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Serengeti National Park

Explore Serengeti National Park with a car rental: Easy way to explore Tanzania’s and Africa’s most iconic national park, Serengeti National Park.

Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s iconic national park and tourist destination which show case a great wild drama of thousands of mammals migrating. The Serengeti Park is a close of Serengeti ecosystem within the Mara and the Simiyu regions. The park is incredibly famous for being a great spot to watch the Great Wild Migration where over millions of Wildebeest combined with gazelles, and zebras cross from the Mara River from the Masai Mara to Serengeti or the reverse.

The park is located in northern edges on the borders of Tanzania and Kenya and is bordered with the sister Masai Mara National Reserve. The brown plain grassy savannah displays a great pictorial moments on a safari.

Serengeti sparks an aerial coverage of 14,750 km2 (5,700 sq mi) which mainly features grassland plains savannah, riverine forest and woodlands. The park continues to the southeast forming the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, to the southwest is the Maswa Game Reserve, to the west are the Ikorongo and Grumeti Game Reserves, and to the northeast lies the Loliondo Game Control Area, of which all are forming the great Serengeti ecosystem.

Wildlife at Serengeti National Park

The park is mainly known for accommodating the largest population of the wildebeests, of which over millions of mammals are counted into the park, gazelles and zebras are other mammals in large numbers of tens of thousands, countless predators including over 1000 leopards are counted in the park, Serengeti is another perfect destination to watch the Big Five Games in the wild (elephants, buffalos, leopards, lions, and Rhinos).

The other species which are rewarded on a safari to Serengeti National Park include; cheetah, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, topi, eland, waterbuck, hyena, baboon, impala, African wild dog, and giraffe. The park also boasts about 500 bird species, including ostrich, secretary bird, Kori bustard, crowned crane, marabou stork, martial eagle, lovebirds, and many species of vultures.

Driving through Serengeti on a self-drive

The program starts with flying to Arusha which is the closest town to the park in the northeastern Tanzania. Driving to the park all what is needed is to have a strong 4×4 vehicle which is very essential for accessing and navigating the Serengeti.

The roads to the park feature rough, washboard-like gravel roads and challenging terrain, possibly renting a safari customized vehicle most especially Toyota Land Cruiser LX/ hardtop. The vehicle is highly recommended for safety, insurance coverage, and expertise in navigating the park.

Key considerations include a long drive from Arusha (9-10 hours to Seronera), paying Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) fees, and the significant challenges of unpaved sections of the park, especially after rain. The park is entered through various gates, with Naabi Hill Gate being a primary entry point, and it features several airstrips, such as Seronera and Kogatende.

Safari activities to do while at Serengeti National Park

The Great Migration View

Almost the Africa’s most thrilling adventure of viewing and watching tens of thousands of the combination of wildebeests, with gazelles and zebras cross Mara River to either Serengeti or Masai Mara considerably. Witnessing this annual wild migration is something incredibly rated among the adventures done at Serengeti. Though the drama doesn’t end at watching these million matching but their supplement makes the adventure great.

Game Drive and Wildlife watching

A moment which rewards with the higher chances of seeing and viewing as many wildlife as possible. Serengeti stands the best place to watch the big five games, larger number of animals in the endless plains savannahs. Game drives are formerly led by experienced guides while seated in your safari customized 4WD vehicle. There are various sessions of game drivers including the morning, afternoon, evening and the night driving sessions.

Hot Air balloon adventures

Another relaxed way of exploring what the Serengeti has is taking the hot air balloon adventure. This is among the luxurious adventures in its kind to engage in, the adventure offers an aerial spot of the wider part of the park. The balloon safaris are conducted in the three parts of the park which are the central seronera region, northern Serengeti Masai Mara circuit and the southern Ndutu sector. This amazing adventure lasts between one hour and 4 hours with the first session taking place at the earliest time of the day starting at 5am.

Bird watching

It’s another famous adventure to undertake when visited the park, bird watching at Serengeti is among the very rewarding adventures as the park accommodates over 500 bird species through the endless savannah plains. The Ndutu areas of the park along the southern borders of the park connecting to the Ngorongoro is best place to do bird watching. Ndutu hosts over half of the bird species recorded at Serengeti National Park.

Other safaris are;

  • Guided walking safaris leading closer to nature than any other adventure
  • Cultural Encounters visiting the Masai villages which are close to the park
  • Visiting the Olduvai gorge at Ngorongoro