5 Nights · Northern Mara River Crossing Season · one brand, two ways to stay
Indulgent wild-luxury · private terrace hot tub · fully inclusive
Bushtops is the standard-bearer for “indulgent” wild-luxury — every tent has a hot tub on its private deck, and soaking there facing the plains while animals wander past is its most iconic image. This trip stays with one brand two ways: Serengeti Bushtops is the permanent flagship — hot tub, wraparound wooden deck, butler, luxury that never wavers; Roving Bushtops is a mobile camp “on wheels,” chasing the migration and always pitched closest to the herds. The same northern crossing grounds, two ways to stay.
Is it right for you?
Honeymooners and couples who want “pure indulgence + photogenic”; guests who treat the private hot tub, butler service and all-inclusive champagne as the core experience; anyone who wants the Mara River crossing without flying back and forth between camps (the two are just 40 minutes apart by road).
Guests who want to cover several regions of the Serengeti in one trip (all 5 nights here are in the north); budget-sensitive guests.
For both, we have better alternatives — just ask your consultant.
What a stay looks like
Serengeti Bushtops
A permanent camp about 24 km from the Mara River, famous for the hot tub on its private deck.
Roving Bushtops
A mobile camp “on wheels,” pitched in the north from July to October, just 15 minutes from the Mara River.
When to come: July–October
Both camps sit in the north, right on Mara River crossing season:
July–October, the wildebeest armies reach the north.
They gather at the Mara River and plunge into the rapids — safari’s most breathtaking scene, and this window only.
One permanent, one mobile, covering the same crossing grounds.
Serengeti Bushtops is about 24 km from the river; Roving is closer still, just 15 minutes away — one to watch steadily from the tub, the other to chase right up against the herds.
This pairing isn’t forced: Bushtops’ own 2024 northern base for Roving was placed about 40 minutes’ drive from Serengeti Bushtops, expressly so the two Tanzania camps combine easily into one trip — so this is the brand’s own design. A mobile camp’s exact arrival dates shift slightly year to year; the precise location follows that year’s arrangements.
The same northern crossing grounds — one to watch steadily from the tub, one to chase right up against the herds — both ways of staying at Bushtops in a single trip.
- Serengeti Bushtops2 nights
- Roving Bushtops3 nights
Start with 2 nights at the permanent flagship — hot tub, butler, unwavering luxury as a base; then move to Roving for 3 nights — closer to the river and the herds, an extra night dedicated to the crossing raising your odds of catching the big spectacle. The two are just 40 minutes apart by road, so the transfer needs no flight and barely costs a beat.
All meals and some drinks included, daily game drives, and 2 light-aircraft legs (Arusha → northern Serengeti → Arusha), and more (per quote).
The price already includes the 5-night stay offer and the fully-inclusive package.
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From US$11,650 per person
July price · based on 2 travelling · includes the 5-night stay offer · fully-inclusive package · 2 light-aircraft legs (Arusha → northern Serengeti → Arusha) · final price per quote
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