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Kimondo Camp

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Highlights

- Mobile Safari Camp
- Follows Wildebeest Migration
- 9 Safari Tents
- High Specification

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Overview

Kimondo is a high end intimate mobile safari camp that tracks the seasonal Great Wildebeest Migration from the Lamai Wedge and Mara River in winter to the southern Serengeti grasslands in the height of summer.

Kimondo Migration Camp has nine elegant and airy tents. Each tented suite is furnished with cast-iron king-sized beds (twins available) that rest under the canvas ceilings. The private en-suite bathroom features safari bucket shower, hot and cold running water and flushing toilet. Private verandas are furnished with a comfortable chaise longue – the perfect place for a siesta during the long, lazy afternoons.

Activities are based around morning and afternoon game drives, in the north (July to November), Kimondo is within driving distance of several communities and villages. It is possible to visit a traditional homestead and be entertained by the local Kuria dancers, or spend the morning at the market, shopping for crafts and handmade souvenirs.

From July to October, home for Kimondo is in the northern Serengeti on the famous Lamai Wedge, a golden triangle of grassland between the Mara River and the Kenyan border – this is an area that is regularly hailed as one of the highlights of the entire Serengeti ecosystem. A gathering point for the Great Migration in winter, the area is rich in wildebeest and antelope … and the predators that pursue them. The Mara River, famed for dramatic scenes as the herds attempt the treacherous crossing past the jaws of Nile crocodiles, is only a short drive from camp, making Kimondo North the ideal place from which to experience the drama of the migration and the stillness of the Serengeti.

From December to March Kimondo is located in the Southern Serengeti. As winter eases into summer, the herds lift their noses and move to the luscious grasslands in the south. Kimondo is never far behind: in November the tents are packed and folded; come December, the camp is pitched anew in a spectacular location in the southern Serengeti. It is on these grassy plains that the millions of wildebeest who have wandered for hundreds of kilometres have a chance to graze, rest and calve. Enjoy superb sightings of the herds during daily game drives, or simply watch from camp and let the migration come to you.

Families with children aged five and older are warmly welcomed in Kimondo Camp.

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