Grumeti Game Reserve

Grumeti has all the virtues of Serengeti National Park but offers a more exclusive experience with no more than 60 visitors there at any one time. It shares an unfenced border with the Serengeti’s Western Corridor and wildlife is free to wander between the two. However, unlike the national park, Grumeti functions as a private reserve and can only be accessed by guests at one of the exclusive camps or lodges operated there by Singita. It’s fantastic year-round, but incredible when the great migration passes through, usually in June and/or July.

Grumeti Reserves encompasses 400,000 acres of unrivalled, pristine wilderness. Being on the famous and dramatic migratory route, the reserve is annually a witness to one of the greatest natural wonders on earth—the Great Migration! Committed to high standards of luxury safari living with discerning attention to detail, the reserve runs two luxurious lodges and one tented camp, each offering a distinctive and exceptional safari experience.

Grumeti offers an incredible wildlife experience. All the Big Five are present following the reintroduction in 2019 of the eastern black rhino (a critically endangered subspecies). It is one of the best places in East Africa to see large lion prides. There’s also a good chance that you’ll see cheetah, elephant, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra and black-and-white colobus monkey, as well as hippo and crocodile. During the migration, countless wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelle swarm across the landscape with hungry predators following close behind.

The birdlife at Grumeti is also pretty amazing. From raptors to waterbirds, songbirds to owls, there is no shortage of feathery friends here! Avocets, bee-eaters, canaries, doves… bring your binocs and see if you can find a bird for every letter of the alphabet. And don’t forget your camera too!