Serengeti National Park is home to some of the most fascinating nature spectacles in the world, with vast scenic landscapes and wildlife viewing that brings millions of visitors each year.  It is one of the oldest wildlife sanctuaries in Africa and is home to large lion prides and other large mammals, making the Serengeti a popular safari destination.

What do you see in the Serengeti?

Serengeti National Park is large, covering 14,750 km2 (5,700 sq mi). The size of the park provides a variety of landscapes and natural habitats to see and days worth of safari adventures.

Wildlife viewing is the top draw to the park. Serengeti National Park is known as being one of the best places on earth to see lions in their natural environment. It also plays host to the second largest terrestrial mammal migration in the world, the Great Migration. During this migration, millions of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelle follow the rains to their seasonal grazing grounds.

Animals can be seen year round, so the best time of year to visit the Serengeti depends greatly on what you are hoping to see.

What wildlife will I see on a safari in Serengeti National Park?

• Large mammals – Elephants, giraffes, and African buffalo
• Big cats – African lions, cheetahs, and leopards
• Small mammals – Mongoose, caracal, and serval cats
• Water lovers – Hippos and crocodiles
• Canids – Hyenas, jackals, and wild dogs
• Primates – Baboons and velvet monkeys
• Ungulates – Wildebeest, hartebeest, waterbucks, reedbucks zebras, gazelle, dikdiks, eland, topi, klipspringer, and impala.
• Birds – Fischer’s Lovebird, Kori bustard, and over 500 other species