Serena Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp
The most exclusive of the Serena Group’s many safari venues, and a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World group, Kirawira Tented Camp offers the epitome of classic ‘Out of Africa’ safari camp luxury.
Styled to replicate the elegant hunting camps of such legendary ‘white hunters’ as Denys Finch Hatton and Baron Bror Blixen, it is located adjacent to the famous western corridor of the Serengeti National Park – arena of the ‘Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest.
Designed in typically Edwardian style, this exclusive camp features an elegant central meeting tent evocatively furnished with a tasteful selection of chintz-covered chaises longues, Persian rugs, antique escritoire, wind-up phonograms, leather-bound travelling cases, brass shooting sticks, carved rocking chairs, and stud-backed smoking chairs.
Luxury Tents
The camp has just 25 widely-spaced luxury tents, raised on timber platforms, each with a glorious view of the plains.
Each tent has a spacious furnished deck leading to a bedroom furnished in antique Edwardian style with steamer-trunks, writing desk, brass lamps, rugs, sepia photographs and four-poster bed with patchwork quilt.
The luxurious ensuite bathroom is fitted with carved mahogany furniture and features a classic black-and-white tiled floor (separate flushed WC, shower, twin marble basins, hot and cold running water). Each tent has its own personal valet.
Tent Facilities
:: 24 hour hot water and electricity
:: Dedicated tent steward
:: Laundry
:: Mineral water and toiletries
:: Bathrobe and slippers
:: Tent service 5.30 am to midnight
:: Hairdryer
:: 24-hour medical service
:: 24-hour electricity, power points and hair-dryers
Bush Dining
We are expert in arranging breakfasts, lunches, dinners and cocktails in the bush.
We have a number of dedicated sites, which are typically presented with tables, safari chairs, ‘bush bar’ and a ‘bush kitchen’, where a broad range of meats, poultry, fish and vegetables are cooked on-site (supplemented by fresh soups, salads and puddings from our hotel kitchens).
In the evenings, ‘sun-downer’ cocktails are traditionally served around a campfire and can be followed by a lamp-lit ‘bush dinner’.
Weddings & Honeymoons
For a wedding in classic Edwardian safari style, Kirawira is unrivalled. Exclusive, atmospheric and intimate it offers perfect photographic back-drops and a range of contrasting venues for the ceremony.
Choices include: the terrace of the Edwardian tented lounge, which enjoys magnificent views across the plains; the stone-flagged terrace of the pool or on top of a nearby hill, with stunning 360 degree views across the Ndabaka Plains.
Facilities
:: Gourmet 5-course lunches and dinners
:: Fine wines
:: Scenic safari bar with stone terrace
:: Central fire-pit for evening sundowners
:: Game drives daily
:: Wedding planning and honeymoon venue
:: Gift shop, business centre, WiFi
:: Cultural dance and music.
