Serengeti savanna travel guide

The Serengeti savanna is located in Tanzania, Africa. It is currently a well-known and perfectly preserved tourist destination. The flowers, plants, trees and various animals here are very distinctive and individual, taking you truly Learn about the African savanna.

Travel is becoming more and more popular nowadays. Many people have visited the surrounding countries of Thailand, Japan and South Korea, the common United States, Australia and Europe, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey in the Middle East, etc., and it’s time to visit for a change. Our little African brothers. So this time we chose the most famous travel destination in Africa, the Serengeti, and let’s see what the Internet says about it.

"Serengeti", which means "boundless plain" in Maasai, is a national park in northwest Tanzania, covering an area of ??15,000 square kilometers, which is nearly larger than the Masai Mara National Park adjacent to Kenya. 7 times.

Top 10 reasons to go to the Serengeti Safari in East Africa:

1. The birthplace of humankind, millions of years ago, it was here that we bid farewell to apes The era begins the human journey.

2. Africa’s most famous wildlife gathering place is home to the spectacular migration of millions of wildebeest that occurs every year.

3. The American "National Geographic" magazine selected it as one of the "50 must-visit attractions in life" and is called the "Eight Wonders of the World".

4. Most of the well-known documentaries on African wildlife such as "Animal World" and "National Geographic" are produced here.

5. The Maasai people, who have distinctive personalities and bright colors, are also widely distributed in this grassland. These colorful tribes are said to "live under a strict tribal system and are basically primitive." Society, no money. Living in a crude manner, sleeping squatting. They were called "noble savages" by European colonists.

6. The place with the highest density of large mammals in the world supports more than 3 million animals.

7. One of the few national parks in Africa where you can see the legendary five African beasts of lions, leopards, elephants, African buffaloes, and rhinos at the same time.

8. Personally experience the thrilling animal world and the fragility of life. The story of natural selection and survival of the fittest that is played out all the time and everywhere is the eternal charm of this land.

9. Roam freely in the boundless savannah under the blue sky, the most rugged place on earth, where the wildness and primitiveness of Africa are vividly displayed.

10. Sleep in a tent in a camp without guardrails, fall asleep amidst the roar of lions, listen to the primitive call of nature, and touch the mystery and tranquility of Africa under the starry sky.

Here you can experience the most real world and yourself. The relationship between people and animals is fascinating, the relationship between people is fascinating, and the relationship between people and nature amazes us!

We are born in the city, study and live in the city, and will eventually die in the city. The steel and concrete around us protect and imprison us.

We are basically isolated from the outside world from birth to death. We are just flying from one city to another, shuttling in the traffic all day long, slowly becoming "urban frogs", and slowly thinking that this is the world. That’s what this world is all about.

When I first told people around me that I wanted to go to East Africa to experience the savannah, most of them were very surprised and asked why. Why go to a place that is poor, far away and with difficult conditions? What about the animals that can be seen? Yes, each of us has read a book of one kind or another, and we all still remember Zhao Zhongxiang’s opening remarks in the "Animal World" column. We have also been to the zoo and aquarium and have seen lions. Cheetahs, dolphins and sharks, I have even touched them up close, but I think this is like a teenager who has read countless movies. It is better to experience it once in person than to be raped a hundred times. Facts have also proved that when you are in the endless prairie, when you drive and merge with thousands of animals, when cheetahs run wildly in front of you and hunt, when dolphins swim beside you, only those who have experienced it will know the feeling. .

First of all, here is a seven-minute video, edited according to the timeline, with dolphins in the last minute.

Another video of the Indian Ocean in East Africa - Paje Beach

Since many people’s understanding of Africa is still based on TV impressions, they think that the entire African continent is full of AK47s on the streets. , Ebola, and peaceful slums, it is as ignorant as thinking that all our domestic TV series are all about hand-tearing devils (well, in fact, we still have bun bombs...), so it is necessary to popularize the science.

Africa is very poor and chaotic?

It is true that most parts of Africa are poor, and some areas are still in turmoil, but this does not mean that this is the case everywhere. This time we went to Tanzania in East Africa, which is the second largest economy in Africa. The political situation is stable and the security in the tourist destination area is no problem at all.

The weather in Africa is very hot? We went there in February, which is considered the local hot season. The sun is indeed relatively strong and the ultraviolet rays are strong, but as long as you are not exposed to the sun, it is still very comfortable, so don’t Too worried.

Where is the savanna? What we usually call the East African savanna is composed of two parts, one part is in Kenya and the other part is in Tanzania. Due to publicity and price reasons, Kenya’s popular routes and excessive The development is more well-known in the country, but in fact, most of the savanna is in the Serengeti in Tanzania, and Kenya only accounts for a small part of the other part, so most of the time the fauna is still in Tanzania.

