There are several gates that can be used to access the Serengeti National Park. The park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa. Serengeti national park is the oldest national park in Tanzania. The Serengeti National park is also the biggest national park in Tanzania. The Serengeti national park is also one of the most visited parks in the region. The park is home to the wildebeests that are highly sought after for their migration season during the dry periods of the year as they move from Serengeti National Park to the Masai Mara game reserve. The park has vast plains filled with short grass and this helps on the numbers of the wild life that thrive here.
The endless plains like the Masai call this area are very rewarding when you do game drives here. You are supposed to start very early in the morning to find the animals in their habitant before they are disturbed by the human activity. The park received over 40,000 visitors very year that come to experience the vast plains here.
The Park is located is located in the northern part of Tanzania. The park is among the four major attractions that make up the northern safari circuit of the tourism of Tanzania. The attractions are: Kilimanjaro National park, Lake Manyara National Park and Tarangire National Park. What makes the park more special are the over 2 million wildebeests that migrate from the Serengeti national Park to the Masai Mara game reserve during the dry season as they search for green pasture.
The National park is about 335 Kilometers from Arusha. This is a 6 hour drive from Arusha to Serengeti. Use the Kilimanjaro International Airport and then travel by road from here. You can also fly from here to some of the airstrips in the Serengeti National park. You will have to first full fill the entry requirements of the Serengeti national park before you fly. For those that will travel by road, here are the gate options you have: Naabi hill gate, Klein’s gate, Fort Ikoma’s gate, Handajega Gate, Bolongonja Gate and Ndabaka Gate.
Fort Ikoma Gate
Fort Ikoma Gate is another famous of the Serengeti national park. Its well developed and receives a lot of traffic of travelers to this national park. The gate is in the north west of the Serengeti national Park. The gate is within a few kilometers with the Grumeti game reserve and the Ikoma historical site.
Some of the services or facilities you can use while at the Fort Ikoma’s gate include;
- You can pay you park fees for the Serengeti National Park. MasterCard, Visa, credit and debit cards are all accepted.
- You can also collect your park entrance permit here if you paid prior and have receipts.
- This gate also has an information center about the Serengeti National Park and you can get all the information you need.
- There is a canteen and a gift shop for you to buy snack and souvenirs for you to take back home but also support the community.
- This gate also has great view of the plains of the Serengeti national park.
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