Serengeti National Park Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Serengeti National Park [1] is a large conservation area located in the north of Tanzania, close to the border with Kenya.
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Understand
The park is but one of several conservation areas within the Serengeti region of East Africa, though a vitally important one. As well as conserving wildlife, flora and iconic landscapes, Serengeti National Park has emerged as a major traveller and tourist destination, many making the journey there to engage in safari. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai language, meaning 'endless plains'.
History
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
Get in
Fees/Permits
As of March '05 permit fees were $30 per person per day and $20 per person per night for basic camping. Additional fees for vehicles apply.
Get around
See
Sunrises and sunsets. Take a game drive either end of the day and enjoy the quiet beauty. Lions, elephants, wildebeest, zebra, cheetahs, leopard, giraffe, about twenty different types of antelope, hippos, monkeys, hyena, jackal,hyrax, foxes...they're all there if you stay more than a day or two. Birding is phenomenol. It's worth staying at a reputable camp and paying for the services of a competent driver and good guide.
Do
Take photographs! A good zoom and a large memory card make the results so good you'll be looking at the photos months and months later. (Save them on high quality image and you can do amazing things with your photo program when you get home!) Eat fresh roasted cashews, drink watermelon juice, try the tiny sweet bananas.
Buy
Wood carvings, tinga-tinga paintings, batik work, silk shawls, locally made jewelry, coffee. Sayari Camp had arrangements with locals to supply a little "gift shop" and the money goes right back into local programs.
Eat
Drink
Coffee, bungo juice, Tusker lager, Amarula!
Sleep
- Very recommendable is the Kusini Camp, which offers a truly 'wild' experience to all its visitors. The area around Kusini Camp is visited by the Migration between the months of January and April but it should be noted that this is a grazing pattern and therefore experienced in the general area for this period. The season between January and March greets the arrival of newborn zebra and wildebeest calves. Accommodation is offered in nine double tents, each attended by a personal butler, which are scattered around the main Kopje. Each tent has en-suite facilities and hot running water. Private balconies with comfortable furnishings extend in front of each unit. The dining area, lounge and library are housed in the main public area, which affords spectacular views from its wooden deck. Prices start from $275 per person per night, including all meals and game drives.
Lodging
Camping
I was delighted with everything about Sayari Camp. Not primitive!
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Backcountry
Stay safe
Get out
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