Welcome to Serengeti
1.
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is a Tanzanian
national park in the Serengeti ecosystem in the Mara and Simiyu regions
The
History
The Maasai people had been grazing their
livestock in the open plains of eastern Mara Region, which they named
"endless plains", for around 200 years. The name
"Serengeti" is an approximation of the word used by the Maasai to
describe the area, siringet, which means "the place where the land runs on
forever".
The Serengeti gained more fame after the
initial work of Tanzania National Park. Together, they produced best and
natural resources wild animals and wild animals around Serengeti, widely
recognized as one of the most important early pieces of nature conservation in
Tanzania.
The park is Tanzania's oldest national park
and remains the flagship of the country's tourism industry, providing a major
draw to the Northern Safari Circuit encompassing Lake Manyara National
Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha National Park and the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area. It has over 2,500 lions and more than 1 million
wildebeest.
The Serengeti National park covers 14,750
square kilometres (5,700 sq. mi) of grassland plains, savannah, riverine
forest, and woodlands. The Serengeti National park lies in north-western
Tanzania, bordered to the north by the Kenyan border, where it is continuous
with the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
To the southeast of the park is the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area, to the southwest lies Maswa Game Reserve, to the west are the Ikorongo and Grumeti Game
Reserves, and to the northeast and east lies the Loliondo Game Control Area.
Together, these areas form the larger Serengeti ecosystem.
Serengeti
National Park Providing High Quality Visitor Services and Facilities
The Tourism Department is hard at work on
many tasks for your benefit. We provide trained Park guides for game viewing,
interpretive sites like the Visitor Centre, and information including
brochures, bird checklists, and road signs. We patrol and survey game viewing
tracks, monitor visitor use, and keep campsites clean.
Improving
Visitor Satisfaction
To ensure you enjoy your stay with us at
Serengeti National Park, we are ready to answer your questions and attend to
your problems. We monitor visitor satisfaction through annual surveys, which
guide us to improving the services and facilities provided for you.
Securing
Park Revenue
The money you contribute through park fees
is the lifeblood that keeps our national parks alive. We ensure this crucial
resource is collected and cared for.
Protecting
the Environment
We make sure that Park rules and
regulations are enforced. This code of conduct was designed for your safety and
to protect the Park's resources. We are also responsible for implementing many
aspects of the Park's management plan. This plan is designed to minimise the
ecological impact of visitors to the Park while improving your experience.
The park is usually described as divided
into three regions-
Serengeti
plains:
The almost treeless grassland of the south
is the most emblematic scenery of the park. This is where the wildebeest breed,
as they remain in the plains from December to May. Other hoofed animals - zebra,
gazelle, impala, hartebeest, topi, buffalo, waterbuck
- also occur in huge numbers during the wet season. "Kopjes" are
granite floriations that are very common in the region, and they are great
observation posts for predators, as well as a refuge for hyrax and pythons.
Western
corridor:
The black clay soil covers the swampy
savannah of this region. The Grumeti River is home to Nile crocodiles, colobus monkeys, hippopotamus, and
martial eagles. The migration passes through from May to July.
Northern
Serengeti:
The landscape is dominated by open
woodlands and hills, ranging from Seronera in the south to the Mara River on
the Kenyan border. Apart from the migratory wildebeest and zebra (which
occur from July to August, and in November), the bushy savannah is the
best place to find elephant, giraffe, and dik dik.
Tanzania National Park is invited you in all
this season for visiting in place to find all Wildlife which listed above.
Human habitation is forbidden in the park
with the exception of staff for the Tanzania National Parks Authority,
researchers and staff of the Frankfurt Zoological Society, and staff of the
various lodges, campsites and hotels. The main settlement is Seronera, which
houses the majority of research staff and the park's main headquarters,
including its primary airstrip.
The
Serengeti National Park Wildlife
The park is well known for its healthy
stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the "big five", named
for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters:
Masai
lion: The Serengeti is believed to hold the largest
population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species.
More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem.
African leopard: these reclusive predators
are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the
national park with the population at around 1,000.
African bush elephant: the herds are
recovering from population lows in the 1980s caused by poaching and are largely
located in the northern regions of the park.
Eastern black rhinoceros: mainly found
around the kopjes in the centre of the park, very few individuals remain due to
rampant poaching. Individuals from the Masai Mara Reserve cross the park border
and enter Serengeti from the northern section at times.
African buffalo: still abundant and present
in healthy numbers.
An impala in the park
This park also supports many other species, including the
Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, wildebeest, topi, eland, waterbuck, spotted
hyena, striped hyena, serval, baboon, impala, East African wild dog, and Masai
giraffe. It also boasts about 500 bird species, including ostriches, secretary
bird, kori bustards, crowned cranes, marabou storks, martial eagles, lovebirds,
and many species of vultures.
2. Serengeti
Properties and lodges
Buffalo Luxury Camp
Buffalo Luxury Camp offers a unique
combination of luxurious accommodation, extraordinary wildlife, the
exhilarating freedom to participate in guided game & nature walks as well
as bush dinners, the rare opportunity to go on night game drives and a
fascinating insight into the culture of the local Maasai tribesmen and women.
Kirurumu Serengeti Camp
Lemala Kuria Hills Lodge
Lemala Kuria Hills Lodge commits to provide
exceptional quality guest experiences in superbly sited camps and lodges to
guests wishing to explore the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti –
Tanzania’s famed Northern Circuit – in comfort whilst retaining a connection to
the environment that they have come to experience.
Robanda Tented Camp
Robanda Tented Camp is set on a prime
location for an unforgettable bush experience.
The position was carefully chosen to be
right in the path of the wildebeest migration, ensuring spectacular game
viewing during the migration. But Robanda Tented Camp also boasts of high
resident game concentration all year round, with big herds of wildebeest and
zebra, elephant and giraffe. Other animal species include lion, hyena, gazelle,
topi and buffalo.
Being situated just outside the Serengeti
National Park, Robanda Tented Camp offers you the unique opportunity to do
night game drives and walking safaris. Activities which cannot be offered
inside the national park. Robanda Tented Camp is a small and intimate camp with
only 7 tents, and can therefore offer a more personal treatment to guests who
do not want to experience the hustle and bustle of larger camps.
Sayari Camp
The award-winning Sayari Camp is renowned
for extraordinary wildlife sightings and supreme comfort. Set on the unspoilt
plains of the Northern Serengeti, close to the famous Lamai Wedge, Sayari gives
you easy access to the Mara River and multiple river crossing points.
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