{"id":39,"date":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/destinations\/serengeti\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","slug":"serengeti","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/destinations\/serengeti\/","title":{"rendered":"Serengeti National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Serengeti is Tanzania&#8217;s most famous national park and the heart of the Great Migration, when more than a million wildebeest, along with zebra and gazelle, follow the rains in a continuous cycle. It is a vast ecosystem of plains, kopjes and woodland, and the wildlife viewing is outstanding in every season.<\/p>\n<h2>The Serengeti migration, season by season<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January to March:<\/strong> calving season on the short-grass plains around Ndutu in the south. Thousands of calves are born in a few weeks, and predators are close behind.<\/li>\n<li><strong>April to June:<\/strong> the herds move north-west through the central and western Serengeti.<\/li>\n<li><strong>July to October:<\/strong> dramatic crossings of the Mara River in the northern Serengeti.<\/li>\n<li><strong>November to December:<\/strong> the herds return south as the short rains begin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other wildlife<\/h2>\n<p>The Serengeti has a large population of lion, plus leopard, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, hippo and crocodile. Hot-air balloon safaris are an optional extra in the central Serengeti.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting to the Serengeti<\/h2>\n<p>Most itineraries start in Arusha and combine the Serengeti with <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/destinations\/ngorongoro-crater\/\">Ngorongoro Crater<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/destinations\/tarangire\/\">Tarangire<\/a>. You can also arrive from the Masai Mara in Kenya on a combined trip.<\/p>\n<h2>Tanzania safaris that include the Serengeti<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/tours\/10-day-tanzania-wildebeest-migration-safari\/\">10-Day Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safari<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/tours\/9-day-wildebeest-calving-safari-tanzania-kenya\/\">9-Day Wildebeest Calving Safari, Tanzania &amp; Kenya<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/tours\/7-day-wildebeest-calving-safari-serengeti-ndutu\/\">7-Day Wildebeest Calving Safari: Serengeti &amp; Ndutu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/tours\/7-day-discover-tanzania-wildlife-lodge-safari\/\">7-Day Discover Tanzania Wildlife Lodge Safari<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plan a Serengeti safari in Tanzania: the Great Wildebeest Migration, Ndutu calving season, big cats and the best time to visit. Request your quote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":92,"template":"","class_list":["post-39","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}