NDUTU AREA ~ SERENGETI
Seasonal Highlights
December - May
The Ndutu area, Serengeti, is the best place to be for the annual wildebeest migration. For up to six months of the year the huge herds remain in and around this area - so it is an excellent base from which to camp.
All year round
There is a lot of resident game in the Ndutu area. Elephant, lion, cheetah, leopard, buck, hyena, bat eared fox, African wildcat and more are here all year round. The woodland provides a wonderful habitat for lots of different bird species and the rare striped hyena is regularly spotted.
Dry Deason
For those who love Africa when it is dry and the colours are golden, Ndutu is a wonderful place in the dry season.
A striking characteristic of this area is the stunning acacia woodland, which is immediately surrounded by the short grass plains.
Within this wooded area is Lake Ndutu - one of the Rift Valley’s soda lakes. At the height of the wildebeest migration, and when heavy rains have fallen, often lines of wildebeest can be seen crossing the lake. Accompanying the wildebeest are large numbers of zebra and Thomson
gazelles.
Tanzania is spoilt because of the migration. No other African county has game like it. In the dry season, the game around Ndutu is much like game viewing in any of the southern African countries. In some cases it is still better and you can never take away the feeling of space and wonder that the Serengeti evokes.
