Safari in Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s most famous park and it is also the oldest. It is believed to be one of the natural wonders of the world and to see the million wildebeest rhythmically and instinctively travelling together across the land is truly magical. Before migration begins from Southern Serengeti, wildebeest mate and produces more than 8,000 calves daily. It’s survival of the fittest as migration is a 1,000 km (600 miles) pilgrimage, battling crocodile-infested rivers as they travel north. As well as the wildebeest migration, 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Gazelles join in looking for food. This spectacle takes place from December to July. It’s important to bear in mind that the wildebeest migration route is unpredictable and to see it, you need to allow a minimum of three days at two or three different locations in Serengeti when visiting during migration season.

The Serengeti scenery is ever-changing. When the weather is hot and dry, the savannah is a dusty sunburnt red which is then transformed to lush, green grassland dotted with pretty wildflowers after the rains have visited. There are towering hills that stand tall over the grassland, with dotted termite mounds and sparkling flowing rivers with abundant Fig and Acacia trees standing tall and statuesque above them.