Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this national park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Serengeti National Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Serengeti National Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -2.33333, 34.83333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Serengeti National Park

• Serengeti National Park · sanctuary · Mara Region · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hippopotame point · viewpoint · Mara Region · ~18 km
• Makoma Hill · viewpoint · Simiyu · ~24 km
• Kerimasi volcano · viewpoint · Mara Region · ~25 km
• Massai Kopjes · viewpoint · Simiyu · ~26 km
• Robanda Mountain · viewpoint · Mara Region · ~32 km
• Ikoma Fort · fort · Mara Region · ~44 km
• Fort Ikoma Peak Ground · fort · Mara Region · ~44 km
• Simba Kopjes · viewpoint · Simiyu · ~49 km
• Michael Grizmek Memorial Center · museum · Simiyu · ~59 km
• Park Nyigoti Primary School · lake · Mara Region · ~61 km
• Mobile · fort · Mara Region · ~72 km
• Mritunus · waterfall · Mara Region · ~72 km
• Serengeti Meeting Point · viewpoint · Mara Region · ~72 km
• Transformer · fort · Mara Region · ~72 km
• Monuments · fort · Mara Region · ~73 km
• Observation Point · viewpoint · Simiyu · ~73 km
• Naabi Hill · viewpoint · Simiyu · ~73 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Serengeti National Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Serengeti National Park

• Serengeti National Park · sanctuary · Mara Region · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area · sanctuary · Arusha · ~130 km · Must-see
• Masai Mara National Reserve · sanctuary · ~119 km
• Mara Triangle Conservancy · sanctuary · ~130 km
• Endulen Game Controlled Area · sanctuary · Arusha · ~137 km
• Serengeti National Park · sanctuary · Mara Region · ~16 km
• Serengeti National Park, Tanzania · sanctuary · Simiyu · ~42 km
• Ikorongo Game Reserve · sanctuary · Mara Region · ~44 km
• Ikona Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mara Region · ~48 km
• Livestock keeping Area (Mwisaka) · sanctuary · Mara Region · ~52 km

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Tanzania

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