Olakira Migration Camp

Olakira Migration Camp is a semi-permanent tented camp that moves twice a year between two locations within Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, in order to follow the wildebeest migration. The camp is usually known as either Olakira Mara or Olakira Ndutu, depending on its location.

Between June and November, Olakira Camp is located on the Mara River in the far north of the Serengeti, near the makutano wildebeest crossing point (‘makutano’ means ‘crossing’ in Swahili), where the Bologanja stream enters the Mara. This is a great base to witness the migration roughly from August to the end of October, but it’s also worth staying here either side of these months for the resident game in the area. Along with plenty of lions, leopards, cheetahs and a very healthy population of plains grazers, like black rhinos and hippos often hang out around the tents.

From mid-December to the end of March, Olakira relocates from the Mara River to the Ndutu area in the far south of the Serengeti, which is the best area for witnessing the migration when it is spread out across the southern plains.

Olakira itself is a comfortable tented camp, the sister camp of four others in the migration area: Kimondo, Ubuntu, Dunia and Sayari. Its 9 safari tents are spacious, cool and quite stylish, yet also practical., if pitched relatively close together. In front of each is a shaded veranda, where you can sit in a director’s chair and look out into the bush.

*For a full list of available activities, the best time of the year to visit, and any other relevant enquiries, please contact a Sister Hippo Travel Consultant!