Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Serengeti, Tanzania

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year peak, December–January long break in Tanzania

• Regel

  Park permits run 24 hours

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  The conservation fee is valid for twenty-four hours from entry and the rangers check on the way out; overstaying buys another full day, and a day-trip permit is shorter again. It is why itineraries are built around gate times, not sunsets. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Wildebeest calving

  15 jan – 15 mrt · meestalDierenseizoenBoek vroeg

  Close to half a million calves drop in a three-week burst on the short-grass plains around Ndutu, and every predator in the ecosystem is there for it. The exact fortnight moves with the rains, so camps sell the whole window.

Nog steeds bezig: Migrant birding season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)), Christmas and New Year peak (20 dec – 5 jan)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Wildebeest calving (15 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)), Migrant birding season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — April short break in Tanzania, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Long rains and green season

  15 mrt – 31 meiMoessonSluitingen

  It rarely rains all day, but it rains most days, the black cotton soil softens and the western corridor tracks get difficult. Some of the smaller mobile camps shut entirely for April and May; the ones that stay open are half price.

• Regel

  Low-season park fees

  15 mrt – 15 mei

  TANAPA's low season runs 15 March to 15 May and the conservation fee drops with it, which on a week inside the park is a real difference once the daily fees are stacked up. Rates are usually revised each July. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Wildebeest calving (15 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)), Migrant birding season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — April short break in Tanzania, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Long rains and green season (15 mrt – 31 mei), Low-season park fees (15 mrt – 15 mei), Migrant birding season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Grumeti River crossings

  15 mei – 10 jul · meestalDierenseizoen

  Before the famous Mara crossings the herds push north-west through the corridor and over the Grumeti, where the crocodiles are the largest in the park. Fewer vehicles here than in the north later on. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Long rains and green season (15 mrt – 31 mei), Low-season park fees (15 mrt – 15 mei)

Topdrukte — Dry season game viewing, Mid-year break in Tanzania

• Seizoen

  Dry season game viewing

  15 jun – 15 oktDruk

  The grass is down, the water is concentrated into a handful of rivers and pools, and animals are easier to find here than at any other time. It is also when every camp is full and rates sit at their annual high.

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Grumeti River crossings (15 mei – 10 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dry season game viewing, Mid-year break in Tanzania

• Natuur

  Mara River crossings

  1 jul – 31 okt · meestalDierenseizoenBoek vroeg

  The herds bank up on the south side and go over in a rush that may happen twice in a morning or not at all that week. Crossings run north in July and August and back south in October; the Kogatende camps book a year out.

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Grumeti River crossings (15 mei – 10 jul (meestal)), Dry season game viewing (15 jun – 15 okt)

Druk — Dry season game viewing, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry season game viewing (15 jun – 15 okt), Mara River crossings (1 jul – 31 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dry season game viewing, September short break in Tanzania

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry season game viewing (15 jun – 15 okt), Mara River crossings (1 jul – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — Dry season game viewing, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry season game viewing (15 jun – 15 okt), Mara River crossings (1 jul – 31 okt (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Short rains

  1 nov – 15 dec · meestalMoesson

  A month or so of afternoon showers that green the plains and knock five months of dust out of the air. The herds drift back south through it, the park is quiet, and the light is the best of the year for photographs.

• Natuur

  Migrant birding season

  15 nov – 15 apr · meestalVogelseizoen

  European and Asian migrants arrive with the short rains and stay until April, on top of the residents in breeding plumage. The wet months are the ones birders choose and the game drivers avoid.

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year peak, December–January long break in Tanzania

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  20 dec – 5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  Camps charge festive rates and impose minimum stays over the fortnight, and the good ones are taken a year out. It falls between the rains, so the game viewing does not justify the premium. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Park permits run 24 hours (1 jan – 31 dec), Short rains (1 nov – 15 dec (meestal)), Migrant birding season (15 nov – 15 apr (meestal))