Sweetwaters Serena Camp is a large tented camp in the eastern sector of the conservancy, catering predominantly to a mid-range, drive-in group safari market. There are two styles of guest tents at Sweetwaters – standard tents and deluxe tents. The 39 standard tents (12 doubles and 27 twins) stretch out through landscaped gardens to the north of the central areas, curling around to face the waterhole, while the superior tents, in a row known as the “Morani Wing” stretch around to the east. The standard tents are fine, reasonably large canvas tents, with solid thatched roofs above and solid ensuite bathrooms behind. For the best views of waterhole action, the lower-numbered, front room standard tents on the ground are best placed. Those in the second row, to the rear, are mounted on 2-metre high platforms, but views tend to be obstructed by vegetation. In the Morani Wing, the 17 deluxe tents (seven doubles, eight twins, two triples), spread out to the east of the camp’s central area, and are of a much higher standard. Here, despite the use of canvas walls, the sense of being in a comfortable hotel room is even more accentuated. For wheelchair users there is one adapted superior tent, with wide access and rails.
