Nyerere National Park Vs Serengeti National Park or Selous Game Reserve vs Serengeti National Park is one of the things to consider while planning your Tanzania safari package. A Serengeti or Selous safari? Where should I go for my Tanzania safari? Both the Serengeti National Park and Selous Game Reserve now known as Nyerere National Park offer unmistakably amazing and unforgettable Tanzania safari tours all throughout the year. Both the Nyerere National Park and Serengeti National Park have an array of wildlife that interest travelers who visit Tanzania.
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is by far the best and most sought after Africa safari park that travelers look to visit on a Tanzania wildlife safari. Serengeti National Park is a home to a wide variety of wildlife including not only animals and birds but different plant species some of which are as old as can be. Serengeti National Park is also home to the most sought after wildlife show and spectacle, the great wildebeest migration. The great wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park is an annual natural occurrence that sees over 2 million wildebeests along with other grazers making way throughout the park heading north to cross into Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya via the Mara River on a dangerous survival for the fittest spectacle.
Apart from the much sought after Serengeti National park migration which travelers get to experience in the months of June through October and late December through March, there is so much more that the beautiful Serengeti National Park is known for and travelers can have reason to visit even more than once. There is a wide range of wildlife in Serengeti National Park. it is the wide diversity of animals in Serengeti National Park that travelers can encounter that many travelers do visit the Serengeti National Park, all throughout the year. The different animals in Serengeti national Park including the much sought after big 5 animals as well as a number of others like cheetahs, warthogs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, elands, and so much more.
The central part of Serengeti national Park, otherwise known as the Seronera Area is an all year round destination that inhabits all the different animal species and in the highest of densities than most other parts of the Serengeti national Park. The Seronera Area is quite sought after by many travelers for this, as well as because of its closeness from Arusha. Expect crowds in the central Serengeti National Park anytime you visit.
The southern part of Serengeti National Park also known as the Ndutu area receives many visitors in the months of late December through March during the calving season of the great migration cycle but is otherwise a great option in the rest of the months of the year to visit if looking for a bit of exclusivity. The northern Serengeti area in the months of July through October is also crowded due to the wildebeest migration as the herds look make the iconic Mara River crossing which almost all travelers look to witness with a Serengeti migration safari.
Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve)
Selous Game Reserve now known as Nyerere National Park is by far the quieter version of the Serengeti National Park, though both parks are quite different in vegetation and terrain therein. Nyerere National Park is a more exclusive and quitter Tanzania national park located in the southern part of Tanzania easily reached by travelers who fly into Dar es Salaam. Travelers who visit Tanzania and are interest in quiet or exclusive Tanzania wildlife safaris should best consider Selous Game Reserve now known as Nyerere National Park.
Nyerere National Park is famous for the large herds of elephants and unique activities that travelers can enjoy while on a Nyerere National Park safari any time of the year. Nyerere National Park Tanzania is also one of the best places to see African Wild Dogs in the wild, and in large numbers. Nyerere National Park has different attractions away from the common open grassland. Nyerere National Park also inhabits a number of lakes and rivers which all have different inhabitants and are a great source of water to the different wildlife in Nyerere National Park. Nyerere National Park is perfect for not only game droves but also walking safaris in the wild being guided that is, boat safaris on the different water bodies including River Rufiji which offers some of the most scenic boating safaris in Nyerere National Park.
Both the Nyerere National Park and Serengeti National Park are amazing Tanzania national parks which reward travelers with unforgettable Tanzania wildlife safari experiences. Choosing either Serengeti or Selous, or better yet comparing Nyerere National Park vs Serengeti should really be left to one’s preferences and what it is that they wish to experience. For the great wildebeest migration, diverse animals and in large quantities with a typical Africa safari experience then the Serengeti National Park is your best option, while if it is that an almost-exclusive safari experience is what you are looking for away from the crowds or variety of activities then Nyerere National Park is your best option. Irrespective of whether you choose Nyerere National Park or Serengeti National Park however, be sure that you shall have an amazing Tanzania wildlife safari experience in either or both of the Tanzania national parks visited.
Get in touch with a reputable tour operator like Focus East Africa Tours to help you create an unforgettable Tanzania wildlife safari. While you can enjoy either a Serengeti National Park safari or Nyerere National Park safari, you can also get to enjoy both parks with a combined Serengeti and Nyerere National Park safari. Contact your preferred Tanzania safari planner to help you pitch an amazing and unforgettable Tanzania safari tour visiting both Serengeti National Park and Nyerere National Park, as well as other Tanzania national parks like Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park, Mikumi National Park, and Ruaha National Park among others.
