Selous Serena Camp
Deluxe tented camp · Rufiji and lake sector · Serena Hotels
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Mid-range
Inside the park
Safari company
Serena's tented camp in the lake sector is the most conventional bed in the park, which makes it simple to book alongside their Serengeti and Ngorongoro properties on one reservation. It is comfortable and predictable rather than characterful. Tent numbers are not published and neither are rates, so everything comes through the group's own booking channel.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Hotel-group reliability and service in a tented camp
- Easy to combine with Serena's Serengeti and Ngorongoro lodges
- Spa and pool on site, rare for this park
- Open year-round, unlike most of the lake-circuit camps
- One group-wide booking channel for your whole Tanzania trip
Cons
- No dedicated property page on Serena's own website
- No published rate card; third-party figures are unverified
- Tent numbers are not published anywhere
- Confirm access for the March to May rains
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Solar or 24h power
- Spa or massage
- Laundry
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Birding
Read from Selous Serena 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. Nyerere 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, charged per 24 hours.
- $82.6per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT for a foreign-registered vehicle up to 2,000 kg; above that, where most safari 4x4s sit, it is $150 plus VAT.
- $47.2per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $637.2 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Nyerere National ParkRates at Selous Serena Camp
On request. Serena publishes no rate card for this camp. Third-party listings put it around $550 to $600 a night, a figure we could not verify, so book through the group directly.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026 rates gathered in July 2026 from operators' own rate cards, and from the best third-party sources where an operator publishes nothing at all. No published rate means 'on request'. Always confirm with the property. Two things shift the real comparison in this park. First, park fees are extra almost everywhere: a camp inside the boundary carries the $82.60 conservation fee plus a $59.00 to $70.80 concession fee per adult per night, both including VAT, and most in-park camps bundle these into an all-inclusive rate while the camps outside the gate charge entry, boat and walking fees separately on the days you go in. Second, ignore any camp still advertising night game drives: they are not permitted inside the national park since the 2019 regazettement. Names you may still find in older guides but that we do not list: Azura Selous, which appears permanently closed, plus Selous Kulinda, Ol Moran, Jimbiza Lodge, Selous Great Water, Selous Mbuyu, Selous Mapumziko, The Retreat Selous and Amara Selous, none of which we could verify as currently trading.
Questions about Selous Serena Camp
Is Selous Serena Camp good for families?
We found no published child policy. Serena's main site currently has no dedicated page for this camp, and we found no minimum age or family tents listed in the park record either. Book through Serena's own channel and ask directly before travelling with children.
Can you self-drive to Selous Serena Camp?
This is not stated anywhere checked. The camp uses Mtemere or Siwandu airstrip, which points to fly-in access, and Serena's site has no dedicated page confirming a road or self-drive route. Book through Serena's own channel and ask about transfers when you reserve.
What does it cost to stay at Selous Serena Camp?
No reliable figure can be given. Serena publishes no rate card for this specific camp, and the park record notes third-party listings of roughly $550 to $600 a night that could not be verified. Book through Serena's own channel for a current quote.
When is Selous Serena Camp open?
The record lists it as open year-round, unlike most lake-circuit camps that close for the rains, but it also flags that access should be confirmed for March to May. Serena's main site carries no dedicated page to check current dates against, so ask before booking that window.