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Humble Cat Safaris Tanzania
Humble Cat Safaris Tanzania
Northern Serengeti, Kogatende

Kogatende Mobile Camp

Style Mobile camp
Rooms 6
From $520 pp/night
Board Full board including house drinks, park fees excluded
Best for River crossings, second-time visitors, photographers

Mobile camps are how the northern Serengeti is properly done. This one moves twice a year, and between July and October it sits within forty minutes of the main Mara crossing points, which matters enormously, because crossings happen with no warning and the drive is the difference between seeing one and hearing about it.

Six tents, one long table, a fire. It is simpler than the permanent camps and costs more, which surprises people until they understand what it takes to put a camp somewhere with no road, no power and no water.

What is good about it

  • Within forty minutes of the main crossing points in season
  • Only six tents, so vehicles are never queuing to leave
  • House drinks included
  • Genuinely dark skies

What to know before booking

  • Open roughly July to October only
  • More expensive than permanent camps of similar comfort
  • No electricity in tents beyond a charging point in the mess
  • Getting there is a two-hour flight or a very long drive

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