Sasakwa Lodge

Unrivalled savannah views
Tanzania/Serengeti National Park
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About The Hotel

Sasakwa Lodge provides guests with a front-row seat to the prolific wildlife in the 350,000-acre Singita Grumeti Reserve in the Serengeti.The experience makes for an unparalleled East African safari, complete with leisure activities that include bush walks, soothing wellness treatments and tennis.

Built in the style of a stately Edwardian manor house and featuring a light and airy atmosphere, Singita Sasakwa Lodge offers panoramic views, a sense of immense freedom, and stillness.Striking the perfect balance between casual luxury and sophisticated elegance, it features a grand entrance, wraparound verandas, silver candelabras and coveted antiques, as well as bespoke décor elements such as local artefacts and tribal cushions.

Offering expansive en-suite bathrooms, dressing areas, fireplaces, living rooms and French doors opening onto welcoming verandas, the elegant cottages feature polished parquet floors, vintage collectables and comfortable furnishings – and provide guests with complete privacy, as well as unfiltered space and time to connect with the breathtaking surrounds.
INTERNET
  • Public areas: free
    In room: free
CHILDREN POLICY
  • Children are welcome
CHECK-IN / CHECK-OUT
  • Check-in: 2 pm
    Check-out: 11 am
TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSFERS
  • Subject to supplement
ROOMS
  • 10 cottages and 1 suite
PARKING
  • Private parking is available on site
PETS
  • Pets are not allowed
SPA AND LEISURE
  • outdoor pool
  • fitness center
  • spa
  • tennis court
ENTERTAINMENT&FAMILY SERVICES
  • indoor play area
  • babysitting
  • family rooms
FOOD&DRINK
  • restaurant
  • bar
GENERAL
  • free wifi
  • non-smoking rooms

Sustainable Initiatives

Wildlife conservation

As the custodian of more than 350,000 acres of the world-renowned Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania, Singita’s partnership with Grumeti Fund has had a profound impact on the Serengeti ecosystem. The non-profit Grumeti Fund carries out wildlife conservation and community development programs in and around the Singita Grumeti Reserve.

Faced with challenges including uncontrolled illegal hunting, rampant wildfires and spreading strands of invasive alien vegetation when they took over the management of the area in 2003, the Fund dedicated itself to transform severely depleted wildlife numbers into thriving populations once more. Restoring this once barren and highly degraded region to a flourishing wilderness, their successes include the remarkable recovery of many species – including buffalo, wildebeest and elephant populations, and in 2019, the Fund carried out the largest single relocation and reintroduction of 9 critically endangered Eastern Black Rhino..

The non-profit Fund is fiscally independent in its conservation and community project operations. Funds are derived in the form of donations from Singita guests, NGOs and philanthropists seeking to make a lasting contribution to the sustainability of conservation work in Africa.

Community Minded

Singita is a part of the international network of organisations using Bioregional’s One Planet Living framework. Singita's One Planet Action Plan has been endorsed by Bioregional as demonstrating leadership in One Planet Living. Encouraging active, sociable, meaningful lives to promote good health and well-being. Singita Strives to create meaningful experiences and promote health and wellness to guests. Creating safe, equitable places to live and work which support local prosperity and international fair trade. Singita seeks to procure locally, not only to reduce carbon miles but also to support local economies. Nurturing local identity and heritage, empowering communities and promoting a culture of sustainable living. Singita keeps local culture alive within lodges through design and promting local artists and artisans.

Environmental Protection and Conservation

Singita is protecting and restoring land for the benefit of people and wildlife by taking care of biodiversity both in the broader reserves and within the grounds of all lodges. Using water efficiently, protecting local water resources and reducing flooding and drought, Singita strives to monitor the health of the water sources and be as efficient as possible with water use. Promoting sustainable humane farming and healthy diets high in local, seasonal organic food and vegetable protein. Singita is sourcing food locally and growing food on-site for a fresh and low carbon mile food offering. All structures are seeking to be as efficient as possible by reducing fuel consumption and are striving to use materials for construction and operations that are local and environmentally friendly. The reserve works on reducing consumption, reusing and recycling as to achieve zero waste and zero pollution by maximising recycling with minimal waste to landfill. Singita is aming to reach zero carbon energy by moving to renewable energy sources at all properties.

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Sustainable Initiatives

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Travel Sustainable Measures

  • Water-efficient toilets
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Option to opt out of daily room cleaning
  • Option to reuse towels
  • Recycling bins available to guests and waste is recycled
  • The property makes efforts to reduce food waste
  • Water cooler/dispenser
  • Single-use shampoo, conditioner, and body wash bottles not used
  • Single-use plastic stirrers not used
  • Single-use plastic straws not used
  • Single-use plastic bottles not used
  • Single-use plastic cups not used
  • Single-use plastic cutlery/plates not used
  • Green spaces like (rooftop) gardens at the property
  • Most lighting throughout property uses energy-efficient LED bulbs
  • Most food provided at the property is locally sourced
  • Tours and activities organized by local guides and businesses
  • Provide guests with info about local ecosystems, history, culture, and visitor etiquette
  • Invests a percentage of revenue back into community projects or sustainability projects
  • Local artists are offered a platform to display their talents