Asanja Moru
Moru Kopjes, South-Central Serengeti — Asanja Africa
Asanja Moru is a small bush camp tucked among the granite boulders of the Moru Kopjes. Asanja Africa, a family-owned operator with properties across the Serengeti and Ruaha, runs the camp. It keeps no permanent structures, in keeping with a deliberately light environmental footprint. Seven individually styled tents make up the camp, plus one two-bedroom family tent.
Location and Landscape
The Moru Kopjes area is known for one of the Serengeti’s resident black rhino populations. Lion and cheetah also favour the granite outcrops, using them as vantage points over the surrounding grassland. Lake Magadi, a saline lake favoured by flamingos, sits nearby. Gong Rock, in addition, holds a series of Maasai rock paintings worth a dedicated stop. The migration, meanwhile, moves through this area at points in its annual cycle, adding seasonal density to an already strong resident wildlife base.
Accommodation
Each Meru-style tent sits on a wooden deck with a private veranda set with chairs and a small table. An en-suite bathroom, with a flush toilet, washbasin and shower, sits at the rear. Interiors lean toward an authentic, individually decorated African style. Every tent at Asanja Moru, in fact, is themed around a specific Maasai ceremony, giving each room its own character and story.
Safari Experience
Game drives run in 4×4 vehicles seating a maximum of six guests, keeping each safari group genuinely intimate. Walking safaris, village visits, and hot air balloon safaris are all available too. Evenings, generally, include Maasai storytelling around the campfire before or after dinner. Sundowners are taken from a dedicated viewpoint over the plains, before guests return to the camp’s bar and lounge.
When to Visit
The Moru Kopjes area offers strong year-round game viewing, thanks to its permanent water sources and resident predator population. Travellers should note that road access can become difficult during and shortly after the rains, however, given the camp’s remote position and unpaved approach.
Practical Information
Guests reach Asanja Moru via the Seronera airstrip, roughly a 45-minute drive from camp, or by road from Arusha, a journey of five to seven hours. Because of the camp’s remoteness, travel days should, in addition, be planned with some flexibility.
Combining Asanja Moru with Other Tanzania Destinations
Asanja Moru pairs naturally with its sister camp, Asanja Grumeti, in the western corridor. It also suits a stay further north or south in the Serengeti, for travellers wanting broader coverage of the migration’s annual cycle. Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire, similarly, both extend into a wider northern Tanzania circuit.
Our Tanzania Safari Guide covers wider planning. For more accessible camps, see Tanzania Safari Camps.
If you are considering Asanja Moru as part of a Tanzania safari, we would be glad to talk it through.