Serengeti National Park
Tanzania, East Africa
Serengeti National Park
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Serengeti National Park Highlights
The name 'Serengeti' comes from the Maasai language and means an 'extended place'. The National Park alone covers an area of 12,950 square kilometres. The Serengeti ecosystem, which includes the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the Grumeti Reserve, the Maswa Game Reserve, the Masai Mara Game reserve (in Kenya) and numerous concession areas, is roughly the size of Sicily. It lies between the shores of Lake Victoria in the west, Lake Eyasi in the south, and the Great Rift Valley to the east.
Serengeti National Park is one of the best-known wildlife sanctuaries in the world, and symbolises the classic African safari. With more than 2 million wildebeest, half a million Thomson's gazelle, and a quarter of a million zebra, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. The Serengeti is also synonymous with the annual wildebeest and zebra migration.
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The Serengeti is in the top 3 safari destinations in Africa, arguably the best of them all. Its sure scale, lack of infrastructure, diverse landscape and wide open savannah make it the quintessential safari destination. It is the home of the Great Annual Wildebeest Migration for 9 months of the year.
The migration moves around the Serengeti and it is important to understand where they are likely to be when you plan your visit. Due to the size of the reserve you don't really want to be staying in the northern Serengeti when the wildebeest migration is in the southern Serengeti.
Compared with other reserves of its size, the Serengeti has very few lodges, camps, hotels, migration camps, etc. This makes it extra special for those that can afford it as you are unlikely to bump into masses of other visitors. For example, we often send visitors to the northern Serengeti rather than the Masai Mara (Kenya) during August to October when the migration spans the Serengeti and Masai Mara. Even though the Mara River crossing is more spectacular in the Masai Mara, some guest prefer to avoid masses of tourists and the "white buses" of the Masai Mara.
See our detailed description of the Great Annual Migration to get an understanding of the wildebeest migration.
Serengeti National Park Game Viewing and Activities
Although outnumbered eight to one, the zebra join in the migration, maintaining their family units of about a dozen members, each with a dominant stallion. Lion, cheetah, hyena and hunting dog follow the wildebeest and zebra, making sure that only the fittest survive. In November, when the grazing is finished in the North, this army of animals surges back to the now green pastures of the south, where they calve and mate before starting the entire cycle again.
Normally, the best time to see the animals here is during January and February. Heading north into the Park, the grass becomes noticeably longer, and it is usual to see Grant's and Thomson's gazelles, as well as the occasional small groups of topi and kongoni. Out of the vast sea of grass also rise great granite outcrops, known as 'kopjes', which have their own range of vegetation and wildlife. Towards Seronera, the Park headquarters, the landscape becomes more varied. Hills rise out of plains criss-crossed by small rivers. Umbrella acacia trees appear, elegant and serene, contrasting with the twisted commiphora trees.
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Safari Lodges within the Serengeti
Serengeti Comfortable USD 250 to USD 390
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Serena Safari Lodge is a large lodge centrally located, adjacent to the famous Western Corridor and Grumeti River. It has been designed to blend completely into the living landscape. It is well located for the migration between December and May.
Ndutu Lodge
Ndutu Safari Lodge is situated in the South-eastern part of the Serengeti ecosystem, close to the Ndutu Plains and is perfectly located for the wildebeest migration between November and May. Tucked well away from the busy tourist circuit.
Kati Kati Camp
Serengeti Kati Kati Camp is a comfortable mobile tented camp situated in Central Serengeti, strategically located to cover the vast Serengeti plains. The camp is only a 2 hour scenic drive to Olduvai Gorge Museum and Grumeti River.
Olduvai Camp
About half-way between the Ngorogoro Crater rim and Ndutu, Olduvai Camp stands at the base of a kopje on the southern edge of the Serengeti. It's run by Masai and has 16 simple walk-in tents, built on concrete bases with thatched roofs.
Serengeti Simba Lodge
Harmoniously nestled into the heart of the Serengeti ecosystem, set high on the Gambasage hill overlooking the famous Grumeti River, Serengeti Simba Lodge is situated on the main path of the annual Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra.
Mbalageti Serengeti Lodge
Mbalageti Lodge stands on Mwamyeni Hill, overlooking the vast Dutwa Plain, in a quiet part of the Western Corridor of the Serengeti National Park. It has uninterrupted views of the Serengeti plains and is in an ideal position for the Migration.
Soroi Serengeti Lodge
Soroi Serengeti Lodge is located in the Serengeti Central area of northern Tanzania. The camp is set high on a natural plateau with views over the vast plains of Musabi, giving guests a truly unforgettable African experience. Soroi is a stunning Lodge located in a prime spot in the Western corridor of the Serengeti National Park.
