Recently there have been reports that there are plans to construct a major highway running through the northern section of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, which is home to the world famous wildebeest and zebra migration.

Singita Grumeti Reserves would like to state that it is opposed to a commercial, industrial road anywhere through the Serengeti. 

The preservation of the Serengeti National Park and the protection of the wildebeest migration route in the northern Serengeti is critical, and Singita has been an integral part of this conservation effort.

Singita’s mission is to support low impact, sustainable ecotourism in the Serengeti as the best way to improve the economic opportunities of Serengeti District residents.  Singita has been the largest supporter of conservation and community development in the Serengeti since 2003 and is deeply committed to the people and wildlife of Tanzania.  Most recently, in May 2010, it partnered with the Tanzanian government to reintroduce the first black rhino in the Serengeti in over forty years, at a project cost of over US$5 million.

While Singita’s focus is on conservation, it recognizes that proper infrastructure is vital to the people of Tanzania.  Any infrastructure development must balance environmental sensitivities with the upliftment of the people of the Serengeti. 

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