Safari Package Holiday Destinations – The Serengeti

A safari package holiday is a special way for one to spend their vacation. Africa is a wonderful destination and visitors are sure to never forget their experiences on this vast and ancient continent. Guests to Africa see abundant and diverse animals. This continent is home to the famous big five. The big five consist of the black or white rhino, the African lion, the African elephant, the leopard and the Cape buffalo. These are the five most dangerous animals that guests will encounter on their safari holiday in Africa. This article shall briefly describe one of the best destinations in Africa where guests are enjoy a great safari holiday. This place is the Serengeti The Serengeti is also renowned for its large lion population. Approximately seventy larger mammals and some five hundred bird species are found here, including the Big Five, hippo, crocodiles, cheetahs, jackals, bat-eared foxes, and numerous antelope species. This high diversity of species is a result of diverse habitats ranging from riverine forests, to swamps, grasslands and woodlands. rnLocated in northern Tanzania, and extending to its border with Kenya the Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park, and also a World Heritage Site. The Serengeti hosts the largest terrestrial mammal migration in the world, securing its spot as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world. There are many activities that guests can enjoy in this wonderful land of diverse animals. One of guest’s favourite activities is to go on a hot air balloon ride. Driven by the wind, and guided by jets of hot air from the gas-burners, the balloon will fly for a period of around 45 minutes (trailed by a team of ground vehicles). Eventually, it descends to a gentle controlled-landing on the plains. To celebrate, the ground crews offer the guests a glass of chilled champagne, while the pilot prepares their personal ‘flight certificates’. Later, all the guests sit down to a full English breakfast, which is traditionally cooked on the burners of the balloon. This is one of the highlights of many visitors African safaris. After breakfast, guests can enjoy a leisurely game drive back to one of the many lodges within the Serengeti national park. In conclusion, the Serengeti is one of the best places to visit within Africa. After leaving this place guests are sure to have a positive new perspective of nature and their own place within nature. An African safari holiday to this destination satisfies a primitive longing to “return home” according to many guests. This is truly a special and unique destination to visit. From here guests will enjoy the best of Africa