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Serengeti National Park; Great wildebeest migration

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About Serengeti National Park
Size: 14,763 sq km (5,700 square miles).
Location: 335km (208 miles) from Arusha, stretching North to Kenya and bordering Lake Victoria to the West.

Getting there
Scheduled and charter flights from Arusha, Lake Manyara and Mwanza.
Drive from Arusha, Lake Manyara, Tarangire or Ngorongoro Crater.

What to do
Hot air balloon safaris, walking safari, picnicking, game drives, bush lunch/dinner can be arranged with hotels/tour operators. Maasai rock paintings and musical rocks. Visit neighbouring Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Ol doinyo lengai volcano and Lake Natron's flamingos.

When to go
To follow the wildebeest migration, December-July
To see predators, June-October

Accommodation
Four lodges, six luxuries tented camps and camp sites scattered through the park; one new lodge will be opened next season (Bilila Lodge); one luxury camp, a lodge and two tented camps just outside.

NOTE
The route and timing of the wildebeest migration is unpredictable. Allow at least three days to be assured of seeing them on your visit longer if you want to see the main predators as well.



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