Northern Circuit · Seven Natural Wonders
Endless Plains & the Greatest Show on Earth
Serengeti National Park is one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife destinations, renowned for its vast savannahs, diverse ecosystems and the legendary Great Migration. Spanning roughly 14,750 km², its name comes from the Maasai siringet — “the place where the land runs on forever.”
Each year more than a million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra follow the rains in a continuous loop across these plains, trailed by lion, cheetah and hyena — a spectacle recognised as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
- Witness the Great Wildebeest Migration and its dramatic river crossings
- Outstanding big-cat viewing — lion, cheetah and leopard
- Sunrise hot-air balloon safaris over the plains
- Fly-in connections straight to Zanzibar's beaches
Good to Know
Serengeti at a Glance
Wildlife You May Spot
Best Time to Visit
Year-round. Calving in the south runs Jan–Feb; the Mara River crossings peak around July–September.
Size
Around 14,750 km² of open grassland, kopjes, rivers and woodland — Tanzania’s oldest national park.
The Migration
Over 1.5 million wildebeest plus zebra and gazelle move in a year-round circuit following seasonal rains.
Getting There
Drive via the Northern Circuit or fly in to an airstrip; easily combined with Ngorongoro and Tarangire.
- Wildebeest
- Zebra
- Lion
- Cheetah
- Leopard
- Elephant
- Buffalo
- Giraffe
- Crocodile
- Hyena
Things to Do
How You'll Explore
Days here are built around morning and afternoon game drives when the cats are on the move, with the option to rise before dawn for a balloon flight followed by a bush breakfast on the plains.
- Game-drive safaris across the central Seronera and beyond
- Hot-air balloon safaris at sunrise
- Guided walking safaris in select areas
- Migration-season crossings on the Grumeti & Mara rivers
Chase the Migration With Us
Tell us your travel month and we’ll place you exactly where the herds will be.