Serengeti National Park

Serengeti national park is Tanzania’s national park in the Serengeti ecosystem in the Mara and Simiyu regions. It was first established in the 1920s and was made a national park in 1951, the park covers 14,750 square kilometres ( 5,700 square miles) of grassland plains Savana, riverine , forest and woodlands With elevations ranging from 920 to 1850 metres  ( 3020 to 6070 the park extends 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast from points near the shores of Lake Victoria and in its eastern portion, 160 kilometres (100 miles) south from the Kenya Tanzania border.

Great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe and thousands upon thousands of eland, top, kongoni, impala and grants gazelle are resident at any time of the year.

All the big cats are easily seen. Lions are very where and are often found on a kill. Cheetahs are very common in the southeastern plains, while leopards can often be found lazing in one of the big trees along the seronera river. There are many more animals in Serengeti national park including Hippos, Rhino, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, 10 species of primates and Nile crocodile.

A million wildebeest each one driven by the same ancient rhythm, fulfiling its instinctive rock in the inescapable cycle of life a frenzied three week bout of territorial conquests and mating, survival of the fittest as 40 kilometres  (25miles) long columns plunge through crocodile-infested water on the annual exodus north replenishing the species in a brief population explosion that produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the 1,000 kilometres (600miles) pilgrimage begins again. Serengeti national park is the best place to visit especially for a game drive.