Reasons Why you Must visit the Serengeti in Tanzania on safari

 As one of the most renowned and a classic destination, the Serengeti National Park is the most attractive safari that creates a stir in the mind of every tourist. The varied flora and fauna in this destination followed by the vast wilderness along with the rich grounds of grazing, there are a number of factors that you have to keep in mind. There are various reasons for which this destination is one of the top picks for every tourist. The following points will demonstrate the reasons for which every tourist must visit this national park.

The Serengeti is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in the world. It is home to a large variety of wildlife and fauna, and to one of the ten natural wonders of the world: The Great Migration.

The Serengeti is stretch along 30,000 square feet of land and provide a large variety of things to see and do during a visit. As a company that operates in the Serengeti area, here are 10 activities we recommend doing in Serengeti National Park.

 Great wildebeest migration

Perhaps one of the most popular reasons to visit the Serengeti in Tanzania - and the most popular of all the things to do in the Serengeti - is the Great Migration, when about a million wildebeest migrate from southern Tanzania north towards Kenya and back again. The migration northwards begins in April/May after the calving season, so the southern section of Serengeti is a good place during these months. By July/August, which is peak migration season, when most of the river crossings take place, the herds have moved towards the northwestern Serengeti. From here they cross into Kenya’s Maasai Mara, where they graze from September/October to December, then slowly migrate southwest back to Tanzania to start the whole cycle again.

If you’re determined to see the migration, to hear the grunting and see the dust, ask your safari company to help you book camps in the right areas for the month when you’re travelling. Bear in mind, though, that this is nature, and depending on the rains and many other factors, even in July/August you might sit for days waiting for a river crossing, or even miss one completely.

 

Game drives

 Game drives are one of the best reasons to visit the Serengeti on safari. Luckily, you don’t have to come during peak migration season (when it’s more expensive and more crowded) because there’s excellent game viewing all year round. Lion, leopard and cheetah sightings are common, as are elephant and buffalo. The only one of the Big Five we found a little trickier to spot was the rhino. During a game drive, your guide is your best friend, and he (or she) will wow you with what he finds, even if it’s smaller creatures like banded mongoose or birds. If you’re self-driving, take it slow and keep your eyes peeled; sometimes a gathering of other vehicles is a good indicator of worthwhile sightings.

  This is one of the most prominent reasons for which tourists need to make it to this spot. Although you may not have to visit his park during the peak season of migration, the game viewing has to be done with the help of experts. While traveling in a vehicle to unravel the wonderful game drive which is common in this park you can choose to view small creatures and big animals. No matter what it is, you have to keep your eyes glued to the sight to capture the most. 

It’s easy to get fascinated by the magnanimous wildebeest migration joined by tens of thousands of zebras, gazelles and topi. But, the Serengeti offers more than that. Worldwide known for its abundance and wide array of wildlife and game, it is not uncommon for a visitor to see rare species of antelopes like klipspringer, elands, fringe-eared oryx and dik diks hanging around the kopjes or jackals, hyenas and cheetahs tailing the wildebeest herds.

Perhaps the most sought-after among tourists are the Big Five – East African lion, African bush elephant, African leopard, Eastern black rhinos and African buffalo – that can be easily seen in their natural habitats inside the park. Other common wildlife sightings include golden wolves, honey badger, mongoose, otters and wild dogs. Primates and reptiles are also abundant in the Serengeti. You can find Nile crocodiles, leopard tortoises, chameleons, black-necked spitting cobras, yellow and olive baboons, vervet monkeys and black and white colobus.

 

Hot Air Balloon 

A Serengeti balloon safari is a fantastic once in a lifetime experience, particularly suitable for a bird’s eye-view game viewing experience on your Ndoto Safari wildlife tour in northern Tanzania. Hot air balloon rides leave from three sites in this prime national park. In Central Serengeti, wildlife gathers year-round in the Seronera River Valley where there is permanent water. The Great Migration passes through around May and June. The Western Serengeti includes the Grumeti River, scene of theatrical crossings during the Great Migration in June and July, when hundreds of thousands of gnu, brave the giant Nile crocodiles, and many perish while others detour to avoid the perilous river. In South Serengeti plains, the wildebeests assemble from December onwards, to calve in February, producing 8000 newborn every day on a three-week marathon, a sight not to be missed on your personalized nature travel in Serengeti. The plains of the Serengeti are particularly suited to balloon flights which are particularly convenient, letting you get aerially closer and distinctly accessible to the action than you could be by a game-viewing safari vehicle

A Serengeti balloon safari is an extraordinary opportunity to relish a bird’s eye-view of the phenomenal sweeping plains below. Tiny little dots rove across the diverse landscape and as you get closer you are spectator to the most magnificent view of dramatically striped black and white zebra, sashaying enormous grey elephants meandering to a waterhole, wiry warthogs foraging in the grassy scrub and subtle swishes of puffed golden tails reveal lions lolling under shady trees.

 

Get A History Lesson At Olduvai Gorge

Known as the cradle of Humanity, Olduvai Gorge is a great place for a history lesson about the Evolution.

The gorge is the site where the Leakey’s found fossils and tools dating back to over 2 million years ago.

The Gorge and its museum lie south of the Serengeti and are a great stop for those heading towards the Ngorongoro Crater.

Olduvai Gorge is a site in Tanzania that holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Paleoanthropologists have found hundreds of fossilized bones and stone tools in the area dating back millions of years, leading them to conclude that humans evolved in Africa.

Olduvai is a misspelling of Oldupai, a Maasai word for a wild sisal plant that grows in the area. The gorge is located in the Great Rift Valley, between the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti National Park. It is 30 miles from Laetoli, another fossil-rich area. Olduvai Gorge was formed about 30,000 years ago, the result of aggressive geological activity and streams.

The steep ravine is about 30 miles (48.2 km) long and 295 feet (89.9 meters) deep, not quite large enough to be classified as a canyon. A river cuts through several layers to form four individual beds, with the oldest estimated at about 2 million years old.

 

Enjoy The Serengeti!

There are plenty of activities to do in the Serengeti, it is simply up to you to decide what you would like to do. What we would suggest is that you start with a hot air balloon safari over the Serengeti to capture a magnificent view of the endless plains.

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