Central Serengeti National Park
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
Set deep in the park with a waterhole below the terrace, wildlife visible from the room most days.
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Serengeti
Endless Plains, Ancient Rhythms
The plain the migration calls home most of the year. The Mara is only its northern edge, on a far larger scale.
What You'll See
Who Lives Here
Wildebeest & Zebra
Over two million move through in the annual migration.
Lion
Prides hold territory across the open southern plains.
Cheetah
Short grass built for a full-speed hunt, nothing to hide the chase.
Leopard
Riverine forest and granite kopjes to the north and centre.
Kopje Wildlife
Rock hyrax, agama lizards, and big cats resting on sun-warmed granite.
The Landscape
Ground That Shapes the Light
Treeless short-grass plains to the south give way to riverine woodland and kopjes further north. The same ecosystem as the Mara, simply far larger.
Best Season
December to July
Calving season falls January to March, as the migration moves north through the plains. Timing shifts with the rains each year.
Weather
What to Pack For
- Dry
- Jun – Oct
- 15–27°C
- Cool nights, warm dry days, almost no rain.
- Green
- Nov – May
- 17–28°C
- Short rains in November, long rains March through May. Calving falls within this window.
Find Your Bearings
Serengeti on the Map
Select any point to see where else the ground leads.
Where to Stay
Recommended Stays
A short list of independently-run lodges and camps we’d point you toward near Serengeti — not ours, but ones we trust enough to recommend.
Central Serengeti National Park
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Set high on an acacia-lined ridge overlooking the plains the migration crosses each year.
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Serengeti, in Detail
Recommended For Serengeti
Built for This Exact Ground
Great Migration Safaris
The migration's largest stage, often combined with Ngorongoro.
Luxury Tented Camps
Mobile camps that follow the herd, season by season.
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