Grumeti, Tanzania

Singita Sabora Tented Camp

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The takeaway

Choose Sabora for a low-slung, intimate tented safari where wildlife viewing continues from private outdoor spaces as well as on game drives.

About the hotel

In Singita Grumeti, a protected wilderness area in Tanzania’s Serengeti ecosystem, this small camp puts nine self-contained tented suites close to the grasslands and wildlife. Redesigned and reopened in 2020, Sabora pairs canvas, earth-toned interiors and private outdoor spaces with views toward waterholes where game gathers. The experience centers on time in the landscape, from twice-daily game drives to watching wildlife from a suite or its outdoor sala.

Choose it if

You want a small camp, not a large lodge: Sabora has nine self-contained tented suites.
You like the idea of watching wildlife from your suite’s outdoor sala, which faces one of two camp waterholes.
You want game drives built into the stay; Singita lists twice-daily drives in open vehicles.

Skip it if

You prefer a simple road arrival: Singita recommends flying, with guests landing at Sasakwa airstrip and transferring by road to camp.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

Guests praise Sabora’s game viewing: one visitor reported seeing abundant wildlife, including 27 lions in a day, despite visiting outside migration season. Another guest said insects in the room were the most they had ever encountered, but still described the property with affection.

Discussion is limited; these accounts offer a glimpse rather than a broad verdict.

“Sabora is one of our favorite camps anywhere and we would go back in a heartbeat. We went in the shoulder season so didn't see the migration, but game was everywhere. We saw 27 lions in one day.”

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“The most insects that I have ever experienced in a room was at Singita Sabora. That said, I still adore the property.”

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