Serengeti is easily Tanzania’s most famous national park, and it’s also the largest, at 14,763 km2 of protected area. Large prides of lions laze easily in the long grasses, plentiful families of elephants feed on acacia bark and trump to each other across the plains, and giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, eland, and the whole range of African wildlife is in awe-inspiring numbers. The annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara attract visitors from around the world, who flock to the open plains to witness the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet. More than a million animals make the seasonal journey to fresh pasture to the north, then the south, after the biannual rains. The sound of their thundering hooves, raising massive clouds of thick red dust, has become one of the legends of the Serengeti plains. Aside from traditional vehicle bound safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Serengeti plains has become a safari rite-of-passage for travel enthusiasts. 6 hours drive from Arusha. Best time: June to November. Uhuru Travel & Tours Ltd offers wide range of tailor made Serengeti National Park Safari holidays and Masai Mara Safari holidays. Get closer to the wildlife & local culture with leading responsible Serengeti National Park Safari specialists. The annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara attract visitors from around the world.