A male lion resting on rocks, Tanzania. Photo: Pexels (free licence).
What are the best alternatives to Chem Chem for a luxury safari?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 2 November 2026
These are the companies with camps of their own in northern Tanzania, the area where Chem Chem has its camps, read from their own websites and set beside Chem Chem on the same facts.
Chem Chem on the same facts
Chem Chem is set out here on the same facts as the cards below, from its own website, so any alternative can be read against it.
- Camps: Songa, Nyasi and Mila are 'Auberge Safari Serengeti camps'.
What are the best alternatives to Chem Chem for a luxury safari?
Each card below sets out a northern Tanzania camp owner on the same facts as Chem Chem, its camps and private guide terms, so the alternatives can be compared line by line.
Alex Walker's Serian
- Best for
- Intimate camps in the Mara and Serengeti
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Tanzania: Serengeti Lamai and Kidimbwi in the Lamai Wedge, northern Serengeti.
- Countries
- Kenya and Tanzania.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 47 reviews, read 20 October 2026.
- Enquire
- www.serian.com
Asilia Africa
- Best for
- Owned camps across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Tanzania: Namiri Plains and its Retreats (eastern Serengeti)
- Countries
- Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda: 'Asilia Africa features safari camps and lodges in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.' Rwanda is mentioned only in the emergency numbers and as a combinable destination.
- Reviews
- Google: 4 out of 5 from 180 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.3 out of 5 from 24 reviews, read 19 and 20 October 2026.
- Enquire
- www.asiliaafrica.com
Bushtops Camps
- Best for
- Tented camps in the Mara and Serengeti
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Serengeti Bushtops: within Serengeti National Park, northern Tanzania (Kogatende airstrip).
- Countries
- Kenya (Mara Bushtops) and Tanzania (Serengeti Bushtops and Roving Bushtops).
- Enquire
- www.bushtopscamps.com
Elewana Collection
- Best for
- Many locations across Kenya and Tanzania
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Tarangire Treetops (Randilen Wildlife Management Area)
- Countries
- Kenya and Tanzania.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviews, read 20 October 2026.
- Enquire
- www.elewanacollection.com
Nasikia Camps
- Best for
- Mobile and permanent Serengeti camps
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Naona Moru: Moru Kopjes, central Serengeti.
- Countries
- Tanzania only.
- Children
- Minimum age listed: Little Moru, Naona Moru, Kaskaz Mara, Kogatende, Ndutu, Ehlane 5 and up in the amenities box (some family-safari texts say 6+)
- Private guide
- Naona Moru offers drives 'shared & scheduled OR private vehicle (at an additional cost)'.
- Enquire
- www.nasikiacamps.com
Ndutu Safari Lodge
- Best for
- A lodge on the southern Serengeti plains
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Ndutu Safari Lodge, in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area on the edge of the Southern Serengeti plains, overlooking Lake Ndutu.
- Countries
- Tanzania: the lodge is in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 261 reviews, read 2 November 2026.
- Enquire
- www.ndutu.com
Nomad Tanzania
- Best for
- Camps across Tanzania's north, west and south
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Serengeti National Park: Lamai, Lamai Private, Mkombe's House, Serengeti Safari Camp (mobile), Kusini (southern Serengeti).
- Countries
- Tanzania only.
- Children
- Mkombe's House is 'designed specifically for families' and 'perfect for families with smaller children', with two enclosed bedrooms for children; children over 12 can join longer walks.
- Private guide
- Kiba Point offers 'exclusive guides and vehicles' for private groups.
- Reviews
- SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews; Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 44 reviews, read 19 and 20 October 2026.
- Enquire
- www.nomad-tanzania.com
Sanctuary Retreats
- Best for
- Lodges, camps and riverboats in six countries
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Swala Camp (Tarangire National Park, Tanzania)
- Countries
- Safari lodges and camps in six countries: Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
- Enquire
- www.sanctuaryretreats.com
Simbavati
- Best for
- Timbavati and Klaserie lodges
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Tanzania: Grumeti and Musabi Plains in the Serengeti, with Mara and Lake Ndutu.
- Enquire
- www.simbavati.com
Singita
- Best for
- Lodges and villas across five countries
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Tanzania: Singita Grumeti Reserve (Sasakwa, Faru Faru, Sabora Tented Camp, Explore Mobile Tented Camp, Serengeti House, Milele, Kilima)
- Enquire
- singita.com
Tanganyika Wilderness Camps
- Best for
- Many camps across northern Tanzania
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Serengeti NP: Lahia Tented Lodge, Kubu Kubu, Mara Mara, Serengeti Kati Kati, Mara Kati Kati, Ndutu Kati Kati (Jun to Nov per its page).
