Safaris in Tanzania | Serengeti a best safari destination in Africa

Safaris in Tanzania | Serengeti a Best Safari Destination in Africa

Date: 26.04.2019

The Serengeti National Park, in northern Tanzania, is known for its massive annual migration of wildebeest and zebra. Seeking new pasture, the herds move north from their breeding grounds in the grassy southern plains. Many cross the marshy western corridor’s crocodile-infested Grumeti River. Others veer northeast to the Lobo Hills, home to black eagles. Black rhinos inhabit the granite outcrops of the Moru Kopje

The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania was established in 1952. It is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth - the great migration of wildebeest and zebra. The resident population of lion, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, and birds is also impressive. There’s a wide variety of accommodation available, from luxury lodges to mobile camps.

The park covers 5,700 sq miles, (14,763 sq km), it’s larger than Connecticut, with at most a couple hundred vehicles driving around. Bordered to the north by the Kenyan border, where it is continuous with the Masai Mara Game Reserve. To the southeast of the park is the Ngorongoro conservation area to the southwest boarder Maswa Game Reserve, to the west are the Ikongoro and Grumeti game reserve, and to the northeast and east lies the Loliondo Game Control Area.

Serengeti itself

Central Serengeti plains: the almost treeless grassland of the south is the most emblematic scenery of the park. This is where the wildebeest breed, as they remain in the plains from December to May. Other hoofed animals - zebra, gazelle, impala, hartebeest, top, buffalo, Waterbuck - also occur in huge numbers during the wet season. "Kopjes" are granite florations that are very common in the region, and they are great observation posts for predators, as well as a refuge for hyrax and pythons

Note: A hippopotamus walking on the grass land in Serengeti National Park in the morning

Western corridor: the black clay soil covers the savannah of this region. The Grumeti River and its gallery forests is home to Nile crocodiles, patas, monkey’s hippopotamus and martial eagles. The migration passes through from May to July.

The Wildebeest on the main highway of the Western Corridor

The Northern Serengeti: (Kogatende, Lobo, Loliondo) the landscape is dominated by open woodlands and hills, ranging from central Serengeti (Seronera) to the Mara River on the Kenyan border. Apart from the migratory wildebeest and zebra (which occur from July to August, and in November), this is the best place to find elephant, giraffe and dik

Accommodation

There is a wide range of places to stay in the Serengeti Ecosystem. Ranging from budget accommodation to luxury tented camps or lodge. The safari to Serengeti is suitable for budget tailor made for family, small group to large group, honeymooners regarding to your budget for your choose we will offer you with best services

How to get there?

Serengeti National Park is accessible by both roadways and airways.

Roadways: It is about 8 hours’ drive time from Arusha Town. You can reach Serengeti from Arusha either by taking private cars.

Airways: Serengeti is well connected by domestic flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport and Julius Nyerere International Airport. Direct charter flights from Kilimanjaro or Julius Nyerere International Airport are also available to the park’s airstrip

Best time to visit

Serengeti National Park is open for visitors all year round, however particular areas are best at particular times. The overall best time for wildlife viewing is during the dry season i.e., from late June up to September with the wildebeest migration as its ultimate highlighting. However, timing of the migration varies every year, with the best chance of witnessing wildebeest river crossing is during June and July while from late January to February is the best time to watch the wildebeest calving.

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