Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
See the famous migration of the wildebeest in ultimate luxury
The Serengeti Sopa Lodge is camouflaged within dense acacia woodland, on the edge of a picturesque escarpment that overlooks the wildlife-teeming plains of the south-western part of the world-famous Serengeti National Park, host to the spectacular annual migration of the wildebeest. Surrounded by the Nyarboro Hills, The Serengeti Sopa Lodge offers a spacious reception, lobby and lounge; 69 luxury rooms, 4 suites, a swimming pool, a range of dining and bar experiences and an excellent selection of safari activities.
The Serengeti National Park
Venue of the world famous migration of the wildebeest
The Serengeti, whose Maasai name ‘Siringet' translates as ‘the endless plains', offers unparalleled ornithological opportunities and an unrivalled natural arena wherein the glory and harmony of nature can be appreciated as nowhere else on earth. The vast and rolling Serengeti is also the venue for ‘the greatest wildlife show on earth' the annual migration of over one million wildebeest and their attendant cast of herbivores and predators.
The safari lodge location
The Serengeti is 200 km west of Arusha, Tanzania: the park's northern boundary abuts with the Kenya border; its western boundary reaches Lake Victoria, Tanzania.
Your Tanzania luxury lodge safari
The vast and sensational Serengeti, covering 14,763 sq km of endlessly rolling savannah plains, is Tanzania's first-established, largest and most famous park wherein tens of thousands of wildebeest and other hoofed animals roam in a constant and unremitting search for the fresh grasslands upon which their survival depends.
The million-plus wildebeest are the predominant herbivore and also the main prey of a huge cast of large carnivores, principally lion and hyena. Whilst the annual wildebeest migration is the Serengeti's most famous attraction, the Park is also renowned for its lion, many of which have been fitted with radio-transmitter collars so that their movements may be tracked, and additionally for its wealth of cheetah, zebra, giraffe, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, eland, impala, klipspringer, hippo and warthog.
The Serengeti Sopa Lodge Serengeti luxury Safari wildlife highlights: wildebeest, zebra, Thomson's gazelle, lion, spotted hyena, hunting dog, cheetah, black rhino, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, topi, eland, jackal and otter. Birds: over 350 recorded species including 34 raptors.
Accommodation: Luxury safari lodge
The Serengeti Sopa Lodge offers 69 standard rooms, each of which offer two queen-sized beds, lounge, mini-bar, veranda and en-suite bathroom (handicapped facilities available). All lodge rooms have TV and video, mini-bar. The Serengeti Sopa Lodge also offers 4 spacious luxury double storey suites with separate lounge, bar and dining room, king-sized beds and panoramic bathrooms.
Dining and bars: Tanzania luxury safari lodge style
The central dining area of The Serengeti Sopa Lodge typically serves lavish buffet presentations, which major on local Tanzanian cuisine, safari favourites and international choices. The nearby lodge bar offers both indoor and outdoor seating with views over the safari plains. The lodge also offers bush breakfasts, lunches and dinners, themed dinners and safari sundowners in the bush.
Conference and event facilities
The Serengeti Sopa Lodge makes the ideal setting for small wedding ceremonies and the lodge offers a selection of wedding packages, including an authentic Maasai wedding.
A Child-friendly safari lodge
The Serengeti Sopa Lodge welcomes children and babysitting services, children's meals, additional beds and luxury family rooms are available.
What to see and do on your Tanzania luxury lodge safari
The annual wildebeest migration in the Serengeti
The migration of the wildebeest is perhaps one of Tanzania's most famous natural events. Twice a year, propelled by the rains, 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson's gazelle gather to undertake an 800 km migration trek to new grazing lands. The precise timing of the wildebeest migration varies but generally the Serengeti herbivores congregate and move out at the end of May, sometimes over a period of weeks, sometimes over a period of as little as three or four days. The wildebeest then head west on the first leg of a roughly triangular 800-km circuit that takes approximately 3-4 months and ends in the Masai Mara National Reserve of Kenya. When the grazing here is exhausted the tide of wildebeest turns and reverses its progress returning to the short grass plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania.
Where and when to see the migration while at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge
The migration runs according to its own rules, but in general a large column of wildebeest passes west to Lake Victoria while another moves north past Lobo. While on the hoof (May to June) the rut commences and the wildebeests mate. The migration herds usually reach the north, and eventually cross into Kenya's Masai Mara NR, during July to October. In November the herds begin to reform for the return journey and by December the migration is complete and they are usually to be found grazing the southern grasslands; wildebeest calving starts in February.
Tanzania luxury lodge safari experiences in the Serengeti
Typical Tanzania safari experiences at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge include: safari game drives in especially adapted 4WD safari vehicles (with professionally trained Tanzania safari guides), safari bush breakfasts, lunches and dinners; cocktails around the lodge safari campfire and guided safari walks through the bush. The Serengeti Sopa Lodge also offers ornithological tours, cultural performances and visits to the local Maasai people of Tanzania.
In the Serengeti, a particular highlight is a hot air balloon ride, which typically ascends from its launch site at dawn and travels for around an hour across the plains before descending in a controlled landing to a cooked safari breakfast in the bush.
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