- Countries
- Tanzania only.
- Children
- Family tents and family rooms exist at the camps (for example interconnected rooms for 4 and 5 guests).
- Enquire
- twctanzania.com
Tarangire Safari Lodge
- Best for
- A family-run Tarangire lodge
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Tarangire Safari Lodge, in Tanzania.
- Children
- The accommodation page offers family tents and bungalows for 'family and triple accommodation'.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 349 reviews, read 2 November 2026.
- Enquire
- www.tarangiresafarilodge.com
Wayo Africa
- Best for
- Walking and green camps in Tanzania
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Wayo Manyara Green Camp: inside Lake Manyara National Park, by the Endabash Waterfall.
- Countries
- Tanzania.
- Children
- Family itineraries are listed for children 12 and over, 4 and over and 2 and over.
- Reviews
- SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review; Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 58 reviews, read 20 October 2026.
- Enquire
- www.wayoafrica.com
Wilderness
- Best for
- Camps across eight African countries
- Camps in northern Tanzania
- Tanzania: Usawa Serengeti.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 71 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 146 reviews, read 19 and 20 October 2026.
What age limits do they set for children?
5 of the 14 camp owners on this page publish a child policy; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Companies with camps in several countries are left out here, because their policy can differ from camp to camp.
- Nasikia Camps: Minimum age listed: Little Moru, Naona Moru, Kaskaz Mara, Kogatende, Ndutu, Ehlane 5 and up in the amenities box (some family-safari texts say 6+)
- Nomad Tanzania: Mkombe's House is 'designed specifically for families' and 'perfect for families with smaller children', with two enclosed bedrooms for children; children over 12 can join longer walks.
- Tanganyika Wilderness Camps: Family tents and family rooms exist at the camps (for example interconnected rooms for 4 and 5 guests).
- Tarangire Safari Lodge: The accommodation page offers family tents and bungalows for 'family and triple accommodation'.
- Wayo Africa: Family itineraries are listed for children 12 and over, 4 and over and 2 and over.
Which offer a private guide and vehicle?
2 of the 14 camp owners on this page offer a private guide or vehicle; the rest do not state it on their own websites. Companies with camps in several countries are left out here, because their terms can differ from camp to camp.
- Nasikia Camps: Naona Moru offers drives 'shared & scheduled OR private vehicle (at an additional cost)'.
- Nomad Tanzania: Kiba Point offers 'exclusive guides and vehicles' for private groups.
Alternatives to Chem Chem: the questions people ask
Which have their own aircraft or air service?
1 of the 14 does: Wilderness. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a conservation model?
12 of the 14 do: Alex Walker's Serian, Asilia Africa, Bushtops Camps, Elewana Collection, Ndutu Safari Lodge, Nomad Tanzania, Sanctuary Retreats, Simbavati, Singita, Tanganyika Wilderness Camps, Wayo Africa and Wilderness. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a deposit?
5 of the 14 do: Asilia Africa, Bushtops Camps, Nomad Tanzania, Simbavati and Tarangire Safari Lodge. Each one's own website says so.
Which have guest reviews on Google, SafariBookings or Trustpilot?
8 of the 14 do: Alex Walker's Serian, Asilia Africa, Elewana Collection, Ndutu Safari Lodge, Nomad Tanzania, Tarangire Safari Lodge, Wayo Africa and Wilderness. Each platform's rating and count are on the card, never added together.
Which of these companies have all their camps in one country?
6 of the 14: Nasikia Camps, Ndutu Safari Lodge, Nomad Tanzania, Tanganyika Wilderness Camps, Tarangire Safari Lodge and Wayo Africa. The others run camps in more than one country, so their cards leave out rates and child policies on pages about one place.
Can I book these camps through Uncompromised Travel?
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell safaris. Each card has the company's own enquiry link; you can also book through a safari planner.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, under Sources, with the date they were read.
How were these camp owners chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel safari camp owners table and its own website names, in one sentence about its own camps, a camp of its own in northern Tanzania, the area where Chem Chem has its camps (a camp the site places only near or beside it, or a sentence about drives or partnerships, does not count). A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
How current are these facts?
Each company's website was read on 19 and 20 October and 2 November 2026. Rates, child policies and reviews change, so confirm them with the camp before you book.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be listed.
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Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: facts each camp owner published on its own website, read on 19 and 20 October and 2 November 2026, with reviews per platform (Google, SafariBookings and Trustpilot), from the Uncompromised Travel safari camp owners table. Companies whose websites would not open are not on this page. Cards are in alphabetical order. Photos are stock images from Pexels and do not show any company's camp. How this site earns · How we work.