Tanzania's largest NP covers an area of almost 15 000 km2. It borders the Masai Mara Park in Kenya.

Every year, there is a great migration spectacle as huge herds of wildebeest and zebra move across the plains in search of food. The area has been a national park since 1951, until then white settlers hunted here.

The national park is accessible through several gates. The most used gate is Naabi Hill, which is the gate by which most visitors arrive.

People come here from the east, from the Ngorongoro Crater.

4 regions of Sergenti

The Serengeti can be divided into four regions.

The southern part, which visitors arrive at via Naabi Hill, is made up of grassy plains - savannah. The soil here is rich in minerals because it was enriched in the past by volcanic ash and the soil contains fluorite, which is probably why wildebeest give birth to their young here. There is an incredible amount of game here from January to April, but a lot of it stays, even when the migration moves on.

The central part of the Serengeti is called the Seronera. It's made up of wooded valleys and savannahs around the tributaries of the Grumeti River. It's the most popular part for safari visitors, with plenty of beaten tracks, accommodation and, of course, plenty of game. Migratory herbivores show up around April and continue north.

The Western Corridor runs west from Seronera, where the park reaches up to 8 km from Lake Victoria. The corridor lies around the Grumeti River and is made up of swamps and forests. Migration hits here between May and July, when a dramatic river crossing takes place.

The northern part of the Serengeti is made up of undulating landscape and partly acacia woodland. From July to September, the migration passes northwards, then back south again in November and December.