Zebra on the wide grassland of the Serengeti, Tanzania
Tanzania

Serengeti

Overview

Fourteen thousand square kilometres of grassland that gave the Great Migration its stage. Depending on the month the herds are calving on the southern short-grass plains, moving through the western corridor, or crossing the Mara river in the north. Resident predators are everywhere, and the central Seronera valley holds leopard, lion and cheetah year-round. Balloon flights at dawn give the scale of the place better than any drive.

At a glance
CountryTanzania
Best timeJanuary to March for calving, June to October for crossings

Safaris that visit Serengeti

Ngorongoro Crater rim viewpoint in northern Tanzania
Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

3 days / 2 nights
from $1,320
A full crater-floor day plus Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lions, with a rim lodge overlooking the caldera.
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Mountain gorilla among green foliage in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda

Bwindi Gorilla Trek

4 days / 3 nights
from $2,150
One gorilla permit, a forest lodge in Buhoma and a Batwa community walk. Permits secured months in advance.
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