SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

The name comes from the Maasai 'siringet' which means 'endless plains', and the Serengeti is just that. Within its 14,763 square kilometers (5,000 square mile) dwell an estimated 3 million large animals - this is one of the world's last great wildlife sanctuaries. It is from here that the famous army of grazing wildebeest begins its legendary trek in search of new grazing lands.

Getting there:

Coastal Aviation flight to Serengeti takes 1 hour from Arusha. This flight originates in Dar es Salaam. Transfers to and from hotels, camps and lodges will be organized by the facility you are staying at. Please see Coastal Aviations flight schedule for more information.

If you wish to drive, there are 4X4 car hire services, with driver/guides available in Arusha, who will take you up the escarpment and along the Ngorongoro crater edge before dropping into the Serengeti. It's a pleasant but long drive, so depending on where you have come from, you will need to consider the time it will take to reach your hotel.

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The best time to see heavy concentration of game is between January and February.

Life on the Serengeti is a complex cycle, the defining factor of which is the rain. Though the precise timing varies each year, it usually occurs around May. The columns of herbivores stretch up to forty kilometers long (25 miles ) as they make their way up north toward Kenya's Maasai Mara from where they eventually return some eight and a half months later.

Packs of wild dog usually follow, preying on the sick and weak. Cheetah, lion, leopard and hyenas can be frequently spotted at a kill but more so in the Seronera Valley which is characterised by an amazing abundance of mainly lion and leopard. Often rock hyrax can be spotted on granite mounds on the plains they burrow close to these small outcroppings keeping a watchful eye out for serval cat and jackal. reserve is home to over 350 species of birdlife.

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