Serengeti and Ngorongoro
Serengeti › Ngorongoro highlands › Ngorongoro Crater › Arusha
From $2,250 mid-range$3,550 luxury
Park guide · Northern circuit
Serengeti National Park
The endless plains, the big cats and the Great Migration.
- Size
- about 14,750 km²
- Getting there
- about 7 h by road
- Stay
- 2–4 nights
The Serengeti is the park most people picture when they think of a safari: open grass plains broken by granite kopjes, with more lion and cheetah than almost anywhere in Africa. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the heart of the Great Migration, when well over a million wildebeest, with zebra and gazelle, circle the ecosystem through the year.
Where you stay matters more here than in any other park, because the Serengeti is so large. We base you where the animals are that month: the Seronera valley in the centre all year, the southern plains around Ndutu for calving, or the far north for the Mara River crossings.
When to go
All year. June to October is dry and the herds are in the north; December to March they calve in the south.
Safaris
Safaris that include Serengeti
The Northern Circuit
Tarangire › Serengeti › Ngorongoro highlands › Ngorongoro Crater › Lake Manyara
From $3,250 mid-range$4,950 luxury
The Great Migration
Ngorongoro highlands › Southern Serengeti (Ndutu) › Ngorongoro Crater
From $4,450 mid-range$7,450 luxury
Safari and Zanzibar
Tarangire › Serengeti › Ngorongoro highlands › Ngorongoro Crater › Zanzibar
From $4,350 mid-range$8,450 luxury
When is the best time to visit Serengeti?
All year. June to October is dry and the herds are in the north; December to March they calve in the south.
How long should I spend in Serengeti?
We recommend 2–4 nights. Travel time: about 7 h by road.
Where do you want to wake up?
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