Kananga Special Tented Camp

If you’re up for the adventure of sleeping with hyenas and lions outside your tent this is the place for you! Not my cup of tea so I was overjoyed when my one night stay was over. The accommodations are bare but the staff is wonderful. Limited wifi. Decent food

We stayed three nights at Kananga. It was a very nice camp. Located in central Serengeti. The staff was super friendly and helpful. The food was very delicious. We really enjoyed the stay with Kananga.

This tented camp in the center of Serengeti is absolutely amazing. Not only the location, but also the facilities (hot showers!) and the super friendly staff. We felt very welcome and safe, even while wild animals are close. Staff are serious (in a good way) about staying safe. I highly recommend staying here!

A Home away from 🏠Home...What a superb Tented Camp.. Had every arrangements in the middle of the jungle - Serengeti National Park. We just loved our stay.. After A long day's drive.. The Manager Mr. Moody took extra effort to make sure everything we require are met and is in perfect order. We do appreciate every single thing they did for us, since we are in the core of the jungle.. Even the water that we were drinking comes from 60km far away. We respect the way they are managing everything and with minimum wastage keeping well-being of the Earth in mind.. After all we don't have any planet B. To experience A jungle, to sleep with Hynaes howling, cozy blankets, morning hot water, delicious dinner and breakfast, wonderful packed lunchbox🍱. The chef is so so excellent💯👍. What more could One ask for. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Thank you Kananga Special Tented Camp for making it so so special.

We were traveling for 12 days in Kenya and Tanzania with a Kananga group from Spain. As soon as we got to Kananga Special tented camp I fell in love with the place. I even thank our FANTASTIC guide Jero, for taking us there. We were in the middle of the Serengeti!!! It reminded me of the movie "Out of Africa" It was clean, comfortable beds with a Maasai blanket on top, hot shower and an African style robe in the tent. There was wifi in the main tent and we were able to sit around the campfire and look at the stars. We saw beautiful sunrise and sunsets. I felt very lucky to be there and sad to leave.

This undoubtedly was the very epitome of East African hospitality that we experienced during our 2-week long wildlife journey through Kenya and Tanzania. Driving into the camp, we were late. The light was vanishing fast and the tracks were slippery with mud because of the downpour. After a while, we landed at a camp only to discover that it was not ours. Soon, a telephonic chat with Moody cleared all doubts and we reached the camp. All this while although it was drizzling, Moody was waiting for us with lantern in his hand. Reaching the camp took away all the fatigue. Our tent was impeccably arranged. Taking a hot shower we enjoyed a sumptuous dinner at the reception. Despite being in a core area, the tented camp has everything that one might require for a comfortable living. From hot water to high-speed internet, from gourmet cuisine to personalized care and attention. Next morning, the chef made something special for us - Onion Bhajias! Interacting with the staff was even more interesting. Led by the ever attentive Moody, the Kananga team with Chef Katunzi, Emmanuel, Steven, and Bonny took great care during our stay. We will definitely revisit Serengeti, sooner than later, and one reason for the same is Kananga!

We stayed here for two nights during our Serengeti safari. The tents were basic but serviceable, the beds were surprisingly comfortable and we slept very well. The first night was rough because they put our two teens in our room (4 is a tight squeeze) because they said that they were too young to be in their own tent (park rules?). But the next AM they remedied that and it was better from there. It is an impressive operation as the campsite is literally surrounded by plains. The staff are SO nice and accommodating. The meals were absolutely delicious. I don’t know how they do it. There is a place to charge electronics and little wifi near the dining tent (a hot spot they can turn on for you). We heard that there was a cheetah that was spotted right by the dining tent. In fact, on our last morning, we were in the middle of breakfast when a staff member alerted our guide that a cheetah had been spotted nearby. We literally dropped our forks and rushed to our vehicle and sped off to the field adjacent to the campsite. We watched the cheetah stalk a group of gazelles for an hour and then he captured one within throwing distance of where we had been having breakfast. Watching the cheetah eating the gazelle under a tree right by camp was a memorable end to our Serengeti safari. If you are looking for a basic camp, well located, with great food and warm staff, we would recommend this wonderful camp.

The guide we got was terrible, made a really bad experience for us. He was very negative regarding to the daily safaris, bad attitude explaining things and finally, to make things worst he rejected a tip of 20 dollars arguing that he expected more money from us, he said: “you paid a tour for rhinos, you gave the camp staff tips so you have more money than that… and I expect at least 20 dollars per person per day” … that means he wanted 160 usd, finally he didn’t receive the money. Very unfortunately and impolite. The staff of the camp was awesome, very kind and polite!.