SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA
Lots of cats
5,000 elephants and 3,000 lions
53,000 buffalo
270 zebras and 470 gazelles
Over 700 animal species, including cheetahs, wolves, badgers, baboons, monkeys, crocodiles, hippos, and more than 500 bird species, live in the area.
The Serengeti environment is amazing in every way. The 15,763 sq km (9,173 sq mi) of land cover a huge part of Africa. And the Great Wildebeest Migration, which brings together the most animals on land in the world, happens there every year.
The name of the park, “Serengeti,” comes from the Maasai word “seringit,” which means “endless plains.” You will feel like you’re on a never-ending adventure as you explore the vast savannahs and meet the friendly people who live there.
The Greatest Traveling Party
Picture this scene in your mind: There are 500,000 new wildebeest calves living on these great fields. Also young gazelles, zebras, elands, and other animals… all the way to the horizon. This is nature’s amazing cycle, which is a gift for all of us.
In January and February, cows give birth to their young. The calves are big enough to move with the herd as it goes to the Grumeti and Mara Rivers in search of water and more food. The Serengeti doesn’t have a fence around it, so the thousands and then millions of animals that come to group can move into the Masai Mara, which is right next door.
You can’t see this many animals moving together anywhere else in the world. The Serengeti, on the other hand, lets you see this show up close.
Here, too, life began for people.
The first sounds of life can be heard in these ancient fields. Not just animals, people have lived here for 4 million years. Many different groups live in the Serengeti, but the Maasai are the most well-known. These people still live off the land and their cattle, sheep, and goats, following the traditional way of farming.
The bones found in the nearby Olduvai Gorge are another sign of old people. The tools and other things that people used to live in this area millions of years ago are still in great shape here. They are an archaeological prize.
The World’s Wonder
Serengeti Park might be the most intense and untouched part of Africa that any of us will ever see. This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the “Ten Natural Travel Wonders of the World.”
Come with us on a safari to see this beautiful area in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, which is the country’s most famous park.
Don’t Miss
The Great Wildebeest Migration: From the Serengeti, you can see hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebra giving birth and then moving in large groups into the nearby Masai Mara. Do not miss this world’s largest gathering of animals.
People of the Maasai – When you go to Tanzania, you can’t leave without making some cultural links. The Maasai people have lived in this area for a very long time. You can meet them in a village and learn about their way of life as herders, and you might even find some souvenirs to take home with you.
Olduvai: This close gorge shows how people lived in the past. Artifacts made by people two million years ago have been found in this archaeological dig.
Going on a hot air balloon tour over the Serengeti in the early morning is the most exciting thing you can do. A gentle sail over the vast Serengeti will let you see huge groups of animals wake up to the new day.
