Covering an area of 14,763 sq. km, Serengeti National Park is the second largest National Park in Tanzania after Ruaha. The park is located some 320 km to the northwest of Arusha, lying in a high plateau between the Ngorongoro highlands and the Kenya/ Tanzania border, and extending almost to Lake Victoria to the west. The Maasai people call it ‘’Siringet’’ meaning wide endless plains.
A UNESCO’s world Heritage site and a biosphere reserve since 1981 ,Serengeti is ,one of the oldest ,the largestand the best National Park in Africa.
Serengeti is one of the most famous wildlife areas in the world with the greatest concentration of wild animals on the planet!This world -renowned Park is a sanctuary for last remaining annual mammal migration in the world. The wildlife experience in this most famous park is unparalleled !
Serengeti is home to the richest large predator/prey interactions worldwide and its plant and animal diversity is equally rich. There are more than 530 species of bird that has been recorded in Serengeti, a quarter of which migrate annually to or through the park. To witness these unique wonders, Serengeti offers game viewing, walking safaris, hot air balloon filming and photographic safaris.
Between May and July, when drought sets in, Serengeti is the site of one of the most breathtaking events in the animal kingdom – the migration of thousands of wildebeest heading southwest, north or west in search of water and greener pastures. The Lobo area remains rich in wildlife during the dry months of August to November when most of the game has moved from the grass plains in the south. This is also true of the Western Corridor towards Lake Victoria when the migration usually lingers in the area between June and July. Serengeti provides sanctuary to the highest concentration of plains animals in the world. Survey estimates indicate an animal population of over 4 million including 3,000 lions, 1,600,000 wildebeest, 300,000 Thomson‘s and Grant‘s gazelle, 500,000 zebras. There are over 400 species of birds in the Serengeti.