guests to save up to 20% off net contract rates when booking 90 days in advance of arrival.

Save 10% off reservations of four plus nights, 15% off seven plus nights and 20% off 10+ nights.

All bookings must be guaranteed with a non-refundable payment of the entire stay upon booking confirmation. The offer is applicable when combining one or more properties, excluding Arusha Coffee Lodge. The offer is subject to availability and valid until 31 December 2023, with blackout dates from 1st July - 31st October and 20th December - 5th January. The offer cannot be combined with any other special offer and is valid for non-resident rates only. For enquiries or to make a booking, get in touch with us directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Serengeti Explorer, Explorer's newest property to open in 2024, is located in one of the most central yet private settings in the Serengeti, making it the perfect place to see and access the Great Migration. The reimagined safari lodge sits high up on the Nyaboro Hills overlooking the endless plains for which the Serengeti is famed. Thanks to its prime location, guests will have access to one of the world’s most iconic wildlife ecosystems, where space, freedom and the great outdoors meet thrilling adventure.

Aside from the first-class wildlife viewing, Serengeti Explorer will also offer an impressive range of facilities at the lodge. There will be multiple restaurant options including a chefs table in the wine cellar. There will also be an art gallery, kids’ bushcraft centre, yoga and fitness facilities, an outdoor cinema and photo lab, to ensure guests capture the memories and their safari experience.

Bookings are now open for Serengeti Explorer.

We are happy to share that upgrades are continuing at properties throughout the portfolio and many refurbishments are now complete, with more to come in time for peak season.

Updates and refurbs in Tanzania

Serengeti Migration Camp: Structural works in the lounge and dining are completed along with installation of new lighting. A new bar and shop will soon be complete, along with new furniture, lighting, décor, and textiles in all areas including the main lounge, rooms, and dining areas.

Serengeti Pioneer Camp: Basic maintenance is complete, and the team is working on a new bar in the lounge, new furniture and decor in the rooms and lounge, and a revamp of the pool.

Kilindi Zanzibar: Structural works have been largely completed along with new lighting installed in public areas. The rooms will be refreshed with new furniture, textiles, and décor, along with new furniture in the bar, lounge, and upstairs area. A full revamp of the upstairs area into a new bar and lounge is also planned.

Updates and refurbs in Kenya

Elephant Pepper Camp: A full new lounge and dining tent were installed, along with a temporary bar, new furniture, new lighting, and new pathways, as well as a new shop. In the next phase, there will be additional new furniture in public areas, along with new artwork, wall panelling and wallpaper. A custom bar will also be available to guests. Work is planned to bring new carpeting to the dining area, new textiles in the rooms including curtains, along with a new public restroom tent.

Sand River Masai Mara: Maintenance work has largely been completed and the next phase will bring new furniture in all lounges and dining areas, new lighting in rooms and public areas, new outdoor seating areas, new firepit areas and some new textiles in the rooms.

For those looking for a phenomenal safari experience with all the wildlife and without all the crowds, Elsa’s Kopje in the rugged and remote Meru National Park is the perfect location for those looking to have a more private safari experience.

Widely renowned as one of the most elegant lodges in Africa and one of the most beautiful parks in Kenya, Meru is known for having more diversity of animal species than any other park in East Africa. During their stay, guests have access to game drives throughout the park which offers a thriving rhino sanctuary and is famous for large elephant herds, hippo, lion, and birdlife.

For those looking to get a prime viewing spot of the Great Migration, Serengeti Migration Camp is perfectly positioned for guests to enjoy front row seats.

Located next to the famous Grumeti river and situated right in the path of the migration where it starts, the camp offers low-impact high-action game viewing during one of the most awe-inspiring spectacles of life. Each of the tents is surrounded by its own 360-degree veranda deck, which in turn creates a private sanctuary to enjoy the constant game sightings and ever-present sounds of the bush.

Shanga's beading expert Amani recently spent a few days at the Lemoti Maasai Boma teaching the Maasai ladies how to refine their beadwork. This was a collaborative effort between the boma, Shanga and the Land & Life Foundation.

Amani focused the training around making the colourful beaded cuffs for Elewana guest water bottles and the Tarangire Treetops turndown gifts which all guests receive before departing the camp.

The Maasai ladies and the boma leader, Toima, expressed how fortunate and excited they were to have beading training with Amani. In their own words "we are confident now to make quality pieces that will ensure business sustainability, especially all the new beading techniques and quality of the beads".

Maasai women are artisans and in the modern world they have transformed their beading skills into a business. This enables them to have a sustainable income where they can prioritise the needs of their family, as most of the money they make from beading is for food and sending their children to school. In some cases, some can even own cattle by selling the bead work.

On the 24th June one of the wildest marathons will once again take place on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Staff members at Lewa Safari Camp will be on hand to help with health and safety at the event.

Established in 2000, the fundraising event has grown from an initial 180 entries at its debut to just over 1,200 participants. There are now also three categories that runners can take part in including the full marathon (43km), half marathon (21km), the executive race (10km) and a junior fun run (5km).

Serengeti Migration Camp offers guests a wildlife experience in surround sound and embodies the true “camp” experience with all the luxurious touches that Elewana is known for.

Comprised of 20 luxurious elevated tents, each with spacious and richly furnished bedrooms and 360-degree verandas, the property blends seamlessly into the surrounding environment. Home to resident hippos who wallow and bark throughout the day (and night!), guests can enjoy the constant game sightings and the ever-present sounds of the bush from the sanctuary of their own tented camp. They also have access to the main 'tent' which has a split-level lounge, along with a swimming pool, restaurant and viewing platforms that offer views across the river and the rugged landscape beyond. Along with front row access to the Great Migration, guests can also enjoy activities such as walking safaris and balloon safaris during their stay.

With incredible viewing opportunities at the camp, Said expands on why some of the most incredible sights can be seen without leaving your tent.

What can guests expect from the migration season at Migration Camp

Guests can expect to see the migration at close quarters, as the camp is very strategically located meaning that the migration passes right by the property as the wildebeest head north and again when they are heading south.

What are the best months for guests to witness the migration in action

The best time to see the migration at Migration Camp is towards the end of June until late July and again between October and December. However, guests can still witness the migration in the north as we are only a drive away from the river crossing at the Mara, enabling great sightings for many months.

Are there some top spots where guests are guaranteed great viewing opportunities

During the season there is a perfect viewing spot along the Grumeti River, by the Mara River but the great advantage of Migration Camp is the viewing possibilities around the camp itself.

The migration season has a reputation to being overcrowded, how do Migration Camp guides manage this

Our guides are well trained and very respectful of nature and environment. To avoid the crowds, our guides have found a few secluded spots especially at the crossings. As for the location of the camp, that is our very own special viewing point.

What alternative activities are there for guests away from the migration

For those with a sense of adventure we offer nature walks with armed rangers and walking guides. At the camp massages are also available. Other activities include bush breakfasts and a visit to authentic Maasai Boma, however guests should note that some of these activities have an additional charge.

What is your most memorable migration sighting

I had a guest who came for a couple of nights with the intention of seeing the migration, at that time the wildebeest had already moved further north, even though its accessible to see, the guest’s partner said they did not want to drive for a couple of hours. The day they were checking out, after breakfast, we had a group of at least a thousand wildebeest come to the camp. The most exciting thing was that they came running and stopped in front of his tent. It was incredible phenomenon for me, especially as the guests left so happy.