The name `Serengeti’ is derived from the Maasai word Siringitu, which means: ‘The place where land moves forever’, and this aptly describes the sea of endless grasslands and rolling, grassy hills.

The Serengeti itself is a substantial national park covering an area of approximately 15,000 km². But if one includes the total area covered by the migration, this figure can be doubled in size! When imagining the Serengeti most people visualise vast, endless plains covered in migrating Wildebeest and Zebra. Although there is lots of grassland in the Serengeti (particularly in the southern regions), the vast area that makes up the Serengeti region, offers a wide range of landscapes and ecosystems. The endless grassy plains give way to areas of iconic acacia forests, to lush riverine vegetation, desiccated soda lakes and ageless granite outcrops. It is the undisputed highlight of the wonderful Northern Tanzania safari area and surely the greatest wildlife reserve in East Africa.