SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
ATTRACTIONS
Serengeti National Park is located 335kms from Arusha, it stretches north to Kenya and bordering Lake Victoria to the west. The Serengeti National Park forms part of the northern circuit of Tanzania. The Serengeti National Park is the most famous National Park in Africa. Its reputation is due to its spectacularly abundant wildlife concentrations together with vast picturesque and immaculate wilderness. The people of the Maasai tribe call it ‘Siringet’, which means ‘the place where the land never ends’.
The Serengeti offers its visitors the finest year round game viewing in Africa. Due to the park’s immensity, animal spotting is always interesting and diverse. Every new sunrise will hold the promise of an outstanding beauty and amazing wildlife encounters while every sunset will celebrate the cyclic rhythm of a landscape working in harmony with its wildlife.
There is a strong migratory population in the park consisting of wildebeest, zebras and gazelle, coupled with an equally copious host of inhabitant animals such as lion, elephant, hippopotamus, hyena, cheetah and many more. The great migration in the Serengeti involves about 2.5 million animals that must search for grass and water in order to survive. This spectacular migration of wildebeest and zebra will cover over 3000km and the animals will consume over 3500 tones of grass a day. An amazing number of more than 200,000 animals will be born during the migration. Lions and other predators will follow the migration picking off the weaker members of the herd and their young. Despite of the time you travel you will discover that the park and its abundant and varied wildlife will always enchant, surprise and educate you to the truly wonderful experience that makes it one of the world’s top wonder.
CLIMATE
The Serengeti’s climate is both warm and dry. The tropical rainy season is from March to May, with short rains from October to November. The Serengeti is lush and green after the rains, but a steady drying up follows which inhibits plant growth and encourages the animals to migrate in search of water.
The temperature is relatively uniform throughout the year with average temperatures ranging from 15C to 26C. The minimum temperature of 13 degrees celsius occurs between May and August.
WHEN TO VISIT
The Serengeti can be visited at any time of the year. In fact, the diversity of the landscape and the endless flux of activity with migratory patterns, resident animal populations and the climate makes for a unique and exhilarating experience.
The rainy season is March through to May. This is when the awe inspiring natural phenomenon of the migration unwraps across the Serengeti. This season is also broken in to two distinct phases, a tropical rainy season taking place between the months of March and May with a short rains season occurring from October to November.
The dry season is May through to February. You will be mesmerized by a visit to the Serengeti throughout these months as predators provide an action packed game viewing experience. The spectacle and thrill of watching predator versus prey on a backdrop of a sun burnt savanna will be an experience never to be forgotten.
ACTIVITIES TO DO
- The great Wildebeest migration
- Savanna grassland plains
- Extraordinary game viewing with over 3,000,000 animals roaming the plains
- 500+ species of birds
- Kopjes
- 14,763 sq km(5,700 sq miles)
Serengeti National Park is located 335kms from Arusha, it stretches north to Kenya and bordering Lake Victoria to the west. The Serengeti National Park forms part of the northern circuit of Tanzania. The Serengeti National Park is the most famous National Park in Africa. Its reputation is due to its spectacularly abundant wildlife concentrations together with vast picturesque and immaculate wilderness. The people of the Maasai tribe call it ‘Siringet’, which means ‘the place where the land never ends’.
The Serengeti offers its visitors the finest year round game viewing in Africa. Due to the park’s immensity, animal spotting is always interesting and diverse. Every new sunrise will hold the promise of an outstanding beauty and amazing wildlife encounters while every sunset will celebrate the cyclic rhythm of a landscape working in harmony with its wildlife.
There is a strong migratory population in the park consisting of wildebeest, zebras and gazelle, coupled with an equally copious host of inhabitant animals such as lion, elephant, hippopotamus, hyena, cheetah and many more. The great migration in the Serengeti involves about 2.5 million animals that must search for grass and water in order to survive. This spectacular migration of wildebeest and zebra will cover over 3000km and the animals will consume over 3500 tones of grass a day. An amazing number of more than 200,000 animals will be born during the migration. Lions and other predators will follow the migration picking off the weaker members of the herd and their young. Despite of the time you travel you will discover that the park and its abundant and varied wildlife will always enchant, surprise and educate you to the truly wonderful experience that makes it one of the world’s top wonder.
CLIMATE
The Serengeti’s climate is both warm and dry. The tropical rainy season is from March to May, with short rains from October to November. The Serengeti is lush and green after the rains, but a steady drying up follows which inhibits plant growth and encourages the animals to migrate in search of water.
The temperature is relatively uniform throughout the year with average temperatures ranging from 15C to 26C. The minimum temperature of 13 degrees celsius occurs between May and August.
WHEN TO VISIT
The Serengeti can be visited at any time of the year. In fact, the diversity of the landscape and the endless flux of activity with migratory patterns, resident animal populations and the climate makes for a unique and exhilarating experience.
The rainy season is March through to May. This is when the awe inspiring natural phenomenon of the migration unwraps across the Serengeti. This season is also broken in to two distinct phases, a tropical rainy season taking place between the months of March and May with a short rains season occurring from October to November.
The dry season is May through to February. You will be mesmerized by a visit to the Serengeti throughout these months as predators provide an action packed game viewing experience. The spectacle and thrill of watching predator versus prey on a backdrop of a sun burnt savanna will be an experience never to be forgotten.
ACTIVITIES TO DO
- Balloon safari
- Walking safari
- Game Drives
- Bush dinners
