Discover Ikoma Wild Camp beside the Western Serengeti
For travellers exploring the western Serengeti, Ikoma Wild Camp offers a stay in the Serengeti ecosystem, close to Fort Ikoma gate and the Grumeti River. Its own page places it in the buffer zone of the Serengeti ecosystem, between the Grumeti and Ikorongo game reserves, in the northwest of Serengeti National Park. The camp is close to the Fort Ikoma gate and the Grumeti River, so game drives into the park leave from here.
Its location makes it a base for visitors planning game drives in the surrounding area and excursions into the national park. Accommodation combines traditional bandas, described as round huts, with tented options. Both are listed as having en-suite bathrooms, offering guests a choice of accommodation styles within the same camp setting. The camp is built between two kopjes, the rocky outcrops that rise off the plain.
Tanzania Wild Camps is Tanzanian-owned, founded by Zainab Ansell. The head office is P.O. Box 94, Karatu. Reservations go through sales@wildcamps.com, +255 784 451 000, or WhatsApp +255 655 451 003.
Accommodation, dining, wildlife and facilities at Ikoma Wild Camp
The Ikoma page lists a restaurant with local and international meals, a swimming pool, Wi-Fi, and a bar. Sundowner cocktails and private bush meals are part of that same description, including a bush breakfast and a bush barbecue. These facilities give guests options for relaxing at the camp between safari activities.
The camp’s varied settings let guests take meals and sundowners in different corners of the bush, each with its own view. Its position outside the national park opens up night drives, walking safaris and flexible hours beyond the standard daytime game drive. The Grumeti River runs alongside, its banks lined with riverine forest where Nile crocodiles bask, hippos wallow, colobus monkeys chatter and birds fill the canopy. Out on the plains, giraffes and elephants roam, and seasonal herds of wildebeest and zebra sweep across the grass.
How to get to the Grumeti River and the camp
The camp page says the road from Arusha runs through Makuyuni, Mto wa Mbu, and the Karatu area. Meet and greet transfers can be arranged if the arrival time is sent ahead. The airstrip named for this camp is Seronera. Ask the office which transfer fits the flight, as the page indicates that the transfer can be provided upon prior request.
Ikoma is the company’s western Serengeti stay. The same booking list also includes Serengeti Wild Camp, Serengeti Safari Lodge, and Serengeti Wildebeest Camps, which the site places in central Serengeti. Those are separate camps. A guest who wants the gate at Fort Ikoma, the Grumeti River, and night drives from outside the park is asking for Ikoma Wild Camp.
Questions about Ikoma Wild Camp
Where is Ikoma Wild Camp?
In the Serengeti buffer zone, between the Grumeti and Ikorongo reserves, close to the Fort Ikoma gate and the Grumeti River. The camp sits between two kopjes.
What wildlife does the camp page name?
Crocodiles, hippos, colobus monkeys, and birds along the river, and giraffes, elephants, wildebeest, and zebra on the plains around the camp.
Can you drive at night and walk?
The page says yes, because the camp is outside the national park: day game drives, night game drives, and walking safaris with a guide.
How to book?
Choose Ikoma Wild Camp on the homepage accommodation form, or write to sales@wildcamps.com. The contact numbers are +255 784 451 000 and WhatsApp +255 655 451 003.
Plan Your Safari
Book Your Stay at Ikoma Wild Camp
Experience the western Serengeti from a camp built between two kopjes, just outside the national park. Enjoy night drives, walking safaris, and the wildlife of the Grumeti River.