Serengeti National Park
Endless plains, the Great Migration and Africa's highest density of big cats.
What makes it special
The Serengeti covers about 14,750 km² of grass plains, rocky kopjes and river forest. It is home to the Great Migration all year round, and to lion, leopard and cheetah in numbers few places can match. We plan your nights in the right part of the park for the month you travel.
- Big cats on the central Seronera plains
- Mara River crossings in the north (Jul–Oct)
- Calving season in the south (Jan–Mar)
- Sunrise balloon flights
- Kopjes where leopards and lions rest
- Size
- About 14,750 km²
- Best time
- All year. Jan–Mar in the south, Jun–Oct in the west and north
- Known for
- Great Migration, lions, leopards, cheetahs, balloon safaris
- Time needed
- At least 2 nights, ideally 3 or more
Our itineraries with Serengeti
Classic Safari6 Days Classic Safari in Tanzania
The essential northern circuit in under a week: Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater and two nights in the Serengeti, flying out from the plains.
Classic Safari7 Days Ultimate Tanzania Safari
Tarangire, Lake Manyara, two nights in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater – the complete northern circuit at a comfortable pace.
Migration Safari8 Days Best of the Great Migration
Fly straight to Kogatende in the northern Serengeti for the river-crossing season, then Central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater.
Classic Safari8 Days Best of Tanzania Safari
Five parks plus a morning with the Hadzabe bushmen at Lake Eyasi – wildlife and culture in one well-paced week.
Adventure Safari10 Days Taste of Northern Tanzania
Lake Natron's flamingos and Ol Doinyo Lengai, the northern Serengeti migration, the crater, the Hadzabe and a coffee farm.
Safari + Zanzibar10 Days Ultimate Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar
A Kilimanjaro day hike, Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater – then three nights on the beach in Zanzibar.
Plan your safari to Serengeti.
Tell us your dates and we will suggest the best route and lodges.
- Share dates, travellers and the feeling you want the journey to hold.
- We shape an itinerary with routing logic, lodge fit and a calmer sense of luxury.
- You receive a clear proposal with prices per person, inclusions and lodge options.
Your Tanzania journey, planned around you.
Bespoke Tanzania journeys with stronger pacing, warmer guidance and a more thoughtful sense of luxury, from first enquiry to return flight.