Regions of Serengeti National Park

Regions of Serengeti National Park are the various areas of Serengeti National Park that travellers can visit, all throughout the year. Serengeti National Park is a beautiful national park of Tanzania located in the northern circuit of Tanzania, the most visited and sought after tourist circuit in Tanzania safaris. Serengeti National Park is one of the largest national parks in Africa, covering about 14750 square kilometers, just the size of Northern Ireland. The far and wide of Serengeti National Park inhabits a variety of wildlife, which cause thousands of tourists to visit the park for Serengeti wildlife safaris.

Serengeti National Park lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards and the various Serengeti National Park animals like the over 1 million wildebeests, gazelles, and zebras, among so many others all roam the vast Serengeti plains. With so many animals in Serengeti National Park, it is the Great wildebeest migration that causes a number of tourists to visit Serengeti National Park every single year. Witnessing the Great wildebeest migration, which is one of the 8 natural wonders of the world is a thrilling activity that sees travelers being amazed by the sheer beauty and fascination of the world’s largest animal migration, even more dramatic a spectacle with the Grumeti River and Mara River crossings which see crocodiles in the rivers ready to devour their welcome prey, while other predators await at the river shores ready to pounce on their prey as well.

With so many animals in Serengeti National Park, and the fact that the Serengeti National Park migration cycle takes a couple of months of animal movement throughout the park staying in particular parts of the park, the animals in Serengeti National Park are distributed throughout the four main areas or regions of Serengeti National Park namely the Central Region also called the Seronera Area, the Western Corridor, the Northern and Southern regions of Serengeti National Park.

The Central Serengeti Region (Seronera)

The Central region of Serengeti National Park is by far the most visited of all the regions of Serengeti National Park. the Central region of Serengeti commonly referred to as the Seronera area is the best place to visit especially for travellers with limited time to spare and would love to experience typical game drives in Serengeti national Park and seeing a variety of animals in Serengeti National Park. The Seronera area in Serengeti National Park has the highest densities of leopards in Africa, and has the highest population of wildlife in the park. The Central Serengeti region receives the highest number of tourists, thereby causing crowds in the park especially in this area. If lucky, you would get to see the wildebeest migration here in the months of April and November.

The Western Corridor

The western region of Serengeti national Park, otherwise referred to as the western corridor is a remote part of Serengeti National Park stretching all the way to Lake Victoria. The Western Corridor has the Grumeti River which a great place to watch the iconic wildebeest migration during the Serengeti National Park migration. If you do chance to visit at the right time of the great wildebeest migration, you shall get to witness over 1 million wildebeests and zebras as well as gazelles crossing the Grumeti River in their cycle of the Great wildebeest migration. The best time to witness the Great wildebeest migration through the Grumeti River is during the months of May to mid-July.

The Northern Serengeti Region

This is a remote region of Serengeti National Park, and is one of the least visited parts of the Serengeti. To access the northern Serengeti region, one has to opt for flying into the region direct, or make stops at the central region of Serengeti National Park, which is a hub for animals in Serengeti National Park. The northern Serengeti region is however the best place to be at in Serengeti National park for the wildebeest migration through the Mara River, a phenomenal spectacle worth your time.

The Southern Serengeti Region

The Southern Serengeti region is where the Great wildebeest migration typically starts from, with the calving season taking place here during the month of February where thousands of calves are born over a period of 2-3 weeks. The Sothern Serengeti region is best visited from the month of December to March.

Serengeti National Park is a dream landscape to be in with the vast Serengeti plains filled with thousands of wildlife, which you can get to experience with Serengeti National Park safaris. If witnessing the Serengeti national Park migration is what you are after, the regions and the different timings should have you witnessing the greatest and largest animal migration with over 1 million wildebeests crossing the Mara River to Maasai Mara National Reserve of Kenya. Looking to visit the Serengeti for amazing Serengeti safaris, get in touch with a reputable tour operator for great deals and tailor made Tanzania safaris to experience Serengeti safaris and more.