Best Primate Safaris in Africa

Here are Uganda's newly introduced new gorilla families for gorilla trekking in Bwindi. The Nshanjare and Happy gorilla families in Bwindi

Serengeti National Park is one of those rare safari destinations where every single month of the year offers something genuinely worth travelling for. There is no month where the park is empty of wildlife, no month where the landscape is without beauty, and no month where a well-planned safari fails to deliver memorable and moving experiences. That said, different months offer dramatically different spectacles, different weather conditions, and different levels of visitor activity, and understanding exactly what each month has to offer is the key to timing your Serengeti safari around the experience you most want to have. Here is your honest, detailed, month by month guide to the Serengeti.

Sorting out your visa before a Tanzania safari is one of those practical tasks that sounds more complicated than it actually is. The good news is that Tanzania has made entry relatively straightforward for most nationalities visiting for tourism, and the process of getting your paperwork in order takes far less time and effort than sorting out your safari permits, your packing list, or your internal flight connections. That said, there are specific rules, fees, and requirements that vary depending on your nationality, your travel route, and whether you are visiting Zanzibar as part of your trip. Here is everything you need to know as a safari traveler heading to Tanzania in 2026.