Famous for its high concentration of big cats and renowned annual migration of the wildebeest, Serengeti is the topmost safari destination during the visit to the Tanzania northern circuit. The reason which is also known to be having the highest peak all over the world in Kilimanjaro Mountain.
The high concentration of wildlife in the park, its endless plains as the Masai people refer to the park plains and where the name Serengeti is derived from. Add on its connectivity to the famous Masai mara of Kenya have placed this park to everyone’s bucket list and making a must visit place on any one’s African safari adventure.
The park is believed to have the highest concentration of lions with over 3000 lions recorded within this park. Beside lions, the park is also a home to other big cats including cheaters, leopard, wild dogs and many more. The park is also a home to the big five of Africa. These are lions, leopards, elephants. The rare black and white rhinos and the cape buffalo. You will also encounter several antelopes, different bird species and most of all the renowned wildebeests and the zebras that play a big role in the annual animal migration which is believed to be the biggest all over the world and involves two river crossings. That is Mara river crossing of wildebeest and Grumet river crossing of the wildebeest. This some of the things that you will encounter during your visit to Serengeti
Horseback riding through Serengeti plains
People popularly visit the Serengeti plain using the four-by-four cars on the game drive. However, while on the game drive, you need to follow the specific gazette trails. The off-road driving is hugely discouraged. Even thou you will still have a good view with your 4×4 rented cars during your visit to Serengeti, the newly introduced horseback riding will offer you totally different experience.
With the horse-riding safari, you will be able to come close to other animals like lions or elephants while on the back of another animal in horse. You will be escorted by the armed ranger throughout the adventure to offer you protection in case of any charging animal. The activity is done with a group of other travelers with a view to ensure that you are all protected during your adventure. Basic training on how to ride the horse will be offered to you by the service provider as this activity is relatively new and it has just been introduced to Serengeti. Booking need to be done in advance, more so during the peak season as the horses are limited in supply and can get fully booked during the high season.
Which other places that do offer horse riding safari
Beside Serengeti national park, you can witness also go for the horse riding on different parks of Tanzania including Arusha national park, Ngorongoro conservation area, Lake Manyara national park and most of other protected areas around the area.
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