Lemala Ewanjan Tented Camp
Classic tented camp · Seronera Valley, central Serengeti · Lemala Camps & Lodges
Mid-range
Inside the park
Ownership unconfirmed
Lemala Ewanjan is a 14-tent camp "set in a secluded part of the game-rich Seronera Valley in Central Serengeti", run by the Arusha-based Lemala collection, whose site does not say who owns the company. Twelve tents have two double beds and two have two bedrooms, which makes it one of the easier camps for families. The rate is full board with house drinks, but game drives are not included: Lemala builds its camps for guests who arrive with an operator's driver-guide and vehicle, which is how most people do the Serengeti. From $305 a person it is the cheapest full-board camp we found inside the park. Choose it for Seronera's year-round game at a mid-range price; skip it if you want the camp to run your drives.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The cheapest full-board camp we found inside the park, from $305
- House drinks, Wi-Fi and laundry in the rate
- Two-bedroom tents for families
- Seronera airstrip 30 minutes away
Cons
- Game drives are not included: you need an operator or pay extra
- TANAPA fees add $141.60 to $153.40 per adult per night
- The rate page leaves out April; ask whether the camp closes then
- Children are welcome but no ages are published
What's here
- Wi-Fi
- Family rooms
- En-suite bathrooms
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
Read from Lemala Ewanjan Tented Camp's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Serengeti National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entry$70 plus 18% VAT, so $82.60, per 24 hours from 16 May to 14 March; $70.80 from 15 March to 15 May.
- $83per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT, so $47.20, for a foreign-registered vehicle up to 2,000 kg; a Tanzanian-registered safari vehicle pays TSh 20,000, about $8 at TANAPA's TSh 2,555 to the dollar.
- $47per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $639 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
A lodge or camp inside the park adds TANAPA's concession fee on top: $70.80 per adult per night from July to September and $59 from October to June, VAT included. Arriving by road from Arusha adds the Ngorongoro permit of $70.80 per adult each way.
The full fee schedule for Serengeti National ParkRates at Lemala Ewanjan Tented Camp
From $305 pppn. Low season, 1 November to 19 December 2026 and 1 March to 31 May 2027; $427 in mid season and $595 in high season (1 July to 30 September 2026, 20 December 2026 to 5 January 2027), per person sharing, on Lemala's rate page valid 6 January 2026 to 31 May 2027. Full board with house drinks, Wi-Fi and laundry. Excluded: game drives, airstrip transfers, and TANAPA conservation and concession fees ($82.60 plus $59.00 or $70.80 per adult per night with VAT). Lemala's page does not say whether VAT is in its own rate.
Full board. Meals are included; drinks, activities and park fees are not.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates checked on 6 October 2026 against each operator's own website or rate sheet, in US dollars per person per night sharing unless the entry says otherwise. Two figures are per room, not per person: Serengeti Serena's $728 and Serengeti Explorer's $750 (a January 2025 opening offer). One figure is a reseller's, not the owner's: Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma's $154 a night on Priceline (6 Oct 2026, basis not stated). Ndutu Safari Lodge's figures come from a rate sheet that ran to 15 December 2025, the newest on its site. Unless the entry says otherwise, TANAPA fees come on top of every rate inside the park: the conservation fee of $70 plus 18% VAT ($82.60) per adult per 24 hours from 16 May to 14 March, $70.80 from 15 March to 15 May, and the hotel concession fee of $70.80 per adult per night from July to September or $59.00 from October to June, VAT included. Camps at Ndutu and Lake Masek pay the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority instead: $70.80 entry per 24 hours and $59.00 concession per adult per night. Wilderness Usawa is the one rate we found that includes park fees.
Questions about Lemala Ewanjan Tented Camp
Are game drives included at Lemala Ewanjan?
No. Lemala's rate page says its rates are full board with house drinks and do not include a professional guide and vehicle, airstrip transfers or government levies. Most guests come with their operator's driver-guide.
Is Lemala Ewanjan good for families?
Lemala says children are welcome and runs a Lemala Cubs programme, and two of the 14 tents have two bedrooms. We found no published age limits, so ask Lemala what applies.
When is Lemala Ewanjan cheapest?
From 1 November to 19 December 2026 and from 1 March to 31 May 2027, at $305 per person sharing. High season, July to September 2026 and 20 December 2026 to 5 January 2027, costs $595.