Serengeti on Track to Break Tourism Record—Calving Season & Holiday Rush Drive Surge, Officials Say
Serengeti on Track to Break Tourism Record—Calving Season & Holiday Rush Drive Surge, Officials Say
Serengeti National Park is racing toward a historic milestone: over 600,000 visitors by June 2026—fueled by holiday travel, wildlife spectacles, and growing global interest, according to park representatives.
Key numbers:
🟠491,000 tourists visited by mid-December 2025;
🟠Expected to hit 500,000 by January 2026 thanks to Christmas/New Year travel;
🟠The great wildebeest calving season (starting February 2026 in Southern Serengeti) will bring about 500,000 newborns—drawing major international bookings;
🟠Tourists are increasingly combining Serengeti with Zanzibar, creating festive “Safari-and-Sea” itineraries;
🟠49.2 billion TZS (about $19.92 million) in revenue (October–mid-December 2025)— a 6% YoY growth;
🟠Park aims for over 300 billion TZS ($121.4 million) in tourism revenue by fiscal year-end.
“The tourist traffic this season is mostly comprising family packs from all over the world traveling together,” Fidelis Fabian, a Serengeti tour guide, told reporters.
“It is the rainy season now and the great wildebeest migration has settled in the southern plains, which means visitors can view the entire event within very short game drives,” noted Conservation Officer Susan Tesha.
Subscribe to @sputnik_africa
