Game Drives in Serengeti National Park

Game drives in Serengeti National Park involve travellers driving through the vast endless plains of Serengeti National park, in search of the various wildlife in the park. Game drives are one of the best ways to experience the Serengeti National Park, to explore all the smallest and hidden parts of the park seeing a variety of attractions in the park.

Serengeti National Park is one of the best Africa safari destinations which provide travellers with amazing wild game viewing experiences. Serengeti National Park is the best Tanzania national parks frequented by most travellers who visit Tanzania on Tanzania tours/Tanzania safaris/Tanzania trips. Serengeti National Park is located in the northern part of Tanzania, in Arusha region of Tanzania. Serengeti National Park is one of the Tanzania national parks that make up the northern safari circuit of Tanzania. The northern safari circuit of Tanzania is the most visited region and circuit of Tanzania by travellers who visit Tanzania.

Game Drives in Serengeti National Park
Game Drives in Serengeti National Park

The northern safari circuit encompasses not only the Serengeti National Park but also Ngorongoro Conservation Area famous for the Ngorongoro Crater which is the largest inactive caldera in the world, Tarangire National Park famous for huge herds of elephants and great towering baobab trees, as well as Lake Manyara National Park which inhabits tree-climbing lions and large flocks of pink flamingos.

With over 20 game reserves and national parks in Tanzania, Serengeti National Park is the most visited Tanzania national park, and definitely one of the world sought after safari destinations by travellers after authentic Africa safari experiences. Serengeti National park has so much to offer to tourists who visit Tanzania on Tanzania safaris, all throughout the year. One of the top attractions in Serengeti National Park is the immense diverse wildlife freely roaming the endless plains of the Serengeti doted by acacia trees; as well as the Great Wildebeest Migration which is the largest on-land animal migration. Travellers from far and wide do visit Tanzania to witness the great spectacle, as well as see various animals in Serengeti National Park including the African Big 5 animals including lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos and rhinos, among so many others.

It is with game drives in Serengeti National Park that tourists who visit Tanzania get to explore the vast expanse of Serengeti National Park. Game drives are an activity that involves driving in safari vehicles through protected areas like national parks in search of wildlife. Game drives in Serengeti National Park take travellers through the endless plains of the park in search of a variety of species of animals in Serengeti National Park, as well as other attractions in Serengeti National Park like birds, among so many others.

Game drives can be done all throughout the day. Early morning game drives in Serengeti National Park can start as early as 6am when the park is officially opened, giving travellers an opportunity to spot nocturnal animals as they return from their busy night schedule. Early morning game drives see travellers spotting animals like lions, leopards, civets, among others which are usually active in the night and as the day breaks they tend to go back into hiding. Travellers can however still see these nocturnal animals during the day, given that the Serengeti National Park has one of the highest wildlife densities in the world. Travellers on early morning game drives can decide to go after a cup of coffee or tea, and have their breakfast in the bush an experience that is quite amazing. Early morning game drives in Serengeti National Park also give you an opportunity to see the beautiful Serengeti national Park come to life as the sun rises, rewarding you with some of the most spectacular sun-rise views you shall ever see.

Afternoon game drives can also be done, and though the sun is overhead especially in the dry season, animals in Serengeti National Park can still be seen, also in plenty. The Seronera area which is the central part of Serengeti National Park is one of the best places to do your game drives, throughout the day and throughout the year as the area inhabits a variety of animal species.

Full day game drives see travellers going out and spending an entire day exploring the vast expanse of Serengeti National Park, seeing a variety of wildlife including animals, birds, and kopjes, among so many other attractions in Serengeti National Park. Full day game drives usually have travellers going into the wild with packed lunches, sometimes even with packed breakfast boxes which they enjoy over picnics in some of the most beautiful spots in Serengeti National Park, giving you an opportunity to appreciate the amazing beauty of the wild; of the Serengeti National Park.

Evening game drives in Serengeti National Park give travellers an opportunity to see the Serengeti National Park and various attractions therein as the sun-sets, rewarding you yet with another amazing sight behold. Evening game drives start at 4pm and end by 6pm.

Game Drives in Serengeti National Park
Game viewing 

Night game drives  are not allowed, and those caught doing night game drives are highly penalized.

So much can be seen while on game drives. a number of wildlife can be seen while on game drives in Serengeti National Park and they include the much sought after African big 5 like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos and rhinos, and other animal species in the park like the wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, hippos, giraffes, among so many others.

Best time 

Anytime is a good time to enjoy game drives animals often times congregate in the few available waterholes to have a drink or a dip. The dry season, especially ion the months of June through August are also a good time to see the great wildebeest migration in Serengeti national Park, on either game drives or hot air balloon rides in Serengeti.

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