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 Serengeti is known for the large herds of Elephants and Buffalos. The endless plains like the Masai call this area are very rewarding when you do game drives here. 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.
Naabil Hill Gate
This is another major gate of the Serengeti national park. This gate is popular since it can access both the Ngorongoro conservation area and the Serengeti national park. Basically this is h point were the Serengeti national park joins with the Ngorongoro conservation area. This gate also hosts the Tanzania park authority offices that operate this entire area. It’s an administrative check point as well. The agte is 30 minutes from the Lake Ndutu. It’s about an hour’s drive from the Seronera Valley area.
Naabi hill gate is within distance with the border of Ngorongoro conservation area. . Some of the services or facilities you can use while at the Naabi hill 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 both the Ngorongoro conservation area and the Serengeti national park.
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