{"id":61173,"date":"2023-05-31T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T05:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=61173"},"modified":"2025-02-26T03:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:40:05","slug":"serengeti-or-masai-mara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/serengeti-or-masai-mara\/","title":{"rendered":"Serengeti or Masai Mara? Which national park should you visit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s time to find out which national park is really the king of the jungle<\/s> vast plains\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you\u2019ve answered the call of the wild and decided on an African safari<\/a> for your next trip (great choice), but the hard decisions aren\u2019t over yet. Africa<\/a> is huge<\/em> and there are plenty of countries and iconic national parks to explore such as Tanzania\u2019s<\/a> Serengeti National Park and Kenya<\/a>\u2019s prized Masai Mara National Reserve. They might be sitting right next to each other, but which one\u2019s better to visit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help you come to a conclusion (and avoid flipping a coin), we\u2019ve compiled a complete guide comparing both national parks\u2019 wildlife, landscape, weather and cuisine to determine which one comes out on top. I\u2019d get reading if I were you; the wild awaits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wildlife<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Arguably the biggest drawcard to Serengeti National Park<\/a> is the chance to glimpse the Big Five \u2013 the lion, the leopard, the black rhino, the bush elephant, and the buffalo \u2013 and with good reason. If you\u2019re lucky, you can tick seeing all of them off your bucket list in a single day. But plenty of other animals call the Serengeti home, including giraffes, hippos, cheetahs, zebras and wildebeests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As if the Serengeti National Park could get any cooler, it\u2019s also the backdrop of the Great Migration, where two million wildebeests (with a few herds of zebras and antelopes mixed in for good measure) travel across the plains in search of water. In case it wasn\u2019t already obvious, to witness this is a once-in-a-lifetime type thing you simply won\u2019t get anywhere else. So, you really can\u2019t go wrong with a game drive (or two) in the Serengeti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If we\u2019re talking about premier wildlife destinations, it doesn\u2019t get much better than the Masai Mara National Reserve. Game drives across the Savannah promise a glimpse of all the usual animals you\u2019ve never seen in the wild (lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, hippos, gazelles and crocodiles just to name a few), so be prepared to fill up your camera\u2019s memory card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In case you thought the Serengeti and the Masai Mara couldn\u2019t get any similar, the MMNR* is also the stomping ground of millions of thirsty wildebeest between July and September, so as far as wildlife experiences go, you can\u2019t go wrong with either national park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Masai Mara National Reserve. This abbreviation isn\u2019t actually a thing, but it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Landscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The name \u2018serengeti<\/em>\u2019 <\/em>comes from the Maasai word \u2018siringet<\/em>\u2019, meaning \u2018the place where the land runs on forever\u2019 and once you head out on an open roof 4WD, it\u2019s easy to think that\u2019s true. The Serengeti is big \u2013 18,000 square miles big \u2013 and includes a range of different terrain from rocky outcrops and sprawling grasslands to acacia woodlands and forests full of flora and fauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The park is divided into three distinct sections: the Serengeti plains (known as a tree-less grassland), the western corridor (featuring rivers and small mountain ranges) and the northern Serengeti (a remote woodland). Extreme weather conditions over the years are to blame for the park\u2019s diverse geography, with the landscape believed to have been shaped by volcanic activity, creating Serengeti\u2019s iconic craters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Masai Mara National Reserve might be smaller (amounting to only 580 square miles), but it\u2019s no less spectacular than the Serengeti, with stretches of open grassland and seasonal rivulets. If you explore the southeast region, you\u2019ll come across clumps of acacia trees whose umbrella-domed appearance has become synonymous with the Kenyan landscape. Read: a must-see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its terrain is also broken up by three major rivers – the Sand, the Talek River and the Mara River \u2013 where hippos often drink from the water\u2019s edge and crocodiles float along the current. So, it’s no surprise to see Masai Mara\u2019s name on Kenya’s list of UNESCO World Heritage-listed sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weather<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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While the Serengeti\u2019s extreme temperatures may have helped mold the landscape centuries ago, the climate experienced in this national park is more moderate nowadays, with average max temperatures of 27\u00b0<\/strong>C and average lows of 15\u00b0<\/strong>C throughout the year. Temps do tend to drop at nighttime though, so as much as I\u2019m sure you\u2019d love to leave your woolly jumpers and thick cardigans at home, you can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of the typical four seasons, the Serengeti adheres to three distinct ones: a dry period from June to October and two wet periods (a shorter one from November to December and a longer one from March to May). But before you book your Tanzanian safari for July, you can still have a fantastic time year-round with rains during the wet seasons not lasting all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As they\u2019re pretty much side by side, there\u2019s not much difference between the weather patterns in the Serengeti and the ones in Masai Mara with the latter also experiencing a relatively moderate climate. The only real difference is that MMNR* enjoys slightly cooler temperatures than that of its Tanzanian counterpart with average highs of 26\u00b0<\/strong>C and average lows of 12\u00b0<\/strong>C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This doesn\u2019t mean you can leave your sunscreen at home though, as the sun\u2019s UV rays in Kenya can reach an almost instant sunburn-producing 12. If you don\u2019t know what that means, it\u2019s extreme. Anything over 11 and you should take as many precautions as necessary to protect yourself from burning to a red crisp no amount of aloe vera will fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*again with the abbreviation no one\u2019s using but me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cuisine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Okay, I know this category technically doesn\u2019t have anything to do with the national parks themselves, but the Serengeti sits in a different country to Masai Mara, and the different countries have different cuisines to consider. And food is extremely important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no doubt that after each morning game drive you\u2019ll be starving (waking up at the crack of dawn will do that to you) and luckily, most lodges within Serengeti National Park have on-site restaurants you can chow down in. Sure, you could stick to the dishes your tastebuds are already familiar with but since you\u2019re in Tanzania, you may as well try some traditional oness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From fried bread that can be eaten as a snack or to accompany a bigger meal and African-style pancakes (made out of coconut, yeast and rice flour) to plantain soup and curried fish, Tanzanian cuisine has been heavily influenced by its past and its geography with flavours adopted from India and neighbouring East African countries. Is your mouth watering too?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Molded to the different lifestyles in Kenya, traditional cuisine<\/a> is often inexpensive to make and incredibly filling with ingredients such as maize, potatoes and beans a staple in most dishes. And you\u2019ll no doubt come across a bowl of ugali during your travels \u2013 a cornmealy, starchy and spongy side dish used to mop up stews and soups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the sweet side of things, you must try some mandazi \u2013 a fried doughnut infused with coconut and cardamom and perfectly shaped in a bite-sized samosa style. Before you ask, yes they\u2019re appropriate to eat for breakfast and yes, you can have more than one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This one\u2019s tough and I knew it would be, but Serengeti National Park and the Masai Mara National Reserve are so similar once you write it all down. So, which park\u2019s safari scene actually<\/em> reigns supreme? Much to your frustration, we can\u2019t answer that. They\u2019re both too good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you want to munch on a crispy plantain or 12 (they\u2019re so addictive) in the middle of the Serengeti or marvel at the fern-like leaves and impressive stature of Masai Mara\u2019s acacia trees, you simply can\u2019t go wrong. And let\u2019s be honest, if you\u2019re heading OOF on an African adventure you\u2019re already winning, regardless of which national park you choose to visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

VISIT BOTH THE SERENGETI & MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE ON OUR PREMIUM KENYA & TANZANIA TOUR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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