National Parks and Reserves Attractions
Annual migration, Serengeti
Serengeti National Park
Meaning ‘endless plains’ in the Masai language, the
Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest park and one of the
world’s best wildlife refuges, continuous with Kenya’s
Masai Mara Game Reserve to the north. The open plains are home to
an estimated three million large mammals involved in seasonal
migration, and together with the birds and smaller animals it has
the largest concentration of wildlife in the world. The Serengeti
is famous for the Great Migration, the most astounding occurrence
in the animal kingdom that is known to humankind. During this time
millions of hoofed animals, predominantly wildebeest, form one
massive herd and leave the dry plains of Tanzania in search of
greener grazing and water to the north. Bringing up the rear of the
procession are the weak, the young and the crippled, followed
closely by large numbers of vigilant predators, including lions,
cheetahs, hyenas and wild dogs. The season varies according to the
rains, but the best time to witness the northward migration is
usually from the beginning of June and again on their return in
mid-November.
E-mail: info@tanzaniaparks.com;
Website: www.serengeti.org;
Telephone: 272 503 471;
Opening time: Daily 6am to 6pm;
Admission: US$50 (adults) and US$10 (children 5-16) for 24 hours, and US$40 per foreign registered vehicle; concessions apply to Tanzanian nationals
