Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s oldest conservation area gazette in 1951 and covers an area space of approximately 14,738 square kilometres, it is situated in the Northern part of the country bordering Kenya and the Ngorongoro conservation area, initially, this used to be one large ecosystem until the crater was separated from the Serengeti National Park, it is famous for the great wildebeest migration animals find their way moving through the park annually in search of greener pastures, it is among the 7 wonders of the world a movement that is restricted to the ecosystem stretching to the Masai Mara national park of Kenya.
Serengeti National Park can be visited any time of the year depending on the guest’s preference and what their motive is in Visiting the park, the most reason travellers to the national park is the great wildebeest migration however there are other things to do when in the park, for instance, game drives through the well-distributed trails of the park, guided nature walks, birding experiences, visiting the Masai people and the attractions on the neighbouring national parks and conservation areas of Ngorongoro conservation area and Lake Natron.
The best time to visit Serengeti NationalPark is during the dry season, the park receives 2 dry seasons the short dry season happens in December -February and the long dry season in June -September. This is the best time to travel to the park because the trails are drier and easier to drive through when doing game activities, the grasses are shorter which makes it easy to see wild animals all over the vast grasslands, and mammals gather around the few water bodies that are not taken by dryness. Because there islittle stagnant water in the dry season the level of Malaria parasites. The dry season in Serengeti National Park is also referred to as a high tourism season, expect to be with other travellers in the park, the downside of the high season is that it comes with high prices in accommodation and tour costs.
The wet season is also a fair time to visit the national park it is the best time to do birding, there are over 500 species of birds that have been recorded,and some of these are resident species while others are migratory bird types from other parts of the world. The wet season may be difficult on doing game drives however it comes with bonus discounts from accommodation facilities more so to the travel agents that sell the destination and cheap tour costs to the northern circuit of Tanzania.
Serengeti National Park can be accessed all year round, it is advisable to take a 4*4 wheel car drive despite the season that you will be going to the park, and reaching Serengeti can be by road it takes approximately 225 kilometers from Arusha, drives can be on self-drive however it is advisable to use a tour operator. The other option is to fly into the several airstrips in the park for example the Seronera airstrip.
In conclusion, Serengeti National Park can be visited any time of the year, trips are best combined with other areas of the northern circuit for example the Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park, and the Ngorongoro crater region.