Why go in June
Dry season & Great Migration river crossings
About Serengeti
The Serengeti is the savannah of the imagination: golden grass running flat to the horizon, lone acacias throwing long shadows, and more wildlife per square mile than almost anywhere on Earth. Lions drape over kopjes at dawn, and the plains hum with a million unseen movements.
When to go
June kicks off the long dry season — the best window of the year. Thinning vegetation and shrinking waterholes concentrate animals, skies stay clear, and the Great Migration is massing in the western corridor ahead of the Mara River crossings. It's the moment to book a Serengeti safari tour before peak-season prices climb.
What it costs indicative, varies by date
Things to do book tickets & tours
Track the big cats on a sunrise game drive, then float over the herds on a hot air balloon safari as the plains catch first light. Pair it with the volcanic amphitheatre of the Ngorongoro Crater day trip — a self-contained Eden of rhino, flamingo and elephant just south of the park.
Before you go
