Grumeti - Safari on the Serengeti

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	Extravagant tents in wilderness area Overlooks Grumeti River bywater Resident game all year round Contrast through dry and wet season Lies in path of great migration "Big five" (rhino rare) Ever-present large hippo pod Some of world's largest crocodiles Abundant and diverse birdlife Breathtaking sundowners on hills Twice daily game drives Trips to Lake Victoria

In the untouched seclusion of a remote, idyllic valley in the western corridor of the Serengeti National Park, 50km east of Lake Victoria, lies the tented Grumeti River Camp. Flanked by two hillsides, this blissful camp nestles beneath tall riverine trees on the banks of an oxbow tributary of the Grumeti River. It is one of the wildest and most remote camps in Africa's greatest wildlife sanctuary, the Serengeti. Life under canvas enchanted early visitors.

	Every year during the great migration, wildebeest, zebra and other herbivores plunge into the Grumeti River, risking the jaws of some of the largest crocodiles on earth. Crocodiles came under the spotlight here when filmmaker Alan Root used the camp as a base for filming the story of the crocodile, "There are Dragons". Another film, "Serengeti Shall Not Die", is an inspired tribute to the national park.

Intimate and distinctive, Grumeti River Camp takes its name from the river running next to the camp. The friendliness of the people who live and work here makes for a truly African welcome. At Grumeti, some of the world's largest hippos greet you through watery carpets of lilies. Black-and-white colobus monkeys (guereza) with their spectacular pied coats flash through the bird-filled riverine trees, and the area boasts one of the highest densities of cheetah in Africa.

We invite you to go on intrepid expeditions in Land Rovers into the wild Serengeti, take a relaxing walking safari along the river, enjoy bird-watching or experience a trip to Lake Victoria, the biggest lake in Africa. At night, the wild pulse of Africa thumps to the nocturnal tunes of owls, bats and galagos (bushbabies). The haunting primeval calls of hyena, leopard and lion echo through the shadowy branches.

At Grumeti, you will be absorbed in the primordial vibrancy
of Africa's greatest wilderness.