Serengeti, Tanzania - Hillside Villa Suite - Private Plunge Pool - Savannah Panorama
Singita Sasakwa Lodge is positioned on a solitary hill above the Serengeti plains in the Singita Grumeti Reserve - a 350,000-acre private wildlife concession in western Tanzania that provides exclusive game drive access to some of the most prolific Big Five country in East Africa. The lodge was built in the style of an Edwardian manor house, with a grand entrance, wraparound verandas, silver candelabras, coveted antiques, and a sweeping panorama from the hilltop that takes in the entire Serengeti horizon.
The Hillside Villa Suites at Sasakwa are positioned on the slope below the main lodge building, each with a private plunge pool, wraparound veranda, en-suite bathroom, dressing area, fireplace, and living room with French doors opening onto the bush. The suite design combines polished parquet floors, vintage collectables, and comfortable furnishings with the unfiltered space and silence of the Serengeti wilderness. The intimate scale of the lodge - with only 9 cottages and 1 villa - provides a private safari experience impossible at larger properties.
The Singita dining programme at Sasakwa includes African gourmet cuisine in the main lodge dining room, private bush dinners under the Serengeti stars, and the celebrated champagne breakfast served in the savannah following the morning hot air balloon flight. The Singita Grumeti Reserve was established through the Grumeti Fund conservation partnership - a non-profit organisation carrying out wildlife conservation and community development programmes across the western Serengeti.
The Hillside Villa Suites at Singita Sasakwa Lodge are built into the slope of the Sasakwa hill above the Serengeti plains, each with a private plunge pool on the veranda overlooking the savannah panorama, a separate living room with fireplace, an en-suite bathroom, and French doors opening directly onto the bush landscape of the Singita Grumeti Reserve. The suite combines Edwardian elegance with the raw intimacy of the Serengeti wilderness.
The Singita ranger team provides twice-daily guided game drives through the exclusive 350,000-acre reserve in custom open-air safari vehicles, with morning departures at sunrise and afternoon departures at golden hour. The reserve provides access to lion prides, leopard territories, elephant herds, cape buffalo, and the extraordinary birdlife of the western Serengeti. The Great Migration wildebeest crossing is visible from the reserve during the June-August season.
The Singita Sasakwa dining programme combines African gourmet cuisine in the grand Edwardian main lodge with the most intimate outdoor dining experiences available in the Serengeti - private bush dinners under the stars of the western Serengeti, sundowner cocktails at a private clearing in the reserve, and the celebrated champagne breakfast served in the savannah following the hot air balloon flight at dawn.
The Singita wine programme is one of the most celebrated in the safari industry - the Sasakwa cellar draws on South African vineyards with African-produced fine wines served at every occasion within the reserve. The Singita Boutique and Gallery provides locally crafted Serengeti artefacts, Maasai jewellery, and art pieces collected from the communities of the Grumeti Reserve.
Four nights at Singita Sasakwa Lodge in a Hillside Villa Suite above the Serengeti - the plunge pool on the savannah veranda, the hot air balloon at dawn, the Big Five at golden hour, the tribal cultural encounter, and the bush dinner under the East African stars.
Hot air balloon subject to weather conditions. Great Migration typically June-August. Helicopter Makuyuni aerial safari available as additional experience. Contact your Richseen specialist.
Singita has 350,000 acres to itself in the Grumeti Reserve. No other guests outside the 9 cottages and 1 villa. The hot air balloon launches at dawn. The champagne breakfast happens in the savannah. The Edwardian manor has silver candelabras. The plunge pool faces the Serengeti. The Great Migration crosses the Grumeti River in June and July. The Sasakwa hill is the highest point for 30 miles. The Singita ranger knows every lion pride by name.
A 4-night stay at Singita Sasakwa Lodge in a Hillside Villa Suite above the Serengeti - all meals, twice-daily game drives, hot air balloon safari with champagne breakfast, tribal cultural visit, bush dinners under the stars, and private aircraft transfers from Kilimanjaro.
The plunge pool above the Serengeti horizon. The hot air balloon at first light. The Big Five at golden hour. The champagne breakfast in the savannah. The Edwardian lodge under the African stars.
All components are fully flexible - refined with your Richseen specialist prior to confirmation.