The Serengeti National Park is the second largest of Tanzania’s parks, covering an area of 14,763 squared kms. The name is derived from the Masai language and means "endless plains."

The landscape varies from the long and short grass plains in the south, the central acacia savannah, the hilly, more wooded areas in the north, and the extensive woodland, black clay plains and mountain ranges of the western corridor. The main rainy season is from November to May.

Some of the most famous features of the Serengeti are the spectacular concentration of plains game, and the annual wildebeest migration, together with the large cats, including lion, that follow the herds. Nearly 500 species of birds have been recorded in the park.