Tanzania Vintage Safari: Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

Serengeti National Park

Home to the world’s last remaining large mammal migration

Maasai people called this park ‘Siringet‘, meaning endless plains. The Serengeti speaks for itself and with good reason not only the migration of over 1 million wildebeest through its plains and woodlands but also unique landscapes and other spectacular wildlife.

The Serengeti is home to the world’s largest populations of Wildebeest, Zebra, Cape Eland, Lion, Cheetah, Hyena, and Gazelles. The scenic beauty of the sky with cool nights and warm days makes your visit to this remaining home for the great migration of large mammals incredible!

Attractions:

Serengeti National Park, a world-renown, World Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site has more attractions than any other national park in Africa. The Great Migration, The Big Five, Unique Bird Collections, Endangered Species, the highest concentration of Carnivores and Herbivores, and Scenic and Spectacular Landscapes are some of the attractions one will encounter!

Getting there:

The park can be accessed by road and air.

Road. Accessed from all towns and cities to the present entry or exit points/gates namely Naabi Hill, Seronera, Ndutu, Kusini, Kirawira, Handajega, Ikoma, Tabora ‘B’, Lamai, Lobo, Ndabaka, Machochwe, and Kleins.Air. There are all-weather airstrips in the center of the park (Seronera), in the South (Kusini), in the East (Lobo), in the West (Kirawira), and in the North (Kogatende & Lamai). There are scheduled and private charters from Arusha, Mwanza, Kilimanjaro, Musoma, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.

Climate:

The climate of the Serengeti National Park is subtropical, with the rainy season from November to April and a dry season from May to October.

The park is located at an altitude between 1,100 and 2,000 meters with annual average rainfall ranging from 900 to 1,000 mm.

Activities:

Having unparalleled attractions, Serengeti has a number of tourism activities and opportunities for visitors to get the best wildlife experience! Some of these include Hot Air balloons, Game Drives, Filming, and photographic safaris, Walking safaris, Bush meals, and Cultural tourism.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Welcome to the Ngorongoro

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) is a well-established wildlife management entity under the Tanzanian government, dedicated to managing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (also known as NCA) and conserving its stately-natural splendor while striving to make it the world’s top tourism destination – Your best option for a future holiday is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area is in northern Tanzania. It’s home to the vast, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and the “big 5” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino).

Activities:

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a vast and untouched protected area teeming with the densest wildlife populations on earth, breathtaking landscapes, mountains, the world’s largest unbroken caldera, the history of human evolution, and so much more. One has to visit to see and believe it.

There is an abundance of activities related to natural and cultural attractions, ancient sites, mountains, culture and arts, festivals, and events one can get to experience while visiting the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Top Activities Include:

Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Empakai Crater, Nasera Rock, Olduvai Gorge Museum, Endoro Waterfalls, Olkarien Gorge, Olmoti Crater, Laetoli Footprints, Shifting Sands, Lolmalasin Mountains, Gol Mountains and Sale Plains, Ndutu Plains.