Serengeti National Park in Tanzania

The Serengeti National Park is the most famous national park in the world and together with the game management areas that border the Reserve and the adjacent Ngorongoro Conservation area and Kenya’s Maasai Mara form one of the largest areas of protected wilderness in Africa.

Just the name Serengeti which translates as “endless plains” conjures up visions of huge herds of wildebeest roaming across the savannah and crossing treacherous rivers home to giant crocodiles waiting for an easy meal. Along the migration routes the full range of Africa’s voracious predators lie in wait. This is not just a fantasy, throughout the year the Serengeti is home to a whole range of game, both large and small and the generally open terrain makes finding such game reasonably easy.

Wildlife here includes the “big five” plus plentiful cheetah and a few wild dogs plus a whole host of other fascinating wildlife.

Popular the Serengeti might be, it remains so vast that you may well be the only human audience to the dramas that may unfold before you.

Many guests visiting the Serengeti do on a traditional overland safari circuit including the Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks and the Ngorongoro Crater. The vastness of the park however makes it a perfect stand-alone destination with many outstanding safari areas that few guests get to visit.