Game Reserve

Kijereshi Game Reserve

The western end of the Great Migration route

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Location Tanzania

Park Type Game Reserve

About Kijereshi Game Reserve

Kijereshi Game Reserve covers 82 km² in the Busega and Bariadi districts of Simiyu Region. It borders Serengeti National Park to the north and east and acts as a buffer for it, and it lies close to Lake Victoria.It forms part of the Serengeti short-grass plains and is a dry-season refuge for wildlife. Migrating wildebeest with calves pass through the western areas between May and July, making it t...

It forms part of the Serengeti short-grass plains and is a dry-season refuge for wildlife. Migrating wildebeest with calves pass through the western areas between May and July, making it the Tanzanian end of the migration route.

Category: Game Reserve
Area: 82 km²
Location: Simiyu
Gazetted: 1994 (GN 215)

Country

Tanzania

Type

Game Reserve

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When to Visit

Wet seasons run from September to December and February to May; the dry season is May to September. Migration with calves is best seen May to July.

Peak season

Shoulder season

Wet / off-season

Wildlife

Buffalo, elephant, lion, roan antelope, impala, Thomson’s gazelle, zebra, waterbuck, warthog, wildebeest, eland, hyena, jackal and ostrich. Saddle-billed stork and ostrich breed here in good numbers.

Activities

Game drives, walking safaris, bird watching, filming, picnics, bush meals, cycling and camping, which can be combined with boat trips on Lake Victoria.

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Get There

On the Mwanza to Musoma highway: Lamadi is 3 km, Bunda 20 km, Musoma 86 km and Mwanza 135 km. From Arusha, about 471 km via Serengeti. Mwanza International and Musoma airports are the nearest.

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Where to Stay

Special and public campsites and the Kijereshi Tented Camp in the reserve, or hotels and camps in Bariadi, Lamadi and Bunda.

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

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