Serengeti National Park covers an extensive area of 14,763 square Kilo Meters, this is Tanzania's largest national Park and undoubtedly the best known wildlife sanctuary in the world and as a former client said, ‘even during the high season there are only a few hundred vehicles roaming around an area the size of Connecticut. Over three million large game animals inhabit these rolling grasslands, which the Maasai call “the siringet” meaning endless plains.

Here one can witness the unique migration of almost 1.5 million wildebeest undertake a circuit of 1000Kms searching for new pasture from the central plains to the permanent water of the Park corridors. The Serengeti National Park ecosystem supports not only the largest herds of migrating ungulates but also the highest concentrations of large predators in the world. At a quick glance, the numbers are astonishing.

Estimates put the wildebeest at about 1.7 million, zebras at 250,000 and Thomson's gazelles at about 440,000. Hyenas are the most numerous of the large carnivores at about 9,000, lions at 2,800 and leopards at about 1,000. In general, cheetahs live at much lower densities than other large predators. However, the Serengeti boasts the highest density of cheetah in Africa (at certain times of year) with up to 40 animals per 60 square miles found on short grass plains during the wet season.

The Serengeti encompasses a massive and pristine wilderness area. Thousands of square miles filled with plentiful wildlife beckon your exploration. Because of its large size, the Serengeti has retained a raw and wild feel that many of the other parks in Africa have lost. There are a few areas of the Serengeti including the Seronera Valley that may feel congested during peak travel months.