Overview
Kikoti Camp is one of a few camps set in the community conservation area just outside the boundary hill gate on the eastern side of . It's easily accessed from Arusha and is around 1 hour from the main gate of Tarangire.
Kikoti is a Maasai word for "the place where life began". The luxury camp is well placed for the migration of plains game into Tarangire at the beginning of the dry season (July) and out again at the end (Nov). At these times there can be quite a bit to see in the local area. Being outside the National Park in a community conservation area there are a number for benefits such as walks lead by Maasai rangers and night drives. This is also a good place from which to visit the local communities with which the camp works.
Accommodation
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The camp has 10 large ensuite tentsraised on platforms of timber with good views over the surroundings savannah.
• Each of the tents have sewn-in floors and en-suite facilities that include standard style showers with flush toilets Each room has solar powered electricity converted to 240 Vac.
Facilities
• The main mess and dining are is open sided with large shady thatched roves and the interior is decorated with carvings of all shapes and sizes on most available spaces.
• Most evenings, the hosts for the camp will also have dining arranged in a wilderness area few meters from the main camp enclosed in wooden fence epitomizing the Maasai homestead called the En'Kaang.
Activities
• Day and night wildlife watching and game driving safaris in Tarangire are regulaly arranged.
• Also ornithological safaris and highly specialized walking safari are organised around the conservation area along with cultural tours to Maasai villages.
Dining
• Dining is the best of the Kikoti experiences; the meals are prepared by local chefs, in tasty traditional local flavors. Dinner is followed by traditional music and folklore presented by the local Maasai.
• Superb sundowners evening snacks and drinks are held on the Kikoti Rock high up in the air with panoramic views of the beautiful landscape.
Kikoti Camp – Amani Tours View
This luxury camp recaptures the time-honored splendor of the traditional safari camp of yesteryear, when comfort was defined by superior service and campfire hospitality rather than modern conveniences and anonymous welcome.There is a community conservation fee paid to the local villages for every client, and is used to develop community-chosen development projects such as schools, water boreholes, roads and dispensaries. Kikoti camp's remote location, open wilderness, unassuming luxury and room to roam afford the chance for a very intimate encounter with the wildlife and people of Tanzania.
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