Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region located in north-western Tanzania  between latitudes 1 and 3 S and longitudes 34 and 36 E. It spans some 30,000 km2.

The Serengeti hosts the largest and longest overland migration in the world,[1] a semi-annual occurrence. This migration is one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world. The Serengeti National Park  is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra. The park covers 14,763 km² (5,700 square miles) of grassland plains and savanna as well as riverine forest and woodlands. As a result of the biodiversity and ecological significance of the area, the park has been listed by UNESCO as one of the World Heritage Sites.

The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region located in north-western Tanzania between latitudes 1 and 3 S and longitudes 34 and 36 E. It spans some 30,000 km2. The Serengeti hosts the largest and longest overland migration in the world, a semi-annual occurrence. This migration is one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world.

The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra. The park covers 14,763 km² (5,700 square miles) of grassland plains and savanna as well as riverine forest and woodlands. As a result of the biodiversity and ecological significance of the area, the park has been listed by UNESCO as one of the World Heritage Sites.

Location
North Western Tanzania, 335km (208 miles) from Arusha, stretching north to Kenya and bordering Lake Victoria to the west

Area
14,763 sq.km

Getting there
Scheduled and charter flights from Arusha, Lake Manyara and Mwanza.
Drive from Arusha, Lake Manyara, Tarangire or Ngorongoro Crater.

What to do
Hot air balloon safaris, walking safari, picnicking, game drives, bush lunch/dinner can be arranged with hotels/tour operators.  Maasai rock paintings and musical rocks.

Wildlife
The Serengeti is home to thousands of plant and animal species. While many visitors focus on charismatic species including lion, cheetah, elephant and leopard, there are many other mammal species that roam the plains by the thousands. These include giraffe, topi, bushbuck, warthog, hippo, rock hyrax, Grants gazelle and impala. These animals are viewed in herds or alone, and cover all ecosystems of the Serengeti.

Birdlife
Serengeti provides for excellent birdwatching as there are 540 species found in the Serengeti alone. These species range from the prehistoric-looking ostrich to the iridescent lilac breasted roller.

Best time to Visit
To follow the wildebeest migration, December-July. To see predators, June-October.

Highlights
Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park, also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th world wide wonder, the Serengeti is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa