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Imagine vast expansive plains with endless horizons, seas of pale yellow grass rippling in the warm breeze, gnarled acacias twisting to the sky and vultures circling on thermals overhead.
This is the Serengeti, Africa’s most famous and fabulous game reserve.
The Great Migration
Subject of countless documentaries, the Serengeti does not disappoint in real life. Each year, up to two million wildebeest snake their way across the plains following the promise of rain. Accompanied by zebra, they form a black, braying column more than 40 kilometers long. Flurries of egrets rise and fall above them and dust surrounds their hooves. They thrash through rivers, crackle across plains and finally, reaching verdant grasslands, give birth to wet glistening calves, wobbling on unsteady legs.
Wildlife of the Serengeti
Even without the migration the Serengeti’s wildlife is unparalleled. Lion are a practical certainty for the photographer, cheetah pace the plains, leopard lounge in sausage trees and spotted hyena and golden jackal can be seen trotting through the grass. In the acacia woodland, Kirk’s dik-dik, oribi and roan hide, whilst herds of elephant feed on the fringes.
As the Serengeti is vast and the migration moves through different areas according to season, we recommend you stay in a couple of different areas of the park. We’ve outlined these areas, but speak to our specialists to advise you on the best areas to focus your safari.
Start planning your tailor-made trip to Serengeti National Park by calling one of our Tanzania specialists at 1-855-838-0545
Suggested itineraries featuring Serengeti National Park
Our itineraries will give you suggestions for what is possible when you travel in Serengeti National Park, and they showcase routes we know work particularly well. Treat them as inspiration, because your trip will be created uniquely by one of our specialists.
Map of Serengeti National Park
Places & hotels on the map
Places near Serengeti National Park
- Ngorongoro Crater 77 miles away
- Northern Tanzania 77 miles away
- Lake Eyasi 88 miles away
- Ol Donyo Lengai 89 miles away
- Karatu 94 miles away
- Lake Natron 95 miles away
- Lake Manyara National Park 105 miles away
- Longido 140 miles away
- Tarangire National Park 144 miles away
- Arusha 154 miles away
- West Kilimanjaro 172 miles away
- Mount Kilimanjaro 190 miles away
- Rubondo Island 194 miles away
Photos of Serengeti National Park
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Giraffe mother and baby
Accommodation choices for Serengeti National Park
We’ve selected a range of accommodation options for when you visit Serengeti National Park. Our choices usually come recommended for their character, facilities and service or location. Our specialists always aim to suggest properties that match your preferences.
Bush Rover
The Bush Rovers are built from working Land Rover 110 Defender safari vehicles. With a few in the Selous and a few in the Serengeti, they offer the ultimate locations for wildlife and the camps leave no human footprint behind.
Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Located right in the heart of the Serengeti, in the prime Seronera game-viewing area, Kati Kati is a simple tented safari camp that offers a real ‘back to basics’ charm and an authentic safari experience.
Olakira Mobile Camp
This traditional mobile camp spends time in both the northern and southern sides of the Serengeti throughout the year, allowing you to observe wildlife undergoing the annual Great Migration and wildebeest giving birth to their young from authentic bush accommodation.
Kirawira Camp
Kirawira Camp is a very comfortable safari camp. The tents are very large and have all the amenities you need to make your stay comfortable and relaxing. The food and service are good and the views over the plains are stunning.
Four Seasons Safari Lodge
This is a new property and one of the larger ones in the Serengeti, with 77 guest rooms, suites and villas. Facilities include a swimming pool, spa, fitness center and a kids club (children aged 8 to 17 only).
Wildfrontiers Serengeti Wilderness Camp
This is a traditional simple bush camp with a warm and friendly atmosphere in a good area for game viewing. The main focus of the camp is to be located in spots around the Serengeti so as be as close to the annual migration as possible.
Loliondo Nduara Camp
This is a truly unique and stylish small camp, in a beautiful area. It's ideal for people who wish to escape the crowds and would like the opportunity for a rare insight into Maasai culture and enjoy some fantastic walking.