Can I go to the grassland by myself? I heard that self-driving tickets are allowed to enter, but the Serengeti grassland is tens of thousands of square kilometers, with hotels scattered in every corner, and animals hidden in various areas, and basically There is no network signal and there are no roads (only roads made by ruts all year round), so it is almost impossible to drive by yourself. Travelers from all over the world find qualified travel companies, and then trained and tested professional tour guides and drivers drive modified Toyota off-road vehicles to find animals and hotels.

Transportation: We chose Qatar Airways from Shanghai to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The round-trip ticket for a single person is less than RMB 4,000 including tax. I don’t recommend Ethiopia. I heard that it is a “civilian airline” and the various smells are unbearable. Visa: Visa on arrival costs 50 US dollars. You may be asked for a bribe, but as long as you fill it out in accordance with the regulations, there is no problem if you insist on not giving it.

Huang Ben: You must be vaccinated ten days in advance in China. After that, there will be JCs who deliberately seek trouble in order to ask for bribes. The vaccination location is Baidu’s local International Travel Health Center. The only required option is yellow fever. Others such as malaria, cholera, etc. are not required, nor is the international travel health certificate (red book).

Then let’s focus on our expenses this time: At the beginning, you may be like me, thinking that in poor countries like Africa, where the per capita annual income is only a few hundred dollars, how high can the consumption be.

Oh, Tucson is such a mess. Just search on the Internet and you will find that a five-day, four-night Serengeti safari costs two to three thousand US dollars per person. Yes, you read that right, all of them are In US dollars, this is equivalent to about 2,000 RMB per person per day.

But after understanding it, I accepted it, because the ticket fee for the grassland per person per day is 71$, which means that everyone has to marry each other every day, live in a camp and have camp fees. Car rental, postage, etc., for a lover like me, I can still choose a cheap trip and save all unnecessary expenses while retaining the essence.

The final itinerary was three nights of camping and one night in a mobile tent hotel. Thinking about setting up a tent in the vast grassland and seeing various wild animals moving and roaring around at night, it doesn't feel too good. At the same time, as a unique hotel in the world, the mobile tent hotel is also a must-experience. A night in a tent hotel costs two to three thousand RMB. It is very distressing to stay there for one night. However, the service and environment of the hotel are really good. You are not allowed to go out casually at night. You must use the light outside the tent as a signal. Turn on and off the light to call the waiter. The waiters who will take you out are all local Maasai people. Their coming of age ceremony is to kill a lion alone, so you can rest assured about safety.

The specific itinerary for the 16-day round trip is as follows:

DAY1-2 Shanghai - transfer to Doha - Dar es Salaam - transfer to domestic flight - Kilimanjaro Airport DAY3 Rest in Arusha

DAY4 Arusha Town—Serengeti

DAY5 Serengeti

DAY6 Serengeti—NDUTU< /p>

DAY7NDUTU-Ngerongaro

DAY8 Bottom of Ngerongaro volcano-Kilimanjaro Airport-Dar es Salaam

< p>DAY9 Dar es Salaam - Boat ride - Stone Town of Sand Island

DAY10 Stone Town Tour

DAY11 Stone Town - Chartered Car - East Coast of Sand Island< /p>

DAY12 charter boat trip

DAY13 chasing dolphins

DAY14 East coast - Dar es Salaam

DAY15-16 return Shanghai

There are 1***8 people on this trip, and the average cost per person is 20,000 yuan, which saves 5,000 to 10,000 yuan compared to other travel agencies (please call me a money-saving expert)

[It is particularly recommended to experience camping in the camp. It is very interesting and saves money. It is also good to sleep in the tent. The camp has special toilets and showers, but some camps have insufficient hot water supply, but as long as you are not a charming lady, these are not question.

The following is a video taken at the camp (there are regulations in the grassland not to fly casually)

I was flying the whole first and second days, watching the landscape below the plane. Changing. The seats on Qatar Airways were pretty good, and the in-flight food was pretty good too. Doha’s new airport is indeed very convenient, with free Apple desktop computers to play around with.

Youth in Arusha Town

Snow on Mount Kilimanjaro (if you want to go back and climb the mountain again, please make an appointment if you have ideas)

The girl in the hotel restaurant

Pack your luggage and set off like a prairie

Experiencing the cheetah family hunting scene in person, the live experience is completely different from watching TV, it is so shocking. The survival of the fittest in the animal world and the pursuit of life and death are vividly expressed.

You read that right, this is male lions mating, it’s hard to capture.

Although male lions are mighty, it only lasts a few seconds at a time, but they will continue to mate all day long.

I’ve been a little busy lately and haven’t updated much. There are friends around me who want to go there at the end of June or beginning of July. Are there any proud friends who want to join us?

We have already arranged the itinerary including the guide. The whole journey will last fourteen days, and the budget per person is about 20,000. , several thousand cheaper per person than major websites (Mafengwo, Lvmama, etc. are about 25,000), if you are interested, please chat privately.