Africa Attractions
The Serengeti, Tanzania
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The Serengeti is located in the north-western region of Tanzania and extends to south-western Kenya and covers an area of 30,000 square kilometres.
The region is protected by numerous national parks and game reserves and hosts the largest and longest overland migration in the world, annually nearly 2 million herbivores migrate from the northern hills to the plains in the south in pursuit of the rain, returning again in April through a north western route, this is sometimes referred to as the circular migration. |
Large numbers of animals die in this annual circular migration, death is often a result of exhaustion or injury but also at the hands of their predators. The annual migration, although dangerous is necessary for survival. Approximately 70 large mammals and some 500 avifauna can be found in the Serengeti, all from diverse habitats and include zebras, buffalo, wildebeests and gazelles, all commonly found here along with their predators.
The temperature in the Serengeti varies dependant on the season and also the attitude, with altitudes varying from 900 metres to over 1800 metres temperature will likewise fluctuate from 15 degrees to 25 degrees Celsius. The Serengeti experiences two rainy seasons, March to May and October and November inclusively with rainfall varying from 500 mm to 1200 mm common on the shores of Lake Victoria. The cooler and higher attitudes are typically forested, in the plains active volcanic outcrops are still present and vegetation surrounding these outcrops, suffer as a result.
The Ngorongoro Conversation Area was originally part of the Serengeti and contains the well-known Ngorongoro Crater which covers an area of some 260 sq kilometers and hosts a massive array and number of wildlife.
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