The Serengeti National Park is the biggest and oldest national park in Tanzania. The park was gazzetted in the 1950s. The park is home to wildebeest great migration which was included on the African list of wonders in the year 2013. There are over 2 million wildebeests that live here and move from the Serengeti National park to the Masai Mara game reserve in the dry season to search for greener pastures.
The animals move in unison with the Zebras and gazelles. The Serengeti national park derives its names from the Masai word which means the land that never ends. The Serengeti is filled with a lot of plains. One of the issues to safaring in the Serengeti National park is which accommodation one should use. There is a lot of accommodation options in the Serengeti National park and singling down to one is not an easy thing. There is accommodation varying from Standard, mid range and Luxury.
The standard accommodation will be basic and will not have some amenities like swimming pools, the restaurant may also be average, and they will be located usually in the towns and may be a little noisy. The mid range accommodation will have better amenities like WIFI, swimming pool and will prepared meals. The service will be a little better. The luxury accommodation will be a little up there will very many exclusive services. Most of the luxury lodges in the Ngorongoro conservation area will be located with good views of the Ngorongoro crater.
Mid Range accommodation in Serengeti.
- Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
- Melia Serengeti Lodge
- Serengeti Serena Lodge
- Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Do the Lodges accept credit cards?
Most lodges will accept credit cards. Its common that the budget lodges may not have this option but there are a lot of ATM machine in Arusha and therefore you should withdraw cash and have it just in case.
Best Time to Visit
Peak season
The season usually comes in the dry months of Mid June to September and December to February. The Longer period of June to September however also comes with the wildebeest migration and there for if this is your major interest then this is the perfect timing for you.
Rainy/Low Season
The rains also come twice a year between the months of March to Mid June and October to November. This time usually has very few people and those that want the area to themselves you are to use this timing. The grass it also green and its good for those who want to do photography. This doesn’t mean that this being a rainy season then its rains all day and all times.
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