Game Reserve

Ikorongo and Grumeti Game Reserves

The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, beyond the park boundary

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Location Tanzania

Park Type Game Reserve

About Ikorongo and Grumeti Game Reserves

Ikorongo and Grumeti are two game reserves run under one administration in the Mara Region. Both were gazetted in 1994 and border Serengeti National Park, forming a large part of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem that hosts the Great Migration.Ikorongo takes its name from the roan antelope, called korongo in Swahili, which locals once saw in large numbers. Grumeti is named after the seasonal Grumeti Ri...

Ikorongo takes its name from the roan antelope, called korongo in Swahili, which locals once saw in large numbers. Grumeti is named after the seasonal Grumeti River, whose pools keep wildlife supplied with water in the dry season.

Category: Game Reserve
Area: 993 (Ikorongo 558.9, Grumeti 434.5) km²
Location: Mara
Gazetted: 1994 (GN 214)

Country

Tanzania

Type

Game Reserve

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When to Visit

June to October is the high season, when the migration moves towards Maasai Mara. January and February are quieter. Short rains fall from September to December and long rains from March to May.

Peak season

Shoulder season

Wet / off-season

Wildlife

Short-grass plains, acacia woodland and riverine forest hold the migrating wildebeest and zebra, plus lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and black rhino. Topi, eland, giraffe, impala, hartebeest, warthog and waterbuck are common, along with ostrich, secretary birds, crowned cranes and vultures. Koroya, Ridge and Bangwesi hills give wide views over the plains and the Grumeti River.

Activities

Game drives, night drives, walking safaris, bird watching, bush meals, camping, sundowners and balloon safaris. Photographic tourism is the main activity.

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Get There

By road from Arusha through Ngorongoro and Serengeti (about 350 km), from Mwanza (260 km), Musoma (120 km) or Mugumu (32 km). By air to the Fort Ikoma airstrip, 3 km from the reserve.

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Where to Stay

The reserves are home to well-known high-end lodges, including Singita Sasakwa, Sabora and Faru Faru.

Information based on the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) protected-areas listing.

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