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Serengeti Tourism
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• Introduction
The annual wildebeest migration in Tanzania is arguably the most spectacular
natural event in Africa. More than 3 million large mammals have made the vast
Serengeti plains their home.
• Hot-air ballooning
UNESCO world heritage site
high numbers of predators
Mass migration after summer rains
High concentrations of game
• Serengeti
travel info
The principal feature of the Serengeti is its stunning wildlife and the annual
spectacle of the migration of millions of zebra and wildebeest in pursuit
of water and food in response to the changing seasons. Its name derives from
the Masai word siringet, which means an " extended area', an apt description
of seemingly endless rolling plains that give the Serengeti a timeless, romantic
beauty. This is a plain-dwellers' stronghold of 14 763 square kilometres,
reaching up to the Masai Mara in Kenya. The park teems with wildlife - it
is thought that over 3 million large mammals roam the plains with at least
35 different species of plain-dwelling animals. The bird life is also fantastic.
• Seasons
Probably the best time to  see
the migration is from April onwards, as the calves borne with the rains at the
beginning of the year are now strong enough to begin their journey to the north.
• Wildlife
You should see: Patterson's eland, klipspringer, dikdik, impala, zebra, gazelles,
water-, bush- and reed buck, topi, kongoni, cotton's oribi, grey bush duiker,
buffalo and wildebeest, lion, hyaena, and jackal, porcupine, warthog, hyraxes,
baboon, and vervet monkeys.
You may see: Leopard, cheetah, bat-eared fox, wild dog, roan antelope,etc.
• Precautions
Malaria area - minimize mosquito bites by wearing light, long sleeved clothing
and using effective insect repellents (containing Diethyltoluamide DEET) on
exposed skin. Sleep under treated mosquito netting or ensure that the doors
and windows of your accommodation are screened against mosquitoes. Having a
fan or air-conditioner on at night will further suppress mosquito activity.
Currently, the three effective anti-malaria tablets are Mefloquine (Lariam or
Mefliam), Doxycycline and Malarone (Malanil). It is still possible to contract
malaria while on malaria prophylaxis. Note that Lariam may present serious side-effects
- please test before you depart.
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