Singita Sasakwa Lodge
Singita Grumeti Reserve, Serengeti, Tanzania
Location
Singita Grumeti Reserve
The lodge stands atop Sasakwa Hill in the 350,000-acre private Singita Grumeti Reserve in northern Tanzania, part of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem and on the Great Migration path, with endless plains views.
Transfer
A Grumeti transfer
Fly to the Grumeti or Sasakwa airstrip, then a game-drive transfer up Sasakwa Hill — a light-aircraft hop with luggage limits.
Villas
Around 10 cottages & a villa
Around ten private cottages, a one-bedroom Hillside Suite and a four-bedroom villa, each with its own infinity or plunge pool, in Edwardian-manor style with antiques and fireplaces.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners and safari connoisseurs after grand, exclusive luxury — a 350,000-acre private reserve, Edwardian-manor grandeur and equestrian safaris, with a villa for families.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive — all meals and beverages including premium wines, spirits and liqueurs, with all game activities across the private concession.
Overview
A grand Edwardian manor on a private reserve
Singita Sasakwa Lodge is grand safari in the old style — an Edwardian manor of private cottages and a villa atop Sasakwa Hill, on the 350,000-acre private Singita Grumeti Reserve in northern Tanzania, with endless plains views and the Great Migration passing through. The setting is the luxury: a private concession on the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem means game drives go off-road, after dark and between the herds, at very low vehicle density, none of which the national parks permit. Around ten cottages, a secluded Hillside Suite and a four-bedroom villa each have a private infinity or plunge pool over the plains, furnished with Edwardian-manor antiques, African artefacts, fireplaces and four-posters. This is where Sasakwa parts ways with its sister icon Mwiba: here it is grandeur, the Grumeti-River crossings around May to July, and rare equestrian safaris from the lodge's own stables. Days fill with drives, horseback rides, tennis, archery and stargazing, all of it all-inclusive down to premium wines and spirits. Reached by a light-aircraft hop to Grumeti, it is for couples, connoisseurs and groups after exclusivity on a vast scale.
Accommodation
Cottages & villa
Around ten private cottages, a one-bedroom Hillside Suite and a four-bedroom villa, each with its own infinity or plunge pool over the plains, plus a shared main-lodge pool. Edwardian-manor antiques and African artefacts, fireplaces, four-posters and parquet floors throughout.
Entry
One-Bedroom Cottage
Sleeps two. A king cottage with a lounge, fireplace, dressing area and a private plunge pool, over the plains.
Plunge poolPlains view
Family
Two-Bedroom Cottage
Sleeps four. A king and twin with a shared lounge and a private plunge pool — for families or friends.
Two-bedroomPlunge pool
Suite
Hillside Suite
Sleeps two. A secluded, romantic one-bedroom hideaway with a private pool, over the plains.
SecludedPrivate pool
Top
Four-Bedroom Villa
Sleeps up to eight. A full private villa with its own pool — taken on a buy-out.
Four-bedroomBuy-out
Food & Drink
Dining
Manor-house dining runs to al fresco lawn lunches and starlit courtyard dinners, with an interactive kitchen and wine-paired menus, a dedicated wine cellar and afternoon tea on the veranda over the plains.
Signature
Manor-house dining
Manor-house dining, al fresco lawn lunches and starlit courtyard dinners, with an interactive kitchen.
Wine
The wine cellar
A wine cellar for paired dinners and tastings.
Tea
Veranda tea
Afternoon tea on the veranda, over the plains.
Wellbeing
Spa & pools
A day spa handles treatments, with a gym and yoga, and there is a private infinity or plunge pool on every cottage and villa beside the shared main-lodge pool. Rarest of all is the equestrian centre — horseback safaris ridden out through the herds, for experienced riders.
A day spa
A day spa, gym and yoga.
Private pools
A private infinity or plunge pool on every cottage and villa, plus a shared main-lodge pool.
Equestrian centre
An equestrian centre for horseback safaris — rare on safari, and for experienced riders.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A vast private reserve to yourself, and grand-style safari to match. Drive off-road and after dark, ride out on horseback through the migration, and fill the in-between with tennis, archery and stargazing.
Private-concession drives
Game drives in the private Grumeti concession — exclusive, low-density, off-road and after dark, which the national parks don't allow.
Grumeti-River crossings
The Great Migration's Grumeti-River crossings, around May to July.
Equestrian safaris
Horseback safaris from the equestrian centre, riding out through the herds.
Tennis & archery
Two tennis courts, archery, lawn croquet and mountain biking.
Stargazing safaris
Stargazing safaris under vast Serengeti skies.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To the Grumeti airstrip
Fly to the Grumeti or Sasakwa airstrip, then a game-drive transfer.
In the reserve
Sasakwa Hill
On Sasakwa Hill in the private Grumeti Reserve, with endless plains views.
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Board basis
- All-inclusive, down to premium wines, spirits and liqueurs, with all game activities.
Made for couples
- A romantic, grand stay for couples, with cottages and a four-bedroom villa for families and groups of all ages.
The reserve
- On Sasakwa Hill in the 350,000-acre private Singita Grumeti Reserve, on the Great Migration path.
Getting there
- Fly to the Grumeti or Sasakwa airstrip, then a game-drive transfer.
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