Serengeti National Park
Serengeti national park
The Serengeti covers 14,763 sq km, is flourishing with magnificent wildlife. It lies between the shores of Lake Victoria in the west, Lake Eyasi in the south, and the Great Rift Valley to the east. As such, it offers the most complex and least disturbed ecosystem on earth. The park features endless rolling plains and is contiguous with Masai Mara National Park in Kenya. Serengeti is known as one of the best wildlife sanctuary in the world and an estimated 3 million large animals roam the plains..
Every October and November, more than 1.5 millions of wildebeest and zebras travel from the northern hills to the southern plains for the tropical rains, and then journey west and north after the long rains in April to June..
The Serengeti national park can be divided into 3 sections- Serengeti plains, Western corridor, and Northern Serengeti. Serengeti plains are the land that is mostly treeless grassland. You can spot various antelopes like hartebeest, gazelle, impala, topi, zebra, buffalo, and waterbuck. While the western corridor is covered by savannah plain the Northern Serengeti ranges between open woodland and hills..
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The Serengeti national park offers a good chance to spot some of the endangered species of Tanzania like black rhinos. The national park’s best attraction is the dense population of lions. The national park has the highest concentration of Lions in the country. Serengeti is also a great place to meet the African Big Five. Not only the wildlife but also the birdlife with 500 species is truly spectacular. You can spot some iconic birds like;
