The Mereshi safari camp will open in the Serengeti in November 2026: 18 tented suites, a pool and a spa

The Mereshi Safari Camp Serengeti, Autograph Collection, is due to open in November 2026 in the Ikoma Valley, in the western Serengeti. The Marriott brand’s second safari camp after Mapito, developed by the same group, Delaware Investments, it will bring together 18 raised tented suites of 95 m², a pool and a spa. Rates have not yet been published.

In the Ikoma Valley, 11 km from the park

The camp occupies an estate of 55 acres of savannah, about 22 hectares, in the Ikoma Valley, west of Serengeti National Park. Buildings will cover no more than 30% of the land. Guests will arrive via the Fort Ikoma airstrip, 10 minutes away, or by road, 1 hr 35 min from the Seronera airstrip. The Fort Ikoma gate is 11 km away and Robanda village 6 km. The Serengeti is also awaiting the Upeo Serengeti lodge, due in July 2027.

Who is behind Mereshi, after Mapito?

The owner and developer, Delaware Investments, has already opened Mapito Safari Camp in the Serengeti, the first safari camp in the Autograph Collection. The Marriott Bonvoy brand works on a franchise basis and Mereshi’s operator has not been named; its portfolio stretches from the savannah to city addresses, such as the Stripes Singapore Chinatown hotel.

The architecture is by Dunia Design, an Arusha-based practice that also designed Mapito. Inspired by the umbrella thorn acacia (Acacia tortilis), it combines wood, canvas, woven elements and local materials, touching the ground as lightly as possible.

95 m² tented suites, all facing east

The 18 raised tented suites all follow the same layout: 50 m² inside and 45 m² of terrace, or 95 m² each. All face east, towards the sunrise. Dawn coffee and lantern-lit dinners will be served there.

A pool facing the plains and the Mereshi Spa

Between game drives, the camp puts the emphasis on rest: a pool turned towards the plains, from which the renderings show herds in the distance.

The Mereshi Spa is among the facilities listed on the Marriott page, along with a fitness room; the renderings show a treatment room open to the bush. Details of the treatments have not yet been released.

Evenings of lantern-lit dinners and boma fires

The camp will have a restaurant, a bar, a lounge, a craft shop and a boma, the campfire enclosure. On the announced programme: 4×4 game drives, sundowners, fireside storytelling and Tanzanian music. For another brand-new safari camp, see the Anantara Kafue River camp in Zambia.

95% of materials made in Tanzania

According to the developer, around 95% of the materials, furniture and equipment, from canvas to timber, were made or bought in Tanzania, and more than 150 Tanzanians worked on the build. The camp is expected to create around 100 permanent jobs, more than 90% of them held by Tanzanians.

With the NGO Hope for Girls and Women and the Give a Future Foundation, the non-profit arm of Delaware Investments, a hospitality mentoring programme will house and train at least five young women at the camp, with accommodation, meals and daily expenses covered. The foundation also funds healthcare in Robanda, including the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of children with sickle cell disease.