Serengeti - what about the low Season?
We reckon one of the best ways to experience the Serengeti, is to consider looking at some of the parts that are considered to be out of season. Now this won't be right for everyone, and if you're a bit squeezed for time, it may not be a priority, BUT it's amazing how empty (of tourists) some parts of the park are outside the conventional seasons.
As an example, Ndutu in the southern Serengeti is sublime in the dry. When you first arrive, if you're expecting high concentrations of game you may be disappointed, but give it time and take things slowly and you will see wonderful things here and almost certainly without any accompanying hordes. Cheetah are never far away, small cats such as serval and caracal can be found round the egde of the soda lakes, not to mention lots of elephant in the acacia woodland.
Likewise game viewing in the northern Serengeti can be excellent even when the migration has headed south. Kenya's Maasai Mara is only a few miles north and, as everyone knows, it offers a great year round safari experience. Exactly the same applies in the northern Serengeti, with lots of resident game, very few visitors and certainly one of the richest Serengeti experiences overall.
Ferreting out off season opportunities is not everybody's cup of tea, but there's a good reason that the afficianados take this approach and it's well worth considering if you're happy to take things slowly whilst making your budget extend further.
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