The Serengeti Ecosystem
Serengeti National park is without a doubt the most popular wildlife sanctuary on the planet. Unrivaled for its normal magnificence and logical worth, it has the best convergence of plains game in Africa. The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania was established in 1952. The park is located some 320 km toward the northwest of Arusha lying in a high plateau between the Ngorongoro highlands and the Kenya/ Tanzania border, and extending almost to Lake Victoria to the west. Aptly named “endless plains” by the Maasai people, you immediately experience this vastness as you enter the southeastern plains of the park from Ngorongoro. It is home to the best wildlife spectacle on the planet – the incredible movement of wildebeest and zebra.
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is one of the finest wildlife reserves in East Africa and the crown jewel of Tanzania. It encompasses nearly 5,700 square miles (14,700 square km) while the greater Serengeti-Mara ecosystem stretches out over 11,500 square miles (30,000 square km). This vast wilderness supports the largest herd of migrating ungulates, commonly referred to as the Great Migration, and the highest concentration of large predators, including lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas, in the world.
Explore PlaceNgorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, covering approximately 100 square miles (258 square km). It represents a microcosm of the Serengeti ecosystem, encompassing an array of habitats. Nature tours can take you to short and long grass plains, woodlands, marshes, soda lakes, and freshwater springs.
Explore PlaceNorthern Serengeti
The Northern Serengeti receives very few visitors compared to the other regions of the Serengeti due to its relative inaccessibility and remains an untouched wilderness boasting stunning landscapes and abundant wildlife. This vast region extends from Seronera in the Central Serengeti to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
Explore PlaceCentral Serengeti
It is here in the Central Serengeti that the Serengeti plains gradually transform into undulating hills and woodlands that dominate the Western and Northern Serengeti. The main attraction of the Central Serengeti is the beautiful Seronera River Valley, home to a great diversity of resident wildlife due to its unique ecological niche as a transitional zone where two distinctly different habitats, the plains and woodlands, merge and various species of wildlife from both habitats can coexist.
Explore PlaceSouthern & Eastern Serengeti
The short grass plains of the Southern and Eastern Serengeti cover a massive area that stretches southwards from Naabi Hill to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Maswa Game Reserve, and eastward to the Ngorongoro Highlands and Oldonyo Lengai and north to Loliondo Game Controlled Area. The name Serengeti is derived from the Maasai word “siringet” which translates to “the endless plains” or “the land that flows forever,” an accurate description of the seemingly infinite grassland that stretches to the sky.
Explore PlaceNgorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro Conservation Area was established in 1959 as a multiple land use area that protects wildlife and gives a space for semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists to practice traditional livestock grazing after they were relocated from the Serengeti National Park. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that covers approximately 3,200 square miles (8,300 square km) of the Serengeti ecosystem.
Explore PlaceMore about The Serengeti Ecosystem
The park is but one of several conservation areas within the Serengeti region of East Africa, though a vitally important one. As well as conserving wildlife, flora and iconic landscapes, Serengeti National Park has emerged as a major traveler and tourist destination, many making the journey there to engage in safari. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai language, meaning 'endless plains'.Serengeti National Park is most famous for its migration. 1.3 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebras move from the northern hills to the south every October and November during the short rains. They then move toward the west and north from April to June when the long rains progress. The instinct to migrate is strong. Hence, no drought, gorge, or river infested with crocodiles can prove to be a deterrent.
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