The Serengeti Migration Safari
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The Serengeti in Northern Tanzania is probably the best known safari destination in the world, with good reason. The concentration and diversity of animal life in the Serengeti, simply defies belief. It is advisable to organise your safari in northern Tanzania around the Serengeti; but do not waste too much of your time in the tourist ridden central Serengeti. Despite what you may hear it’s still surprisingly easy to get away from crowds on safari in the Serengeti.
The Serengeti is Tanzania's largest National Park. It's bordered by the Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands and the Great Rift Valley to the east, and to the West by Lake Victoria. The Serengeti is probably best known for the awe inspiring Wildebeest Migration in which millions of animals circulate through the ecosystem annually in the never ending search for water; moving onto the 5000 sq km of grassland in the wet season and retreating to the woodland areas in the dry season. The migration in the Serengeti is undoubtedly one of the most dramatic wildlife spectacles any where in the world. To be up close and personal as you sit in the hub of the migration is an experience not to be missed. Tens of thousands of wildebeest together with all the accompanying noise [and smells] is an experience to keep with you forever.
However, there is more to the Serengeti than the migration. The park is home to prolific species of bird and mammal, not to mention fascinating plants and insects. If you are prepared to slow down in order to observe, just a little patience will reward you with the extraordinary beauty only the Serengeti can give; but it gives little to the hasty.
One of the truly amazing things about the Serengeti particularly when you think of it's size is how incredibly accessible so much of it is. Combine this with the fact that many safarists only visit the most obvious/convenient places and you have a Serengeti of old - that offers the potential for a superb wilderness safari.
Choose your tour operator carefully, as most are only interested at getting you in and out of the Serengeti as quickly as possible and to take visitors to parts of the Serengeti that have guaranteed animals [the Seronera Valley for example]. This is why many people will complain in peak season that high traffic has spoiled the Serengeti experience- this is because many safari operators are all in one small area of this vast park!
Each of the regions in the Serengeti are so different that it is really difficult to treat the park as a single entity. It would be helpful to think of each as a separate park. When you visit the Serengeti we think it's worth while - if time allows - to visit more than just one region within the Serengeti. Also each season offers something different for the visitor, so time of year is not so important unless it is imperative that you experience the mitigation - whilst it is still with us.
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By Ian Williamson
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