The Masai people used to live in the Serengeti National Park and used it as a grazing area. The Masai people are the source of the Park’s name. The park’s name comes from the term “siringet,” which means “a place where the land runs on.”
Getting to the Serengeti National park very fast and also without tiring will add to the authentic experience of this national Park. It’s also the largest national park in Tanzania. The abundance of wildlife here also contributes to the fact that this is one of the most visited parks in the region. The park is home to the highly sought after wildebeest migration that happens during the dry season where these animals move to the nearby Masai Mara game reserve in search for greener pastures.
The park covers an area of about 14,763 square Kilometers making it one of the biggest parks in Tanzania as well. This park is a continuation o the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya and this makes it easy for the wildebeest to move to Kenya in the dry season in search of water and greener grass.
Watching the wildebeest move thousands of Kilometers as they make their way from the Serengeti National park to the Masai Mara is such a spectacular experience that everyone should have a chance to witness. The Serengeti is also known for the large herds of Buffalos and Elephants. The gazelles and Zebras are another group of animals that are work watching. They move together with the millions of wildebeest to cross from the Serengeti National Park to the Masai Mara game reserve.
The Lower Grumeti Woodlands
The Lower Grumeti Woodlands are a host to many wildlife beauties here in the Serengeti national Park. The area is home to thousands of wildebeests. They take the risk to cross the Grumeti River as they make their way to the Masai Mara from the Serengeti . The river is infested with very huge crocodiles and everyone’s interest is how they survive while they cross this river. The woodlands are part of the Grumeti wildlife reserve. The woodlands are play grounds for the special black-and-white colobus monkey.
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