![Zebra foal standing in tall grass](https://images.followalice.com/7sNX1ucuaxX2wFlfR2AJSc/82b6701f3ab28887feaea298584e9cb5/Zebra_foal_standing_in_tall_grass.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=1200&h=1200)
What is the Serengeti famous for?
Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is famous for being the location of the Great Wildlife Migration, which involves two MILLION wildebeests, zebras and antelopes. It's also an extremely large and wild game park, and home to the Big Five of Africa.
Wildlife spotting reaches a whole new level when you visit the Serengeti!
![African leopard standing in a tree, the Big Five](https://images.followalice.com/7nYeUyx9Tw5dFpLro2PQjm/ca80d0bd05661f7742c72f7463020d15/African-leopard-standing-in-a-tree-1024x680.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=531)
A truly vast park
![a coalition of cheetahs, what is the Serengeti famous for?](https://images.followalice.com/2CERsLUv17leWQ0VJc6dt8/56219e20bc9ee53a2308392030794b35/Ours._Two_seated_cheetahs_in_front_of_a_safari_vehicle__Kenya.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
The Great Migration
![Wildebeests herd](https://images.followalice.com/1jVspyJmLUQlNZ1tdOokoL/410e4d0c4ba4fa1ec80b6c09709e3673/Wildebeests-herd-1-1024x563.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=440)
The Big Five
![Black rhino calf, one of the Big Five](https://images.followalice.com/PRjnHNQZWINXXRwWdEGYD/f3d5532fd8fda3014581d38ed8121dea/Black-rhino-claf-Kenya-1024x713.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=557)
Beautiful landscapes
![Acacia tree in the Serengeti, what is the Serengeti famous for?](https://images.followalice.com/3tlKb1cr31xN2Gajhmb6AA/5cbacb87917b5c39bdae63cbe8934ce1/acacia-tree-serengeti-1024x721.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=563)
We really cannot recommend enough that you make the time to visit Serengeti National Park. You won’t be disappointed!
More about the Big Five ...
1. Eastern black rhinos
![Black rhino and calf standing in grassland in Kenya](https://images.followalice.com/2qGLJ5cr8KRfkWW31TN8I4/63d73e880355dbb7df3e17d2a2b32405/Black_rhino_and_calf.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=800)
2. African lions
![adult male lion walking in grass](https://images.followalice.com/2UhKbeU3LJx9GRxhDT1u1D/808a7bab40911314c5a5ff315c5cd392/lion-in-brown-grass-1-1024x768.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=600)
3. African bush elephants
![elephant-4736008_1920-1024x731-1.jpg](https://images.followalice.com/5Gt7uzKhGen8ICzUyjRkgh/9ac4f1099498bc3ed7b6c2c94955b832/elephant-4736008_1920-1024x731-1.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=571)
The Serengeti has the African bush elephant, a separate species from the African forest elephant, which is smaller and lives in Central and West Africa.
4. Cape buffaloes
![buffaloes-drinking-water.jpg](https://images.followalice.com/4xJtVOKBshqwXHL57V86bb/ee89509b55813261c77c5440b9c9b4fb/buffaloes-drinking-water.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
5. African leopards
In the Serengeti, leopards often hang out in the trees lining the Seronera River.
![leopard in serengeti](https://images.followalice.com/5gjITE6CAXm989TZncltCD/874b8dcfaa6bcc74b22344f395710130/leopard-in-serengeti-1024x704.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=550)
Other animals of the Serengeti
Aardvark Aardwolf (civet hyena) Baboon Bat-eared fox Cheetah Crocodile Eland Gazelle Giraffe Guereza (colobus monkey) Hippo Hyena Impala Kongoni (hartebeest) Mongoose Porcupine Serval Topi Wild dog (painted dog) Wildebeest (gnu) Zebra
![A cheetah in Serengeti National Park](https://images.followalice.com/4cEhZ8oCjoammfSbtDTUV9/107747554351068be9e4f30d9f36e9ea/cheetah-close-up-1024x634.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=495)
![serval cat, what is the Serengeti famous for?](https://images.followalice.com/3V87BxsCdAgNjNaNrALlWU/3d2c759ab6a323d0128987b86b17615c/Serval-cat-serengeti-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Birds of Serengeti National Park
![grey crowned crane, what is the Serengeti famous for?](https://images.followalice.com/4XdltJeHzFkoWTyLorg4AT/1840c14377ff7f0fea7cba1c48c4345a/grey-crowned-crane-3741082_1920-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
![A Fischer's lovebird in Serengeti](https://images.followalice.com/4EvdwIxxnWDYFIAAM3o6EM/762268dda036aa5e4fbc74a61f9451e1/Fischers_Lovebird_Agapornis_fischeri_24041406070_cropped.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=670)
African ostrich Augur buzzard Black-headed heron Black kite Golden-winged sunbird Greater blue-eared starling Grey-breasted spurfowl Reichenow's seedeater Scarlet-chested sunbird Secretary bird Usambiro barbet White-bellied bustard
![Greater kestrel in Serengeti National Park](https://images.followalice.com/23KkAt6o1ggBPFazt12TIK/f3cdd336f65221859788a915c5d7591f/falcon-looking-out-in-serengeti.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=463)
More about the Great Migration ...
![Great Migration, what is the Serengeti famous for?](https://images.followalice.com/7hBLvWmKFtC18xLeMJXSC0/2bf54f768a2faa79cae0d64e7a31aed7/Wildebeest_Migration_in_Serengeti_National_Park_Tanzania.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=487)
![Two resting wildebeests](https://images.followalice.com/5Wq1VszkkBMqGDhOvcW4WL/71cc702757711a6e8614a6672b69af7d/wildebeest-4667602_1920-1024x540.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=422)
Serengeti Migration map
![Serengeti Great Migration Tanzania safari](https://images.followalice.com/2uwcigyO9xL7x5p322ko72/be1d51ab43fdcf06976c67299c9078b3/The-Great-Migration-Tanzania-Safari-Map-1010x1024.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=811)
Great Migration river crossings
Did you know that wildebeests possess a ‘swarm intelligence’, which allows them to approach and overcome obstacles as one?
![Great Migration river crossing](https://images.followalice.com/4zSykF0rVhEwP1b6AChoCT/36512b8a3ec7a82021734aa622a641eb/Great-Migration.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=600)
The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem
![balloon safari Serengeti](https://images.followalice.com/783ZeyBLJj3k08XbetyfOn/3a3b9542a408d6f72b459357248a3b49/Balloon-safari.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Great Migration predators
![Lioness in grass, what is the Serengeti famous for?](https://images.followalice.com/3lNBwM1X8XUrVNQzX8geHD/c5b492932215ca58e2d0fc6cb050a990/lion-Serengeti-1024x682.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)