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Close to Nature with Singita Explore

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Singita Explore, Tanzania

Experiencing the Serengeti’s acacia-dotted open plains filled with game, eating meals cooked over an open fire, and sleeping under canvas beneath star-studded skies is part of the allure of an African safari. Derived from a Swahili word with Arabic origins, the word ‘safari’ refers to a journey or voyage. The spirit of adventure and thrill of discovery encapsulated in that evocative word is the inspiration behind Singita Explore, our tented camps set up in remote, handpicked locations within Singita Grumeti’s 350,000 acres in Tanzania. As close to nature as you can get, Singita Explore places high value on today’s ultimate luxuries – space, solitude, quiet and freedom.

Singita Explore, Tanzania

Booked on a private-use basis to ensure complete exclusivity, Singita Explore meets a growing demand for tailor-made safaris that allow guests the flexibility to do what they want when they want, without having to share anything or see anyone else. Because the vast Singita Grumeti concession is private, it is unlikely that guests will see another vehicle or hear anything other than the sounds of the wild carried on the wind as it whispers through the grass.

Singita Explore, Tanzania

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Each camp site is chosen to maximise game viewing, depending on the time of year, the weather and the special interests of the guests. The vast herds of game that lend the Serengeti its iconic status are constantly moving around depending on the annual rains and the availability of water and grazing. During the migration, tents are pitched directly in the path of vast herds of grazing wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelle. At other times of the year, guests have access to an abundance of game, which may include breeding herds of elephant and the predators.

Singita Explore, Tanzania

There are a total of six guest tents and two mess tents for dining and relaxation, which means that Singita Explore is well suited to multi-generational parties of up to 12 people but can just as easily be set up for as few as two guests. As romantic as they are practical, each khaki tent has an en suite bathroom with a bucket shower and a flush toilet. The Cecile & Boyd-designed interiors, characteristically layered and detailed with every creature comfort, offer easy living and encourage true relaxation. Everything about the camp is designed for minimal energy consumption with little environmental impact. Completely off the grid, the camp is run on solar power.

Singita Explore, Tanzania

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Singita Explore offers the same attentive service that is intrinsic to any Singita safari, coupled with the intimacy of being in a private tented camp. There is time to truly engage with staff so that, after a couple of days, it feels as if they are part of the family. A private guide takes you to the centre of all the game-viewing action, is available to lead an interpretative bush walk in the cool of the early morning, teach tracking skills or play football with the kids after breakfast.

A private chef and camp staff turn every mealtime into an occasion, whether it’s an impromptu picnic beneath a shady tree or a lantern-lit dinner cooked over an open fire with only the yelping of hyenas or the roar of nearby lion breaking the silence. In keeping with the relaxed setting, mealtimes are interactive, sociable and enlivened by unforgettable stories about Africa, usually told around the campfire. The food is rustic, uncomplicated and healthy with lots of generous salads, wholesome soups, bread cooked on sticks over the coals, barbecued meats, and decadent teatime cakes.

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In the early morning, you can lie in bed with your tent flaps open to witness the rising sun while enjoying a cup of Tanzanian coffee brewed the old-fashioned way on the fire. At night, safely tucked up between luxurious sheets, the sounds and smells of the surroundings are there to remind you of the day’s adventures.

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Singita Explore is a breathtaking private use camp on the plains of the Serengeti, that combines an authentic camping experience with comfortable elegance and modern convenience. You can find out more by visiting our website or reading the digital brochure

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