Serengeti National Park Lions

Serengeti National Park lions are one of the most sought after animals in Serengeti National Park. It is to see the Serengeti National Park lions that many travelers look to visit Tanzania on Tanzania safaris/Tanzania tours/Tanzania trips all throughout the year. The lions can be seen throughout the year, on various activities in Serengeti National Park like game drives and hot air balloon safaris, which have you appreciate the diversity and natural beauty of Serengeti National Park.

Serengeti National Park is the most sought after Tanzania national parks and reserves, by travelers from all over the world looking to fill their Africa safari expectations all in one place. Serengeti National Park is located in the northern part of Tanzania in the region of Arusha. Serengeti National Park is one of the Tanzania national parks that make up the northern safari circuit of Tanzania. The northern safari circuit of Tanzania includes not only the Serengeti National Park but also Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park, as well as Arusha National Park and the famous all year round snow-capped Mountain Kilimanjaro in Kilimanjaro National Park. The northern safari circuit of Tanzania is the most visited Tanzania safari region, and the Serengeti National Park is the most sought after Tanzania safari destination.

Serengeti National Park Lions
Lions

The lions are a sight to look out for while on Serengeti National Park safaris. Serengeti National Park lions are one of the various reasons why travelers visit Tanzania on Serengeti National Park safaris. There are over 3000 lions in the Serengeti ecosystem. With such high numbers, sighting lions in Serengeti National Park is not hard at all. The lions are usually ground dwelling but you may be surprised to spot a pride of lions up on acacia trees; tree climbing lions in Serengeti National Park have been sighted not so long ago and what a sight to behold.

The lions are one of the five African big 5 animals that travelers can see while on Serengeti safaris. Lions in Serengeti National Park are commonly sighted, given the high concentration in the park that it is very hard for travelers to visit Serengeti National Park and miss to spot out lions. Other Serengeti big 5 animals include buffaloes, leopards, elephants and rhinos which travelers can see while on various Serengeti National Park activities like game drives.

Lions are social animals which live in families, called prides. It is easy to see prides of lions every other time, lazily lying around or hunting together especially lionesses which are the lead hunters to get food for their family. Serengeti National Park lions live in prides sometimes as large as 12 member prides including lionesses and cubs.

While out on various activities in Serengeti National Park including game drives, you chance to find lions out busy preying on their next meal, or even see them devouring their kill with the lions taking the “lion’s share”. You may also see the lions up on the various kopjes in Serengeti National Park which dot the endless savanna plains of the park. Lions in Serengeti National Park can also be seen during the great wildebeest migration as they prey on the frenzy-moving wildebeests and thousands of other grazers.

Apart from lions, there re loads of other animals in Serengeti National Park that travelers can spot while on various activities including Serengeti hot air balloon rides and game drives in Serengeti National Park. Other animals in Serengeti National Park that travelers can see apart from lions in Serengeti National Park and the African big 5 animals include zebras, impalas, wildebeests, gazelles, civets, mongoose, olive baboons, oribis, warthogs, hippos, jackals, among so many others.

Apart from animals in Serengeti National Park, other attractions that travelers do come to see include birds with over 500 bird species recorded to inhabit Serengeti National Park, amazing scenery, and landscapes including the Moru kopjes which beautifully dot the vast endless plains of Serengeti National Park.

To enjoy the various attractions in Serengeti National Park especially to encounter the  lions, travelers need to take part in different activities like game drives, hot air balloon rides, as well as walking safaris organized by select lodges and camps in Serengeti National Park.

Serengeti National Park Lions
Lions

When to see

The lions can be seen all throughout the year. The best time to visit Serengeti National Park lions is during the dry season when the grass is shorter thereby having travelers easily see them. The dry season also is a good time to see the lions as they prey on unsuspecting animals on the shores of the few waterholes in the park.

Serengeti National Park is one of the best Africa safari destinations that travelers can visit all year round for amazing Tanzania safari experiences. Interested to see lions on a Tanzania safari? Get to see the lions with Serengeti safaris which can be booked any time of the year. Get in touch with a reputable tour operator to help you create a memorable Serengeti National Park safari, with an option of combining your Serengeti safari with other Tanzania safari destinations like Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park or even Ruaha National Park or Zanzibar Island.

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