Serengeti
You need at least two nights to visit the Serengeti National Park. The park is huge, so if you decide to invest time and money in the experience, we recommend a minimum of three nights. Migratory herds are constantly on the move. It is worth staying longer to observe the herds, for example, during the summer months of July and August on the northern border with the Masai Mara Park by the Mara River. Or from February to April in the Ndutu region of the southern Serengeti.
Possible program with observation of the Great Migration:
Day 1 Transfer from the city of Arusha/Karatu through the Conservation area of Ngorongoro to the central Serengeti. Overnight in the Seronera zone.
2nd day Crossing to the northern area of Lobo. Overnight in the northern area of Lobo.
Day 3 Full-day safari in the Lobo and Kogatende area, the Mara border river. Overnight in Lobo or Kogatende.
Day 4 Crossing back to the central Serengeti, through the Ngoro region back to Karatu.
The entire ecosystem of the Tanzanian Serengeti and the Kenyan Masai Mara occupies an area of 25,000 km2, the parks are not fenced. The western and northern sections of the Serengeti are characterized by grassland and acacia trees, in the south an area of 10,000 km2 of short grass cover and this area then joins the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the southeast. During the rainy season from November to May, grazing herds can find sustenance and water here, and young calfs are born here. In the period from January to March, almost 500,000 young wildebeest are born, which immediately stand on their feet. The short grass plains of the Serengeti are key to the migration. There is volcanic soil here. For millions of years, nearby volcanoes nourished the local soil, creating an alkaline-rich soil. Today, the soil is still rich in calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, which are the basis for the nutrition of pregnant wildebeest females and their young calfs.
