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Serengeti National Park
★ Great Migration◷ Best: Jun–Oct for river crossings; Jan–Mar for calving
OVERVIEW
The Serengeti’s name comes from the Maasai word for “endless plains” — and it delivers. This vast ecosystem is the stage for the Great Migration, when over a million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra move in a constant search for fresh grazing, shadowed by lion, cheetah and hyena.
Why go
✦The Great Migration & dramatic river crossings
✦Big-cat country — lion, cheetah & leopard
✦Hot-air balloon safaris at dawn
✦Endless golden plains & kopjes
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Good to know
Best time
Jun–Oct (crossings); Jan–Mar (calving)
Region
Northern circuit
Getting there
Fly-in or drive from Arusha
Ideal stay
3–4 nights
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