Serengeti National Park Lions

Serengeti National Park Lions

Serengeti National Park lions are some of the most sought after Serengeti National Park animals. Serengeti National Park lions are one of the various reasons why travellers do visit Tanzania, on Tanzania wildlife safaris. Serengeti National Park is the most visited and sought after Tanzania national park worldwide for her thrilling wildlife, including the Serengeti lions which roam the savannah plains and especially seen on top of the various kopjes in the Park.

Serengeti National Park is one of the various national parks of Tanzania that make up the northern safari circuit of Tanzania, which happens to be the most visited safari circuit in Tanzania given it encompasses the prime tourist attractions in Tanzania. The Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park and the Kilimanjaro Mountain which is the highest free standing mountain in Africa make up the northern safari circuit of Tanzania, available for visits all year through.

The lions are a sight to behold, seen stealthily walking the savannah plains of Serengeti. There are over 3000 lions in the Serengeti ecosystem, and sighting lions in the Park is not so hard or impossible after all. Travellers after seeing the  lions should also watch out for a rare opportunity to see the tree climbing lions in Serengeti National Park! Apart from the tree climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda and Kruger National Park of South Africa, Serengeti National Park is another place in Tanzania and Africa to see these tree climbing lions, which can also be found in Lake Manyara National Park.

It is a rare opportunity to see tree climbing lions in the Park, but recent occasions have seen some travellers seeing a big pride of lions of about 12 lions spread in the different branches of one big acacia umbrella tree, a sight that worth beholding if you do chance to see them during your game drives in Serengeti National Park.

The Park lions are among the African big five that bring travellers from far and wide. Seeing the African big five which include leopards, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and the very king of the wild, the lions whose roars can be heard in the dark Serengeti nights.

Lions are the kings of the African savannah, and seeing a pride of lions in Serengeti National Park in their very natural habitat shall leave you amazed and thrilled. The lions live in prides, sometimes very large prides of lions with about 12 members or more, including lionesses and cubs. The females in the pride of lions hunt the most, but it is the males that always want the lions share much as they literary do nothing but snooze under an acacia tree most part of the day.

During your game drives in Serengeti national Park, you are most likely to find the lions on a kill, or resting up any of the various kopjes in the Park. During the months of the Great wildebeest migration, especially in the iconic river crossings of the Grumeti River and the Mara River, lions alongside other predators in Serengeti national park do prey on the wildebeests and other animals in the Serengeti National Park migration like zebras and gazelles. During the dry season, game drives in the park are best done then with numerous animals in Serengeti National Park congregating in the few waterholes, and the ever preying lions and other predators taking advantage and pouncing on unsuspecting animals like the wildebeests, zebras, impalas and so much more for their next meal.

Apart from the lions, other animals in Serengeti National Park that play a role in the great Serengeti ecosystem include the big cats like leopards and cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, hunting dogs, civets, mongoose, olive baboons, gazelles, oribis, warthogs, hippos, waterbucks, zebras, giraffe, black rhinos though rare to find, Kenya Mole rat, African hare, topi, among so many others.

To see the the Park lions and more, activities like game drives, hot air balloon safaris are the best for opportunities to enjoy the wild game in the park. game drives in Serengeti National Park can be done in the early morning, evenings and also the while day for extensive game drives to see the various animals in the park including the lions.

When to see the Serengeti National Park lions

The lions can be seen anytime of the year. The best time to see the lions however is during the dry season when the animals in the park congregate around the few available waterholes and the lions do want to prey on the animals.

Want to see the lions and more? Get in touch with a reputable tour operator to help you put together an amazing Serengeti safari tour, and more.