Serengeti, Tanzania - Africa at Its Best

A safari in the Serengeti is not just the best Tanzaniaan endless quest for fresh pastures and water!
has to offer. It is certainly also one of THE richestPretty much any wild animal that you can think of is
experiences Africa has to offer! In fact, when youroaming the plains free and unobstructed by cages.
say Africa safari it is the Serengeti that usuallyTopi, Thomson's Gazelle, Eland, Impala, African
comes to mind. Undoubtedly, it is one of the mostBuffalo, Grant's Gazelle, Kongoni, Giraffe, Warthog,
recognized names on the old continent!Waterbuck, Elephant...you name it!!! Serengeti simply
The area has been the inspiration of creative typeshas it all! Seeing these animals, where they live and
for centuries. Visiting writers (Ernest Hemingway ofhow they live, will be an experience you will never
course), film makers (Hugo von Lawick, Alan Root...),forget or recreate anywhere in the world.
painters, scientists and photographers, have beenThe birds of the Serengeti are amazing as well. You
inspired by the lush landscapes and thrilling animalcan expect to see Yellow-throated Sand grouse,
species that inhabit this unique region. Did you knowOstrich and even the agile Secretary bird, Kori
there were two biosphere sites and two Worldbustard and Crowned plover. As you check out the
Heritage sites established within the region? Quiteseasonal rivers of the region you may want to stand
fascinating!back a bit as you are sure to encounter a crocodile
When you take your African safari holidays in theor two along the banks of the Grumeti River, and
Serengeti you will have the chance to witness overthey may be hungry! Not to mention that they are
70 different species of plains dwelling animals. In fact,amongst the largest crocs found anywhere in Africa.
most of the animals you can think of exist in thisAnd, if you are looking for more than animals in the
species rich region. All those beasts you alwaysSerengeti, you will find a myriad of plant species. This
visited the zoo to see, roam wild in their naturalregion is one of the oldest ecosystems on earth.
habitat here in Serengeti National Park. Zebras,Everything you see around you in fauna and flora has
wildebeests, lions, and even "laughing" hyenas just tonot changed in millions of years. It's mind boggling but
name but a few, can be sighted in abundance!it's true. The uniqueness and beauty of the plains is
Ever heard of the Great Migration? No? Well then, beexpressed wonderfully through the plant life. The
ready to experience probably the most astonishingreason the ecosystem has not changed in so many
gathering of wildebeests and zebras planet Earth hasmillions of years is that the conditions have not
to offer, with close to 1, 5 million wildebeests andchanged. The climate and land structure is just as it
approximately 250,000 zebras! The cycle happenswas many millennia ago and that is a vision of
between the vast plains of Serengeti and Maasaiunchanged beauty.
Mara further up north, where the ungulates migrate in