Serengeti tours : Tours to Serengeti national park are part of the experience which tourists enjoy as they visit the northern part of Tanzania. Serengeti tours take place in Tanzania and can be done at any time of the year. The national park is famous for wildlife viewing not only in Tanzania but Serengeti national park is also among the best wildlife viewing parks in Africa.
Many activities are carried out during tours in Serengeti national park such as game drives, nature walks, hot air balloon safaris, cultural tours and also bird watching safaris that take place throughout the year.
Serengeti national park consists of grasslands, woodlands and there are also rock outcrops that stand out in the vast savannah plains which are described as endless plains where numerous wildlife species can be seen during tours.
Wildlife species which can be seen during tours around Serengeti national park include elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos, cheetahs, giraffes, elands, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, hyenas, warthogs, waterbucks, hartebeests, impalas, gazelles, kudu and many others. The big five are among the wildlife attractions found in Serengeti and they include elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions and leopards. The wildebeest migration can also be seen during tours in Serengeti national park. Game drives in Serengeti are carried out in the morning, afternoon or evening.
Serengeti also has different bird species which can be seen during tours in Tanzania.
Cost of the Serengeti tours
There are different costs incurred during safaris in Serengeti national park and they include park entrance fees which are paid by nonresidents, residents and East Africans or Tanzanians and children and adults are also charged differently.
Transport costs are also incurred during tours in Serengeti national park and the type of vehicles which are used during safaris in Tanzania include 4×4 safari land cruisers with pop up roofs which enable tourists to see wildlife during a safari. These safari vehicles can be hired for safari at about 200 USD per day and can be less or more depending on the service provider.
Concession fees are also incurred during tours in Serengeti national park for those staying in the lodges or tented camps inside the park. There are also camping fees charged to tourists during camping in the park which has both public and private campsites.
Among the factors which determine how much is spent during a tour in Serengeti include the duration of the tour. Longer tours in Serengeti national park or any other destination for that matter tend to be more costly as compared to safaris which take a shorter duration.
Safaris to Serengeti national park can be group tours or private tours and they can be done at any time of the year. Where to stay during the safari in the park also determines the cost of the safari in Tanzania and there are budget lodges, midrange lodges and luxury lodges.
Best time of the year to visit Serengeti national park
Serengeti national park is a safari destination where tours can be carried out at any time of the year. Some safari activities are however best done during specific seasons of the year which can be the dry season or the rainy season which is also the low season or green season.
The dry season from June, July, August, September and October is considered the best time for wildlife viewing and it is considered the high season during safaris in Tanzania and it is characterized by many tourists at the destination. The weather during the dry season is also favorable and wildlife species are also easy to spot during a tour since the vegetation is thinner and wildlife species also gather around water sources during safaris.
For activities like bird watching during safaris in Serengeti national park, the best time is during the rainy season during the months of November to April which is also a time when migratory bird species can be seen during tours.
Wildebeest migration in Serengeti national park
The wildebeest migration is also among the attractions which can be seen during tours in Serengeti national park where over 2 million wildebeests can be seen annually during safaris around the savannah plains.
In Serengeti national park, the wildebeest migration can be seen during the months of July to August around the northern part of Serengeti where river crossing also take place along the Mara river as they cross to Kenya. In the western part of Serengeti, the wildebeest migration can be seen around May and June where river crossings also take place along the Grumeti river. The calving season also takes place during the wildebeest migration during the months of December, January, February and early March and the wildebeest herds can be seen in the Ndutu area where over 8,000 wildebeest calves are born.
When visiting Serengeti for tours to see the wildebeest migration, the wildebeest herds can be seen in certain parts of the park during specific months of the year.
How to get to Serengeti national park
Serengeti national park can be accessed by road and also by flight. The drive from Arusha to Serengeti takes about 7 hours.
The flights to Serengeti national park are offered by different domestic airlines such as Regional Air, coastal aviation, Flight link, Auric air among others. The airstrips which are used for flights to Serengeti national park during tours include Grumeti airstrip, Kogatende airstrip, Seronera airstrip, Lobo airstrip, Sasakwa airstrip among others.
