Given the size of Tanzania, it takes a long time to drive between its many attractions. The popular route to the Serengeti National Park. In the Serengeti National Park, there are multiple airstrips where you may land. Kilimanjaro International Airport, which is nearby, is roughly seven hours’ drive away from the Serengeti National Park. However, depending on which airstrip you land at, the trip takes an average of 45 minutes by car.
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 contributes to this being 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.
With flights to Serengeti, you will have a chance to visit the Serengeti national park any time of the year even in the wet season since you will not have to worry about the bad roads. You will need to work with your operator to make sure you pay the required permits that allow you to enter the park since you will not be using nay of the gates. The common airstrips in the Serengeti are The Seronera (SEU) airstrip, Kogatende (KOG) airstrip, Sasakwa (SSK) airstrip, Lobo (LOB) airstrip, Ndutu (NDT) airstrip, Kusini airstrip, Fort ikoma airstrip and Kirawira B Airstrip.
MORU KOPJES IN SERENGETI
Moru Kopjes are located in the central plains of the Serengeti national Park. The Moru Kopjes are home to the endangered Black rhinos of the Serengeti National Park. These black rhinos are an endangered species. They have been killed a lot for their tusks to near extinction. The Serengeti is among the few places in Tanzania where you will be able to view these Black Rhinos.
By the 1980s after poaching had been criminalized in Tanzania. The number of these rhinos increased a little. The rhinos are now monitored by the authorities every minute of the day. By the year 2004, the number of these rhinos had grown to 17. The Moru Kopjes is the other place where you can see these rhinos and its home to about 12 rhinos by 2004 census. There are is also home to the gong rocks that house the ancient Masai paintings.
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