Tips & Tricks
Mbalageti Serengeti (Lodge) – this lodge is located on the western corridor of the Serengeti (on Mwamyeni Hill, overlooking the vast Dutwa Plain). The lodge offers a breathtaking 360-degree panorama view of the Serengeti plain lands and the Mbalageti River, where one of the main attractions is the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra.
Lake Victoria – located west of Serengeti National Park and within driving distance of it, this natural wonder has a surface area of 68,800 sq. km. and is Africa’s largest lake. It’s also the planet’s second-largest freshwater lake (only North America’s Lake Superior is larger). The Lake is within three countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. […]
Ikorongo Game Reserve (Serengeti National Park)– this game reserve, established in 1993 and covering an area of 602 sq. kilometers, is located on the north side of the Serengeti. Visitors going through this area will likely find several wildlife species including the Thomsons gazelle, buffalos, Grant gazelles, zebras, wildebeests, sable antelopes, bushbacks, impalas warthogs, lions, […]
Moru Kopjes (Serengeti National Park) — southwest of the Central Serengeti lies Moru, home to the black rhino. Moru Kopjes is home to the remaining population of black rhinos in the park. The Serengeti Rhino Project has a visitor’s center here where one can learn more about the conservation strategies being employed. Another highlight at […]
Maswa Game Reserve — Maswa is an extraordinarily beautiful area. It has wide open plains along the southern edge of the Serengeti. Rolling hills covered in thickets and rock kopjes are interspersed with seasonally dry rivers containing permanent water holes. And, of course, Maswa has plenty and varied wildlife that includes big game. The […]
Retima Hippo Pool (Seronera Valley, Serengeti National Park) – located 8 km north of Seronera, this site is where the course of the Seronera river joins the Orangi river and forms this deep pond puddled by hippos spending the day immersed in the water. Often visitors can only see their little pink ears and […]