Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

One of the world’s largest reserves - the Serengeti reserve - is located in Tanzania and covers an area of 14763 square kilometres. About a century ago the Maasai tribes were the first to settle the deserted territories that were once home to wild animals. With the arrival of Europeans, the Serengeti has become an attractive place for hunters, only in 1951 these territories were identified as a reserve.

Some years ago an event occured in the park that literally shook the world. Archaeologists found traces of ancient human habitation in the course of exploring. The archaeological region was immediately declared a closed zone with no access to some of its parts.

The National Park gained worldwide fame and popularity thanks to a huge amount of birds and animals living on its territory. The Serengeti holds about 3 million species of wild animals and more than 500 bird species. Lions alone there are more than 3000 species. Besides, tourists can observe herds of antelope and rhinos, but a real luck is a meeting with the leopard and the rare bat-eared fox. The Serengeti reserve is full of crocodiles, poisonous snakes and insects, so travelling is possible in special clothes only and in the company of a guide. Next - Tatra National Park