Lake Masek Tented Camp
The camp is located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Serengeti National Park. It consists of 20 tented chalets, each unit has its own private veranda which looks towards the lake. The tented chalets are large and furnished.
Kensington Serengeti Camp
Located in Kirawira area of the Grumeti corridor, on the west side of Serengeti National Park, Kensington Serengeti Camp provides guests with the rare experience of close contact with the world's greatest animal migration in the area.
Four Seasons Safari Lodge
Four Seasons Safari Lodge, previously known as Bilila Lodge is a 5 star property located in the Serengeti region of Tanzania. This luxurious lodge has a water hole adjacent at which guests can see numerous animals at all times of the day and night.
Ikoma Bush Camp
Sheltered in a grove of acacia trees is Serengeti Tented Camp. The camp is situated at the border of the world-renowned Serengeti National Park.
Buffalo Luxury Camp
Buffalo Luxury Camp is a permanent tented lodge featuring 15 suite tents and 5 smaller chalet tents, as well as a main lodge for dining and relaxation. The property is situated only 4 kilometers from the Klein’s Ranger Post, the official entry point into the northern Serengeti.
Lake Natron Tented Camp
Lake Natron Tented Camp has 9 tents with showers, comfortable beds and a veranda with guests own view of the incredible landscape. A fully stocked bar and restaurant ensure guests have a cold drink and good food at the end of the day.
Serengeti Sopa Lodge
The lodge is located in the acacia woodland overlooking the plains of the south-western Serengeti National Park. Serengeti is one of the most famous parks in the world, and hosts the largest annual migration of the wildebeest.
Serengeti Luxury USD 400 to USD 690
Dunia Camp
Dunia Camp offers superb game viewing all year round in two of the Serengeti’s prime areas, the southern plains and the central Serengeti Valley. After a day of game viewing, the strategic location of the camp provides a private and peaceful base.
Kusini Camp
Perfectly set in the remote southern part of the Serengeti, Sanctuary Kusini's location was specially selected after much research by our guides and the local experts. It overlooks the plains where game are a common sight all year round.
Olakira Camp
Olakira Camp is a seasonal mobile tented camp following the migration in the southern and central Serengeti. the camp is situated very close to the Mara River overlooking a crossing point regularly used by the Great Migration.
Lemala Ewanjan Camp
7 beautiful tents set along the game-rich Seronera Valley Each tent is fitted with 2 queen size or 1 king size leather beds, warm duvets, flush toilet, large safari shower, running water, wooden cabinets and flooring, 24-hour solar lighting, outside lounger, games table and much more
Lemala Ndutu Camp
Lemala Ndutu offers large tents as well as a large dining and lounge area. The camp consists of 5 star hotel quality mattresses, wooden floors, 24 hour lighting and en-suite bathrooms with flush toilets, running water and hot showers.
Ubuntu Camp
The camp is an intimate, traditional canvas safari camp designed to give you an authentic Serengeti safari,luxury and comfortable experience. A close-knit team of Tanzanians ensure that hospitality and a wonderfully relaxed environment remains the essence of Ubuntu Camp.
Nomad Mbalageti Lodge
Mbalageti is uniquely placed for breathtaking panorama views of the Serengeti Plains and the Mbalageti River, ideal for catching the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra.
Grumeti Luxury Tented Camp
Grumeti Luxury Tented Camp offers luxury tented accommodation in the Grumeti Wildlife Reserve situated north of Serengeti National Park. The camp offers 10 en-suite tented units, each offering either a king or twin accommodation.
Nomad Lamai Camp
Nomad Lamai Camp sits tucked amongst the rocks of Kogakuria Kopje with panoramic views of the surrounding landscape, just a few miles from where the wildebeest cross the Mara River.
Lemala Mara Camp
Located in the best game viewing area of the Northern Serengeti, this elegant tented camp is located near Euclea trees in a remote area. The camp offers 8 luxury tents and is reknowned for the annual Great Migration.
Masek Under Canvas Tented Camp
Masek Under Canvas located in the shores of Lake Masek, in Ndutu, situated between the plains of the Serengeti National Park and the northwest side of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Bologonya Under Canvas Safari Camp
The camp has 10 rooms in total which includes king size or double beds, a shower, hand basin and flush toilet. Game viewing, cultural walks to the Maasai Village and sundowners are all part of the experience at Bologonya Under Canvas.
