Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife: over 2 million ungulates, 4000 lions, 1000 leopard, 550 cheetahs and some 500 bird species inhabit an area close to 15,000 square kilometers in size.

Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa

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 residents of lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and birds are 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 of hundred vehicles driving around.

The Park can be divided into 3 sections. The popular southern/central part (Seronera Valley), is what the Maasai called the “serengit”, the land of endless plains. It’s classic savannah, dotted with acacias and filled with wildlife. The western corridor is marked by the Grumeti River and has more forests and dense bushes. The north, Lobo area, meets up with Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve, which is the least visited section.

Two World Heritage Sites and two Biosphere Reserves have been established within the 30,000 km² region. Its unique ecosystem has inspired writers from Ernest Hemingway to Peter Matthiessen, filmmakers like Hugo von Lawick and Alan Root as well as numerous photographers and scientists – many of which have put their works at our disposal to create this website.

The Serengeti ecosystem is one of the oldest on earth. The essential features of climate, vegetation, and fauna have barely changed in the past million years. Early man made an appearance in Olduvai Gorge about two million years ago. Some life, death, adaptation, and migration patterns are as old as the hills themselves.

It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile-infested river can hold them back.

The Wildebeest travel through a variety of parks, reserves, and protected areas and through a variety of habitats. Join us to explore the different forms of vegetation and landscapes of the Serengeti ecosystem and meet some of their most fascinating inhabitants.

Climate

The climate of the Serengeti National Park is subtropical, with rain season from November to April and dry season from May to October. The park is located at an altitude between 1,100 and 2,000 meters with annual average rainfall ranging from 900 to 1,000 mm.

Serengeti National Park Map

Let’s Start Here!

Free Safari Quotation

Choose your tour style
Coming Date
Contact details

Coming Date

Contact details

"endless plain"

Serengeti

This vast plain is witness to one of nature’s great spectacles: the Great Migration of millions of wildebeest, zebra and other grazing animals seeking fresh grass — followed closely by Africa’s largest concentration of lion. Whether you’re a first-time Africa visitor or a seasoned safari-goer, the Great Migration on an Air Balloon is not to be missed.

Featured Safaris & Tours

Discover Tanzania with us

9 Days Tanzania Under Canvas

9 Days Tanzania Safari Under Canvas

9 Days 8 Nights

Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park

14 days Tanzania safari & Zanzibar Honeymoon

14 days Tanzania safari & Zanzibar Honeymoon

14 Days 13 Nights

Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park, Zanzibar Beach

8 days lemosho route trekking

8 Days Lemosho Route Trekking

8 Days 7 Nights

Is considered the most scenic trail on Kilimanjaro, granting panoramic vistas on various sides

8-day-Wildebeests-Migration-Calving-Safari

8 days Wildebeests Migration Calving Safari

8 Days 7 Nights

Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park

4-Days-Safari-Serengeti-&-Ngorongoro-Crater

4 Days Safari Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

4 Days 3 Nights

Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

Climb Kilimanjaro

7 Days Machame Route Trekking

7 Days 6 Nights
Also known as the “Whiskey” route, is a six or seven day route and is the  most popular route on Kilimanjaro