&Beyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge is a luxurious boutique safari lodge set on the banks of the Grumeti River in Tanzania's Serengeti's Western Corridor, within the exclusive Grumeti Game Reserve. Located in the far western reaches of Serengeti National Park, this remote, uncrowded area is rich in year-round wildlife. The lodge is nestled in the shade of an evergreen forest on the banks of a quiet tributary where hippos wallow and wildlife drifts by. It's a newly rebuilt sustainable lodge that touches the earth lightly, leaving little behind but lasting memories.
Rooms
The lodge offers just 10 elegant river-facing Suites, including one family suite, ensuring intimate, private safari experiences. Each suite is designed to bring you closer to nature without compromising on comfort, offering generous space, deep privacy, and a private plunge pool. The suites feature open spaces, organic textures, open-plan layouts with four-poster beds, and river-facing views where hippos and wildlife can be seen. Every detail is designed to honour the land, and every view invites you to pause and experience the Serengeti at its most personal.
About
The lodge offers refined safari living with a serene, soulful atmosphere where stillness meets spectacle. The setting is peaceful with pure Tanzanian warmth in the welcome. As a Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards winner (2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, and 2025), it's recognized as a remote bush boutique lodge in one of Africa's most densely populated game parks. The natural elegance and thoughtful luxury ensure guests experience a Serengeti unhurried and unfiltered, revealed only to those who venture far enough.
Activities
Activities include secluded Big Five game drives without crowds, hippo serenades by starlight, quiet walks, community visits, yoga at dawn, and birdwatching. The Grumeti Private Game Reserve is bustling with wildlife, featuring seasonal hippo pods, impressive lion prides, and meaningful community interactions. The lodge offers adventure, gourmet dining, hiking, indigenous culture/art, leisure, nature, relaxation, shopping, and star gazing. Activities focus on making the Serengeti experience personal where stillness holds just as much power as spectacle.
The lodge is ideal for travelers seeking privacy, intimacy, and an exclusive safari experience away from crowds. It's a riverfront sanctuary where the land runs on forever, with golden grasslands stretching endlessly and rivers moving at their own pace. The wildlife is present, the setting peaceful, and the experience deeply alive – a serene, soulful Serengeti as few will ever know it. The journey is made just for you, with Travel Specialists shaping adventures that are uniquely yours.
Destination
Tanzania Safaris
Style
Lodge
