Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti is the beating heart of East African safari and now home to the only championship golf course set within a major national park.
The Serengeti is the beating heart of East African safari and now home to the only championship golf course set within a major national park. Spanning 14,750 square kilometres of grassland, woodland, and riverine forest, the Serengeti supports the largest concentration of large mammals on earth. The Great Migration — over two million wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle — sweeps across these plains in an endless cycle of birth, predation, and survival. At the western edge of this extraordinary ecosystem, the Serengeti National Park Golf Course offers 18 holes of championship golf where the wildlife is not a backdrop but a playing partner. Elephant cross fairways, zebra graze the rough, and the occasional leopard watches from a riverside kopje. The course is a Par 72 layout stretching 7,065 metres, designed to challenge serious golfers while immersing them in the most spectacular natural setting imaginable.
Best Time to Visit
June to October is the dry season with the best wildlife viewing and golf conditions. July to September is peak migration season in the northern Serengeti. December to February offers warm weather and the calving season in the southern plains. Green season (March-May) brings lower prices and lush landscapes.
What You'll See
The Big Five — lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino — all inhabit the Serengeti. The park supports over 3,000 lions, the largest population in Africa. Cheetah, wild dog, hyena, giraffe, hippo, and over 500 bird species complete the cast. During the Great Migration, the Serengeti hosts the largest movement of land animals on the planet.
Getting There
Charter flights from Arusha to Serengeti airstrips take approximately 90 minutes. Scheduled flights operate daily via Coastal Aviation and Auric Air. Road transfer from Arusha is 7-8 hours via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Most golf safari packages include charter flights for maximum time on the course and in the bush.
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Where to Go in Serengeti National Park
Central Serengeti / Seronera
Golf course access, year-round Big Five, highest leopard density
The wildlife hub of the Serengeti, centred on the Seronera River valley. Year-round resident predators, the highest concentration of leopard in Africa, and the closest access to the Serengeti National Park Golf Course. Most luxury lodges — including Four Seasons and Serena — are located here.
Western Corridor
Singita Grumeti concession, river crossings, exclusive safari
The Grumeti River system defines this region, where massive Nile crocodiles await the migration herds and Singita's private concession offers exclusive game viewing. The western corridor fills with migrating wildebeest from May to July as the herds move north toward the Mara River.
Northern Serengeti (Kogatende)
The Great Migration's climax — thundering Mara River crossings with massive crocodiles from July to October.
The Northern Serengeti, centred around the Kogatende area and the Mara River, is where the Great Migration reaches its dramatic climax. From July through October, vast herds of wildebeest and zebra gather along the Mara River's banks, building in number and agitation until thousands plunge into the fast-flowing, crocodile-patrolled waters in a desperate bid to reach the lush grazing on the opposite bank. These river crossings are widely considered the single most spectacular wildlife event on the planet, with columns of animals stretching to the horizon as dust clouds rise from the riverbanks. The northern sector is characterised by rolling hills, dense riverine forest along the Mara, and open grassland dotted with whistling thorn and red oat grass. Beyond the migration, the area supports excellent resident wildlife including lion prides that specialise in hunting along the river, large leopard populations in the gallery forest, and elephant herds moving between Tanzania and Kenya. The Kogatende airstrip provides fly-in access, and the surrounding camps offer intimate, low-density safari experiences with unparalleled proximity to the crossings.
Northern Serengeti / Mara River
Great Migration river crossings, remote wilderness, dramatic wildlife
The dramatic climax of the Great Migration plays out here from July to October, as millions of wildebeest and zebra cross the crocodile-infested Mara River. Remote, wild, and less visited than the central Serengeti, this region rewards those who make the journey with the most spectacular wildlife theatre on earth.
Southern Serengeti (Ndutu)
8,000 calves born daily on volcanic plains — Africa's ultimate predator-prey theatre from December to March.
The Southern Serengeti and the adjacent Ndutu area, straddling the boundary between the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, come alive from December to March when the migration herds converge on the short-grass plains for their annual calving season. The nutrient-rich volcanic soils, deposited by ancient eruptions from the Ngorongoro highlands, produce mineral-dense grasses that are essential for lactating mothers and their newborn calves. During the peak calving period in January and February, approximately 8,000 wildebeest calves are born each day — a staggering output that attracts every predator in the ecosystem. Lion, cheetah, hyena, jackal, and wild dog feast on the bounty, while vultures circle overhead in vast kettles. The open, flat terrain of the Ndutu plains provides exceptional visibility, making this one of the finest locations in Africa for observing predator-prey dynamics. Lake Ndutu and the surrounding acacia woodland offer year-round birdwatching, with flamingos, pelicans, and raptors in abundance. The area's seasonal camps operate from December to March, offering front-row seats to the calving spectacle.
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