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KIRAWIRA SERENA
CAMP - WESTERN,
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK,
TANZANIA
- Kirawira Serena
Western Serengeti Camp:
The most exclusive of the Serena Group’s many Safari
venues, the exquisite Kirawira tented camp is the epitome of classic
safari camp luxury and a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the
World group.
- Standing high on the bluff of a bush-cloaked
ridge, commanding panoramic views over the endlessly rolling reaches
and volcanic reefs of the Serengeti National Park, Kirawira Camp is
the epitome of colonially-styled safari luxury. Designed in
typically Edwardian style, it features an elegant central meeting
tent evocatively furnished with a tasteful selection of
chintz-covered chaises longues, jewel-hued Persian rugs, antique
escritoires, wind-up phonograms, leather-bound travelling cases,
brass shooting sticks, carved rocking chairs, and stud-backed
smoking chairs.
The tent at Kirawira Camp also
incorporates a stained-glass and mahogany Edwardian bar and a stone
flagged, khaki-and-canvas ‘Sun downer’ terrace looking out over gently
sloping acacia groves towards the lilac-grey hills and lion-gold plains
of the Serengeti’s Western Corridor, scene of the thunderous theatre of
the million-strong wildebeest migration. As for camp views, from
lilac-streaked sunrise to diamond-domed night, the searingly sensational
Serengeti delivers a series of timeless volcanic vistas that are second
to none.
Kirawira Serena Camp Rooms:
The essentially colonial ambiance of the tented-rooms evokes colourful
memories of the famous safaris of days gone by, when such romantic
figures as Teddy Roosevelt and Edward, Prince of Wales indulged in
lavish East African shooting safaris of unrivalled elegance. Each room
has a personal valet and has been accommodated in a spacious canvas
tent, erected on raised platforms of rope-lashed logs and sheltered by a
bush-thatch roof.
The décor is a clever blend of classic
opulence and camp practicality featuring generous four-poster beds,
hand-made patchwork quilts, steamer-trunk wardrobes, brass lamps, sepia
photographs and rosewood escritoires, whilst to the rear of each tent is
an elegant mahogany-panelled bathroom with twin marble washstands,
polished brass fittings and classic black-and-white tiled Edwardian
shower and lavatory.
Kirawira Serena Camp Guest room information:
The lodge offers 25 luxury tents, each with a private terrace and
personal valet (5 King Size and 20 Twin Bedded Tents).
Kirawira Serena Camp Dining:
In keeping with the theme of colonial opulence, the elegant dining tents
feature Edwardian-styled dining furniture, sprung floors, crisp-starched
napery, delicate blue and white china and weighty silver accoutrements,
whilst the staff are attired in classical colonial ‘mess’ uniform of
white Swahili robes and turbans.
The extensive menus, meanwhile,
feature full English breakfasts and five-course luncheons and suppers
comprising delicate soups, lavish roasts, classic salads, home-made
sorbets, local cheese boards and fresh-brewed Arabica coffee, whilst the
extensive wine cellar reflects the best of both European and South
African choices.
- Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp location:
Serengeti (Western) National Park, Tanzania
Year Kirawira Serena Built: 1996
Rooms Available at Kirawira Camp: 25
Maximum Occupancy: 2
Single Occupancy: Yes
Age Restriction: None
- Kirawira
Serena Camp
Services include:
- Personal champagne welcome and camp tour
- Selection of personal stationery, post cards and bird lists
- Elegant dining tents, extensive wine lists and sumptuously
creative menus.
- Dishes can also be prepared to personal guest specification
- Personal valet service to each tent, plus individual guest
departure gifts
- International cocktails and fine wines by the campfire or on
the ‘Sun downer’ terrace
- Individually tailored game-drives into the wildlife-teeming
arena of the sensational Serengeti plains
- Specialist fishing and sailing expeditions to Lake Victoria
- Refreshing beauty treatments and relaxing aromatherapy
massage
- Extensively stocked gift and safari-requisites tent
- A library of Africana books
- Full medical back-up and emergency evacuation facilities
- 24-hour generator electricity in all tents
- Laundry service
- Express check-in and check-out facilities
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