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User Reviews of Serengeti National Park (561 Reviews)

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Male avatar icon Dudley United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: June 2010 Reviewed: Jul 21, 2011

20-35 years of age

Beaten track, but beaten for a reason.

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Unfortunately we missed the migration at the park, but it was still busy with tourists. The landscape is open and expansive, meaning you're not constantly surrounded by other vehicles - unless you come across a pride of lions, in which case expect a steady build up of tourists.

There's a great number of animals to be seen at the park, and you'd have to be pretty unlucky not to come away with several decent sightings. Being driven around certainly makes for a relaxing tour, and there are plenty of extras to consider including camping or staying at a hotel within the park and balloon tours.

Our guide was interesting, we really liked him though I would imagine more professional ones are available. He was good at spotting wildlife but wasn't overly knowledgeable about each species. He compensated for this by being a fun and hardworking guide. The food provided was ok - not exactly fine dining, but we weren't expecting that anyway.

The
Read more weather during our time there was good - hot but not too hot, and sometimes cloudy. It didn't rain.

The highlight was probably the lions, as we saw them close up and with the male, who came and lay down right next to our vehicle. Just as we were about to leave a female arrived and called to her cubs, who arrived through the long grass. They were very cute. I also loved the hippo pool, where there was loads of activity.

All in all we had a fantastic time at the park, and would thoroughly recommend it to others who have an interest in wildlife.
Male avatar icon Subra United States flag US       Visited: June 2015 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2015

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The Safari was memorable but the park is expansive and one needs more than a few days there.

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The wildlife was great with a spectacular number of wildebeast and zebra. There were many lions as well but they all seemed pretty content just lazing around. Didn't see many young, but we may be early in the season. The scenery was ok, but it's mainly just plains. The weather was almost perfect....not too hot, not too cold. The camps are varied in services and amenities so make sure you do your homework. They range from camps with no running water to the Four Seasons.

Female avatar icon Olga Solovyeva Thailand flag TH       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Mar 15, 2018

Email Olga Solovyeva  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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We were bitten by a tse-tse fly. This left an unpleasant impression of the safari.

Male avatar icon SRIDHAR Egypt flag EG       Visited: July 2015 Reviewed: Jul 31, 2015

Email SRIDHAR  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Serengeti wildlife experience

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It was quite a wildlife experience with lots of animals to see in their natural environment and also their natural instincts. Food and lodging quality was of a high standard. Transportation and guide was very good

Male avatar icon Pierre Andre Plotkins Canada flag CA       Visited: March 2026 Reviewed: Mar 23, 2026

Email Pierre Andre Plotkins  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Endless grasslands, stretching to the horizons, provided the stage for the great migration of wilderbeast and zebra ! Due to wet season abundance, there were great exspances of flowers carpeting the ground. Close encounters with wild life were common. Generally, animals were undisturbed by the presence of land cruisers. Some prey animals were more skittish than others. Sightings of the very cute individual tiny Dikdik quite near, were pleasant.

Male avatar icon Paul Costa Rica flag CR       Visited: November 2025 Reviewed: Dec 7, 2025

Email Paul  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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The rains had not started and everything was the same brown color and there was very little wildlife

Male avatar icon Laurent Leard France flag FR       Visited: September 2025 Reviewed: Nov 9, 2025

Email Laurent Leard  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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I believe the the end of dry season is not optimum. Nevertheless, this Park is a must IMO.

Female avatar icon B Zitman Netherlands flag NL       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Sep 3, 2025

Email B Zitman  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Didnt see any migration which was a shame, we did see a cheetah chase 2 impala though, that was truly spectacular and a very rare sighting so we got lucky on that occasion

Male avatar icon Gianluca de Caprio Italy flag IT       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 11, 2025

Email Gianluca de Caprio  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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The Serengeti is a huge park, full of wildebeest (I was there during the Great Migration) and zebras. Every now and then, a rock formation stands out against the landscape, sheltering groups of lions or a cheetah.
It takes several days to explore, and it can be a wonderful experience to sleep in a tented camp inside the park.
One word of caution: avoid the Great Migration. It's certainly a unique event, but unfortunately, it attracts too many tourists. I found myself watching the crossing of the Mara River along with at least 50 other cars. Only the closest five or six could see anything; everyone else could only see the roofs of their cars.

Male avatar icon Brett Smith Australia flag AU       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Jul 26, 2025

Email Brett Smith  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Road very rough and could benefit from grading