Serengeti Premier USD 700+
Sabora Tented Camp
Sabora Tented Camp is a premier tented camp in the private Grumeti Reserve, ideal for the migration between May and June. The camp is located in the open savannah plains of the Grumeti.
Sayari Camp
One of the best-kept secrets in Africa, Sayari Camp is tucked away in a remote region of the northern Serengeti, perfectly positioned to witness the great migration crossing the Mara River between July and October.
Serengeti Under Canvas
Carefully planned to bring guests as close as possible to the magnificent spectacle of the Great Migration, Serengeti Under Canvas is situated at a variety of private campsites throughout the National Park, moving according to the path of the migratory herds.
Sasakwa Lodge
An exclusive lodge in the private Grumeti Reserve in the western Serengeti. The migration passes through the Grumeti Reserve between May and June. The wildlife is good year-round and so the experience is shear and unadulterated opulence in the Serengeti.
Serengeti Migration Camp
Hidden among the rocky outcrops Serengeti Migration Camp is located in the northern Serengeti, at the starting point of the Migration. The best time to visit the camp is between July and November, in order to witness the Migration.
Klein's Camp
Klein's Camp is located in the northern Serengeti, ideal for the migration between July and November. Klein’s Camp overlooks the incredible wooded hillsides, rolling grasslands, marshes and forested river banks which surrounds it.
Grumeti Tented Camp
Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp is situated in the private and remote Western Corridor of the Serengeti. Set on the banks of an oxbow lake, it is the perfect vantage point to watch the vast masses of the Great Migration making their dramatic river crossing.
Faru Faru Lodge
Situated on a slope overlooking the Grumeti River, basking in the abundance of animal species and birdlife around it, Singita Faru Faru Lodge lends a contemporary signature style to safari.
Singita Mara River Lodge
Singita Mara River Tented Camp has opened in the Lamai triangle, the northernmost tip of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It has just six tents spread along the banks of the river, all very well equipped.
Singita Serengeti House
Situated on the western corridor of the world famous Serengeti National Park, Singita Serengeti House offers guests exclusive-use accommodation and access to 350,000 acres of private land, providing an unparalleled safari experience.
Serengeti Safari Camp
Situated within the Serengeti National Park, Serengeti Safari Camp moves around within the park in order for you to get as close as possible to the Wildebeest migration.
Serengeti Bushtops Camp
Serengeti Bushtops is located in the north west of the Serengeti National Park, with twelve most impressive tents, each facing the sunset giving guests an extraordinary panoramic view of nature’s living masterpiece.
Serian Serengeti North Camp
Serian Serengeti North camp is a seasonal camp set in the far north of the Serengeti, in an ideal location for viewing the wildebeest migration between June and October.
Serengeti Pioneer Camp
Serengeti Pioneer Camp is situated in the national park to offer guests access to the annual migration and the ‘Big 5’ with views overlooking Moru Kopjes, Lake Magadi and the endless plains.
Ndutu Under Canvas Safari Camp
This luxurious tented camp enables guests to be within reach of the Great Migration and to explore remote, beautiful corners of the Serengeti with excellent resident game.
Moru Under Canvas Tented Camp
Moru Under Canvas nestles in a secluded area of central and southern Serengeti in the Moru Kopjes.The camp has 10 tents where the accommodation is fully inclusive with meals and beverages. Game viewin g an
Tanzania Comfortable USD 100 - 250
Ronjo Camp
Ronjo Camp is a basic mobile tented camp located in the central Serengeti region close to the rather busy Seronera river area, but the exact location can vary every 6 months. This is a simple set up with a central mess tent alongside a camp fire with deck chairs.
Grumeti River Camp
The camp overlooks the Grumeti River and offers a comfortable haven from which to experience the truly wild pulse of Africa. The camp consists of 10 spacious safari tents with local sculptured furnishings, en suite bathrooms and beautiful alfresco showers.
Tanzania Luxury USD 250 - 450
Serengeti Mara Camp
An exclusive mobile camp in the Lamai Wedge area of the far northern Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. A wildlife experience in one of the last true wilderness areas of Africa, we are the only camp on the northern side of the Mara River. .
Tanzania Premier USD 450 +
Olakira Lamai Camp
Consisting of 8 tents, with the same look and feel as the Olakira Camp. The camp will only offer game package rates, so it is better fly into camp rather than arrive with your own driver.
Lamai Serengeti
Lamai Serengeti is subtly nestled amongst the rocks of Kogakuria Kopje, producing panoramic views of the surrounding Serengeti landscape. A small, intimate safari lodge located in the Northern Serengeti, perfectly positioned for the migration.
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