Serengeti National Park
Africa's most iconic wildlife destination — 14,750 square kilometres of savanna, woodlands, and riverine forest that host the Great Wildebeest Migration and the densest population of predators on the continent.
The Serengeti — Where the Wild Still Rules
Serengeti National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning 14,750 square kilometres of grassland, savanna, and riverine forest in northern Tanzania. It is home to the Great Wildebeest Migration — the largest overland animal movement on Earth — and supports one of the highest concentrations of large mammals anywhere on the planet, including the Big Five: lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino.
The Central Serengeti, where our camp is located, is the ecological heart of the park. The Seronera Valley offers year-round wildlife viewing with the highest density of leopards in Africa, large lion prides, resident elephant herds, and over 500 bird species. It is the one place in the Serengeti that delivers exceptional game viewing in every month of the year.
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Wildlife of the Serengeti
The Serengeti supports one of the most complete large-mammal ecosystems remaining on Earth. These are the headline encounters.
The Great Migration
Around 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra, and large numbers of gazelle loop through the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem year-round in search of fresh grazing — the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet.
Big Cats
The Serengeti has one of the largest lion populations in Africa, along with the highest density of leopards (concentrated in the Seronera Valley) and significant numbers of cheetah on the open plains.
Elephants & Buffalo
Large elephant herds roam the central and western woodlands, while enormous buffalo herds graze the floodplains — both key members of the Big Five.
Rare Species
Black rhino survive in small numbers under close protection. African wild dogs, serval, caracal, and aardvark are present though seldom seen.
Birdlife
Over 500 species recorded, from martial eagles and secretary birds to lilac-breasted rollers and migrant European species that arrive during the green season.
Predator-Prey Drama
The open plains offer unobstructed views of predator-prey interactions — lion hunts, cheetah chases, hyena standoffs — that define the Serengeti experience.
Best Time to Visit
The Serengeti is a year-round destination. What changes is the character of the experience.
Dry Season (Peak)
The classic safari window. Vegetation thins, wildlife concentrates around rivers and waterholes, and predator sightings are at their most reliable. The migration moves through the western corridor and northern plains.
Green Season
Lush landscapes, dramatic skies, newborn animals, and exceptional birding. The calving season on the southern plains (Jan–Mar) is one of nature's great spectacles. Lower rates and fewer vehicles.
Central Serengeti
The Central Serengeti — where our camp sits — delivers outstanding resident wildlife viewing in every month, independent of the migration's position.
How to Get There
The Serengeti is reached via Arusha, the gateway town for northern Tanzania safaris.
Scheduled light-aircraft flights from Arusha to Seronera Airstrip take approximately one hour. Our camp is a 20-minute transfer from the airstrip.
Approximately 7–8 hours from Arusha, entering through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The drive is often combined with a crater visit and stops in Tarangire or Lake Manyara.
Most guests fly into Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), a short transfer from Arusha. Direct flights operate from Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Doha, Amsterdam, and Istanbul.
The Serengeti combines naturally with Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater. We arrange seamless road and air transfers between all three.
Protecting the Serengeti
The Serengeti ecosystem faces ongoing pressures from poaching, human-wildlife conflict at its borders, and climate-driven changes in rainfall and grazing patterns. Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) manages the park with support from international conservation organisations. Our camp contributes through community employment, local sourcing, and conservation education — believing that tourism done well is one of the strongest forces for protecting this landscape.
Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti is one of the last great wilderness areas on Earth — a vast, unbroken expanse of grassland, savanna, and riverine forest stretching across 14,750 square kilometres of northern Tanzania. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, the park is the stage for the Great Wildebeest Migration, the largest overland animal movement on the planet, and supports one of the highest densities of large predators anywhere in Africa.
Location & Geography
Serengeti National Park lies in the Mara Region of northern Tanzania, bordered by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the southeast, Kenya's Maasai Mara to the north, and a series of game reserves and conservation areas to the west and south. The name derives from the Maasai word siringet, meaning "the place where the land runs on forever" — and the endless short-grass plains that define the southeastern Serengeti live up to it.
The park's landscape is more varied than its reputation suggests. The central Serengeti around Seronera is a mosaic of acacia woodland and kopjes (rocky outcrops) rich in predators. The western corridor follows the Grumeti River through dense bush. The northern extension near the Mara River is rolling hills and open grassland. And the southern and eastern plains — the Serengeti's iconic endless horizon — are where the calving season unfolds each year.
The Great Migration
Approximately 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra, and large numbers of Thomson's and Grant's gazelle move in a roughly circular route through the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, driven by the rains and the grass they bring. Calving on the southern plains from January to March, moving northward through the central Serengeti from April to June, crossing the Grumeti and Mara rivers from July to October, and returning south as the short rains begin in November — the migration is not a single event but a continuous, year-round cycle.
Wildlife
Beyond the migration, the Serengeti supports all of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and black rhino), along with cheetah, spotted hyena, African wild dog, giraffe, hippo, crocodile, and more than 500 bird species. The Seronera Valley in the Central Serengeti is particularly renowned for its leopard sightings — the highest density anywhere in Africa — and for large, relaxed lion prides that are habituated to vehicles.
Our Camp
Land of Nature Camp sits in the heart of the Central Serengeti, near the Seronera Valley. It is an intimate, owner-operated tented camp — small, unfenced, solar-powered, and guided by expert local naturalists. From here, every month of the year delivers outstanding wildlife viewing: Big Five game drives, migration tracking, walking safaris, and hot-air balloon flights over the endless plains.
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