Namiri Plains
Namiri Plains is a beautiful tented camp located east of the central part of the Serengeti. The camp is set in a small fever tree forest on a hillside overlooking the plains.
Grumeti River Camp
AndBeyond have built some of the most beautiful lodges in Africa. Grumeti Camp is no exception. The colorful lounge overlooking the game by the hippo pool is a lovely spot for relaxing.
Mbalageti
Mbalageti has a superb position in the Serengeti. There are fabulous views form the camp over the surrounding plains and the Mbalageti river. The rooms are very comfortable, the food is excellent and the staff are very attentive to your needs.
Migration Camp
Having recently undergone an extensive refurbishment after a few years of neglect, Migration Camp is now a lovely camp in a great position, especially when the migration passes through.
Sasakwa Hill Lodge
It is safe to say that Sasakwa is one of the most luxurious properties in East Africa. It includes a few air-conditioned guest cottages all complete with antique furniture, crystal vases of roses and classic artwork giving it a real 1920's feel.
Ubuntu Mobile Camp
This mobile camp is situated in the far north of the Serengeti. There are only six tents set overlooking the vast plains, fitted with lots of thoughtful details to make your stay comfortable.
Sabora Plains
This luxurious tented camp is set in grasslands overlooking the plains of the western Serengeti. The six tents on either side of the living area are incredibly spacious and furnished with luxurious fabrics and colonial accessories.
Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp
The Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp is small and personal offering great service and an intimate atmosphere. Staying in a mobile camp is the best way to experience the wildness of the Serengeti.
Mbuzi Mawe
Mbuzi Mawe is a stylish camp and is in an excellent position when the wildebeest migration passes through. The main lounge has a lovely deck overlooking the plains where you can sit back with a cup of coffee watching the wildlife below.
Sayari
Sayari is a luxurious safari camp in a beautiful area which is great for game viewing all year round. It combines the wonderful atmosphere of a traditional safari camp with some modern touches making this an excellent option.
Lamai Serengeti
Located in the fabulous northern sector of the park close to the Mara River, at the top of the Kogakuria kopje, Lamai Serengeti will have one of the most commanding vantage points in the region.
Klein’s Camp
Klein's Camp is a superb camp. The rooms are comfortable, views spectacular and camp staff and guides very friendly. It's great for getting away from the more crowded areas of the Serengeti in the high season and will mean you have a more exclusive game viewing experience.
Ndutu Lodge
Ndutu Lodge is one of our favorites in the Serengeti. Its very friendly, has great staff and guides and arguable the best position in the Serengeti.
Dunia Camp
Dunia is located just north of the Moru Kopjes area, a spectacular, lesser visited region of the Serengeti. It consists of seven large en suite guest tents plus a dining area.
Serena Lodge
The Serena offers consistently good standards of food, service and accommodation. Whilst it's not the smallest lodge in the park, all the rooms are comfortable and have good views over the surrounding plains.
Serengeti Under Canvas
Serengeti Under Canvas is a luxurious mobile camp, with lots of little details which make you forget the fact that you're actually staying in a tent.
Lemala Serengeti Camp
This is a good standard safari camp with two excellent locations. The food here is of a very good standard, and the staff will do anything they can to make your stay enjoyable.
Kimondo Camp
Kimondo Camp (formerly Olakira Lamai) is a classic mobile tented camp that moves between the north and the south of the Serengeti to be in the ideal location from which to try to find the two million strong herds of wildebeest and zebra during the Migration.
Ideas for experiencing Serengeti National Park
Our specialists seek out authentic ways to get to know the places that could feature in your trip. These activities reflect some of the experiences they've most enjoyed while visiting Serengeti National Park, and which use the best local guides.
See the Great Migration
Throughout the year, the two million strong migration of wildebeest, zebra and gazelles wanders the plains of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara in search of water and fresh grazing.
Serengeti Balloon Safari
This is one of the most popular ways to see the wildlife of the Serengeti. The flight will last for around an hour before you land to celebrate with champagne before a full English breakfast prepared and served in style in the middle of the bush.