TANZANIA DESTINATIONS
MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK
The parks classic scenery will make the heart go wild. Recognized as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest park. The main drawcard which makes the park a spectacular one is the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Every year, nearly 2 million wildebeest, zebra joined by other antelopes migrate from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya. You just need to be in the right spot at the right time to witness the herd moving with a great speed covering a long distance.
In addition to this, Serengeti also offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Tanzania. All the major safari animals of the park are great in numbers. The Big Fives are easily seen here, but rhino sightings are rare, and only black rhinos are present. Aside from the big cats, many other predators can be spotted including spotted hyena (especially in the morning), jackal and bat-eared fox.
More than 350 species of birds, including ostriches, vultures, and flamingos, also call Serengeti their home.
The scenery of Serengeti is renowned among visitors because of its vast grassland plains stretching across the southeast. It’s an immense landscape and quite stunning – big sky country that feels like exclusive, untouched, unique and untamed wilderness.
Activities
Game Drive
Bird Watching
Walking/ Trekking
Wildlife Highlight
The highlighted wildlife are Zebra, wildebeest, impala, sable antelopes, greater kudus, and many more. The park is also home to lions as well as leopards. African wild dogs are the rare creatures strolling in the park. Few hippos can be also spotted swimming in the pool.
More than 400 bird species the birds spotted include marabou storks, bateleur eagles, the black bellied bustards, guinea fowls, ox peckers, colorful lilac breasted rollers and yellow throated long claws. The park also witnesses a passing of migrating birds from Europe during the rainy season such as blacksmith plovers, cattle egrets, various herons, fish eagles and many more.
Best time to visit
The Dry season (June to October) is the peak period for watching wildlife. The bush thins out and animals are easy to spot. Plus, the absence of precipitation is balanced by an abundance of sunshine. You can still see wildlife in the wetter periods, but the humidity and the mosquitoes might drive you crazy.