Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Tanzania's Serengeti National Park is the world's greatest wildlife stage — 14,750 square kilometres of endless golden savanna hosting the planet's largest annual animal migration, alongside year-round concentrations of Africa's iconic species.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Serengeti supports approximately 1.5 million wildebeest, 700,000 Thomson's gazelle, 200,000 zebra, and the predators that follow them across the plains.

The Great Migration

The migration follows a circular pattern: calving in the southern Serengeti (January–March), movement north across the Grumeti River (April–June), the Mara River crossings into Kenya (July–October), and return south (November–December). Every month offers a different spectacle.

Wildlife

  • Lion — highest density in Africa
  • Cheetah and leopard
  • African wild dog
  • Elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra
  • Nile crocodile in the Grumeti and Mara Rivers
  • Over 500 bird species

Quick Info

  • Country: Tanzania
  • Gateway: Kilimanjaro (JRO) or Arusha (ARK) then light aircraft
  • Best time: Year-round; timing depends on migration preference
  • Recommended stay: 4–6 days
  • Combines well with: Ngorongoro, Masai Mara, Zanzibar

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