Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti National Park is the largest park on the northern circuit of Tanzania which is originated from a Maasai word “Siringet” meaning endless plains. The park covers approximately 25,000 km2 which harbour the largest remaining unaltered animal migration in the world where over one million wildebeest plus hundreds of thousands of other ungulates engage in a 1,000 km long annual circular trek. The soils’ richness due to volcanic activity combined with the impact of the migration results in one of the most productive ecosystems on earth, sustaining the largest number of ungulates and the highest concentration of large predators in the world than nowhere else on the planet. The park consists of animals such as buffalos, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, warthogs, jackals, hartebeests etc. The park is also home to more than 500 bird species including the Maasai Ostrich. Serengeti's scenery is renowned for its grassland plains in the southeast. The northern part of Serengeti is hillier and rocky. To the west on the Grumeti, valleys, rivers and forest can be found. Serengeti has 'kopjes', granite outcrops rising up from the plains. It's an immense landscape and quite stunning – big sky country that feels like untamed wilderness. The Serengeti National Park can be visited all year round and wildlife viewing is better during the dry season (June to October). June and July is the best time for the wildebeest migration. If you're interested on seeing predators such as lions in action, visit in late January or February when the wildebeests calve on the short grass plains in Ndutu. Activities that can be done in this incredible park include the Hot air balloon rides, walking safaris and bird watching.