What to look for, and how to pick the right property for your journey
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Known ForThe Great Migration, Big Five, established 1952
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Best Time to VisitYear-round — migration location shifts by month
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Size14,763 sq km (5,700 sq miles)
Choosing where to stay in the Serengeti depends on your priorities, since every zone of the park suits a different style of trip. In the central Seronera area, camps deliver strong, reliable game viewing all year, because resident wildlife populations produce good sightings regardless of when the migration passes.
Mobile camps relocate physically through the year, so if tracking the migration itself matters more than staying in one place, they follow the herds much more closely than any fixed luxury property could. They move to stay near the action by design, instead of waiting for it to come by.
Travelers set on the July-September river crossings should pick camps in the northern Serengeti, which sit nearest to where the spectacle happens.
Tell us what matters most about your trip (year-round reliability, following the migration or crossing season) and we'll suggest properties that match.