All 3 in 3 days here: ~90%
Serengeti National Park
🇹🇿 Tanzania
East Africa, Tanzania 1381 spp. recorded
Serengeti National Park lies in Tanzania’s eastern savanna belt, a sweeping landscape of golden grass, scattered acacia, and seasonal rivers. Its open plains contrast with the forested parks of the region, offering uninterrupted horizons where herbivores graze and predators roam.
-2.548° S 34.829° E
🦜 Nature
672 Species sighted
169,472 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Apr Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 873 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 4 in 3 days here: ~80%
All 4 in 3 days here: ~80%
All 5 in 3 days here: ~50%
Recent sightings in Serengeti National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
65Jan
78Feb
79Mar
87Apr
57May
54Jun
57Jul
46Aug
54Sep
54Oct
68Nov
75Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Ndutu Safari Lodge
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Seronera
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Seronera Pond
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 World-class
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.5
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 940
🐒 Mammals 269
🦎 Reptiles 129
🐸 Amphibians 43
1381 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
44 Threatened 8 Endemic
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Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
5.0
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
66% 📊
Coverage (294 species at ≥5% of 1381 in the inventory)
21% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (9 mammal, 3 bird)
50% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
221 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
46 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
45 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.7
Climate Pleasant High
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Medium Medium
Trails Easy High
World Heritage Yes Bonus
What visitors say
We witnessed zebra and wildebeest as far as the eye can see, the savannah dotted in all directions.
Today we saw hippos, zebras cheetahs, wildebeest and ostriches as well as more lions and elephants!
We saw more wildebeest that are gleefully on this side of the river now, enjoying green grass.
I were over the top excited to see a couple of Thompson gazelles and a few zebras.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Serengeti National Park?
1,381 species
Serengeti National Park has 1,381 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Lion (about 80%), Superb Starling (about 70%), Cheetah (about 70%), Common Hippopotamus (about 70%) and East African Giraffe (about 70%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Nile Crocodile (about 60%).
When is the best time to visit Serengeti National Park for wildlife?
February, June and November–December
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in January, March–May and July–October.
Can you see a Lion in Serengeti National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Lion sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 1,106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June (about 90%).
Can you see a Cheetah in Serengeti National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Cheetah sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 527 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February and October (about 80%).
Can you see an African Bush Elephant in Serengeti National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an African Bush Elephant sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 536 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is December (about 80%).
Can you see a Nile Crocodile in Serengeti National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Nile Crocodile sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 356 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July (about 70%).
Where in Serengeti National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Ndutu Safari Lodge
The richest sighting zone is around Ndutu Safari Lodge, followed by Seronera, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Serengeti National Park good for wildlife watching?
4.8 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Serengeti National Park rates 4.8/5: 12th of 316 parks worldwide and 9th in Africa. 57 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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