Tour In 2024 2025 2026
Destination | Mwanza |
Duration | 03 days |
Attraction | Serengeti |
Tour |
Safari |
Activty | Game Drive |
Target | Big-5 & Migration |
Distance & Location | Approx 123km, East of Mwanza |
Time | Big 5 {$} | Migration |
April - May | Available | Accessed |
June - July | Available | Accessed |
August | Available | Accessed |
Sep - Oct | Available | No Access |
November | Available | No Access |
Dec - March | Available | No Access |
The Serengeti National Park is a large nationl park in northern Tanzania that stretches over 14,763km2 (5,700 sqmi). It is located in eastern Mara reagion, northern zone in Tanzania-Africa, covering over 1,500,000 hectares (3,700,000 acres) of vargin savanna. The Serengeti is well known for the largest annual animal migration in Africa all over the world of over 1.5 million wildbeest and 250,000 Zebra along with smaller herds of Thomson's gazelle and enland. The park also is famous as a home of largest lion population in Africa.
Location:- Tanzania Coordinates:- 2°20′S 34°34′E Area:- 14,763 km2 (5,700 sq mi) Established:- 1951 Vistors:- 400,000s per year Governing body:- TANAPAA Serengeti safari from Mwanza typically involves a journey by road, which take approx 2.5-3hrs by drive to cover about 123km from city center of Mawanza to Nadabaka entrence gate. Mwanza is a relatively close to the Serengeti National Park, making it a common nearest starting point for a safari to Serengeti. This Serengeti safari from Mwanza is abest way to spend a less time and cost to experience Serengeti's Big 5 and Migration safari as follows
The best time to spot the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhinoceros) in the Serengeti for Mwanza typically coincides with the dry season, which spans from late June to September.
However, the Big Five can be seen throughout the year in te Serengeti
A serengeti safari from Mwanza is best for a short schedule(day-to-day) that allow you to experience Migration safari in some seasons of the year as follows:
The herds start to move northwest and begin their journey toward the western and central parts of the Serengeti, following the rain and new glass. Roughly, the distance from Ndabaka gate to northwest is approx 40 to 50km by road
By June, the herds often reach the western and central Serengeti, preparing for the challenging Mara River crossings. They start hading north toward the Mara River in search of greener pastures. Roughly, it take about 90 to 100km by road to reach central Serengeti via Ndabaka entrence gatefrom Mwanza.
The famous river crossing at the Mara River usually occur during this month for the side of Tanzania-Serengeti. From Ndabaka gate to the northern part of the Serengeti, specifically the Mara River area, the distance is approx 150 to 170km by road.
After having an early breakfast around 05-06am you will be picked from your hotel and your journey to Serengeti national park will begin, you will drive towards central Serengeti, On the way you will be able to view beautiful Rift valley view of Ngorongoro crater as you do game drive and later you will reach serengeti, picnic lunch will be offered and later after having an evening game drive you will spend overnight and dinner will be offered in camp/lodge depending on your preference. The park is filled with different kind of large predators and you just have to keep your head up and locate as many as you can find. You also can’t ignore the dazzling landscape full of grasslands striped zebras, wildebeest and Cape buffalo.
You will wake up early around 6:00 am and enjoy the beautiful early sun rise in Serengeti, immediately after breakfast you will begin your morning game drive, you will get on with game viewing until midday where you will go back to camp for a hot lunch and you will later leave for ngorongoro conservation area, while game driving on the way to simba campsite/lodge where you will have dinner and spend overnight.
After an early breakfast you will commence your journey to ngorongoro crater, the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. Almost 25,000 large animals live in the crater; you will feast your eyes on large mammals like black rhinoceros, the Cape buffalo and the third largest type of land mammal the hippopotamus. After having an adventurous day, picnic lunch will be offered and continue with game up to evening time. Check out for Ngorongoro and you find a way to your preffered accommodation for dinner and a night rest.