Serengeti National Park

Tanzania's Greatest Wild Stage

There’s a reason the Serengeti is on every safari lover’s bucket list. Stretching across 14,763 square kilometres of open savannah, riverine forests, and golden grasslands, this is where Africa’s greatest wildlife drama unfolds — every single day.

Whether you’re watching a pride of lions at sunrise or standing in awe as a million wildebeest thunder across the plains, the Serengeti never fails to leave you speechless.

At Osenta Safaris, we bring you closer to all of it.

Flamingo

Tanzania’s Lake Natron is the world’s most critical lesser flamingo breeding site — up to 2.5 million birds nest on its caustic soda flats where alkaline conditions lethal to predators protect the colony.

Secretary Bird

Tanzania’s secretary bird walks 30 km daily across open savanna, killing snakes with stamp-kicks that deliver five times its body weight in force — one of the most powerful strikes in the entire bird world.

Ostrich

Tanzania’s ostriches are the world’s largest and fastest running birds at 70 km/h, with eyes larger than their brains — males incubate at night, females by day, in a shared parental rotation system.

Colobus Monkey

Tanzania’s black-and-white colobus have no thumbs — their hands are pure hook-shaped climbing tools — while the endangered red colobus of Zanzibar exists nowhere else on Earth and is hunted by chimpanzees.

Vervet & Blue Monkey

Vervets use predator-specific alarm calls — a distinct sound per threat type — while blue monkeys live in female-dominated forest groups, with one territorial male calling deep pyow boundary warnings.

Chimpanzee

Tanzania’s Gombe chimps — studied since 1960 by Jane Goodall — were the first animals documented making tools, stripping leaves from sticks to extract termites and reshaping human understanding of intelligence.

Why Visit the Serengeti?

See It All

The Serengeti is home to the Big Five — lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino — plus cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs, and over 500 species of birds. Wildlife viewing here is genuinely year-round.

The Great Migration

One of nature’s most extraordinary events happens right here. Every year, over 1.5 million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles move in a giant loop across the Serengeti and Masai Mara in search of fresh grass. The dramatic river crossings at the Grumeti and Mara rivers are the stuff of wildlife legend.

Landscapes That Inspire

From the short-grass plains of the south to the kopjes (rocky outcrops) of the central Seronera and the riverine forests of the north — the Serengeti’s scenery shifts constantly and always impresses.

Best Time to Visit

Season	Months	Highlights
Calving Season	January – March	Newborn wildebeest, predator action
Long Rains	April – May	Lush green landscape, fewer crowds
Migration North	June – July	River crossings begin, dry season starts
Peak Dry Season	August – October	Best wildlife viewing, Mara River crossings
Short Rains	November – December	Birdwatching, green scenery

Good news: There’s no bad time to visit the Serengeti. Every season offers something unique.

What You'll Experience

Game Drives Daily

Morning and evening game drives put you in the heart of the action — guided by experienced, local rangers who know the Serengeti like the back of their hand.

Hot Air Balloons

Float silently above the plains at dawn for a bird’s-eye view of the wildlife below. A balloon safari over the Serengeti is an experience you’ll carry for life.

Walking Safaris

Get off the vehicle and feel the Serengeti beneath your feet. Guided walking safaris offer a more personal, ground-level connection with the ecosystem.

Sundowners In Style

Watch the sun melt into the horizon over the open savannah — cold drink in hand. Simple, unforgettable.

Getting to the Serengeti

The Serengeti is accessible by both road and air from Arusha.

By Air: Scheduled and chartered flights connect Arusha’s Kilimanjaro International Airport to several airstrips inside the park, including Seronera, Grumeti, and Kogatende. Flight time is approximately 45–90 minutes.
By Road: A full-day drive from Arusha via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area offers stunning scenery along the way — ideal for multi-destination itineraries.

Our team handles all transfers, so you just sit back and enjoy the journey.