The Seronera Valley: Things to Do, Serengeti Safari Haven

The Seronera River Valley, located at the park’s centre, constitutes one of the most affluent wildlife habitats in the area, serving as a crucial water source and delineating the transition between the grassy plains and the northern wooded hills, thereby attracting fauna and avifauna from both ecosystems. Seronera, the location of the park headquarters, its oldest lodge, a visitor centre, and multiple public campsites, is the most frequented area of the park for tourist traffic, thus often eschewed by more exclusive safaris.

Seronera serves as the hub for Serengeti Balloon Safaris, offering an unparalleled experience of gliding over the expansive landscape at dawn, occasionally descending to brush the treetops, while at other times ascending to appreciate the immense grandeur of this huge wilderness. Notwithstanding the substantial influx of tourists, Seronera provides consistent, exceptional wildlife observation year-round. The woods is inhabited by olive baboons, vervet monkeys, buffalo, giraffe, elands, bushbucks, and dik-diks, in addition to standard plains grazers. Waterbucks and reedbucks inhabit the riverbanks, and several species from the park’s population of over 500 birds are present in the vicinity.