If you’re looking for an eco safari holiday then the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is undoubtedly one of the best wildlife reserves in the world.
It has one of the largest migration circuits for its wildlife in the world. Visiting the Serengeti can be done throughout the year and you will come away having seen some of the most incredible wildlife that inhabit this earth.
The Serengeti which comes from the Maasai word Serengit, means “endless plains” which stretch north to Kenya and borders Lake Victoria in the west. Its vast landscape is 5,700 square miles and the rolling plains stretch as far as the eye can see.
During the year you will find the Serengeti is a mass migration for Grant’s gazelles, Thompson gazelles, impala, eland, 2 million wildebeest, and 200,00 zebras all racing across the vast plains in search of vegetation and water to survive. The volcanic soil across the Serengeti has created such nutritious grass that the herds continue to thrive off this land year after year.
The actual timing of the migration of the Serengeti really depends on the rainfall patterns each year. The wildlife’s inbuilt survival skills allow them to know when the time is right to make their move.
As the migration begins you will see lion prides, cheetah and leopards. Elephant herds are also visible. There really isn’t anywhere else in the world where you will see such vast quantities of wildlife.
This wildlife spectacle moves between Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara, and is definitely one of the most amazing wildlife guided tours you will ever experience.
The rains begin in the Serengeti in November and that’s when you will see the vast herds of wildebeest migration arrive to feast on the nutritious vegetation along with the many other wildlife.
They generally stay here until March, and you may be lucky enough to see the many wildebeest calves that are born in February if you visit at this time of year.
Around April they start their migration North to find fresh feeding areas. West of Seronera and around Moru Kopjes you’ll see an amazing site consisting of hundreds of thousands of different animals on their journey North.
Within the acacia trees that line the Seronera River lone cheetahs can be seen lazing in the sun. You may be lucky enough to see an African jackal or perhaps a spotted hyena, an aardwolf or even a beautiful serval cat.
The Serengeti is also home to gaudy agama lizards and rock hyraxes which can be found around the isolated granite koppies. It’s also home to over 500 species of birds including secretary birds, ostriches and black eagles.
A game drive is definitely a must in the Serengeti but as with the whole of Tanzania night drives are not permitted. There are a number of areas where you can go walking in the North of the park Kogatende or if you have a head for heights a magical balloon ride over the Serengeti will be a lifetime experience you won’t want to miss.
Not visit to Tanzania is complete without a safari trip in the Serengeti. Contact us today to book your eco safari expedition.
