Africa Dream Safaris
  1. Serengeti National Park
  2. East Serengeti
  3. Barfafu Gorge and Kopjes
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Barfafu Gorge and Kopjes

Highlights

  • Best Known For

    • One of the most extraordinary vistas
    • Rare species such as oryx & honey badger
    • Spectacular off the beaten path experience
    • Green season range for gazelle migration

  • Size

    19 square miles

  • Topography

    Large Depression/Gorge With Standing Water, Short Grass Plains With Shrubs & Bushes

  • Main Species

    Gazelle, Lion, Cheetah, Oryx (rare), Honey Badger, Wildebeest, Golden Jackal, African Hare

Barfafu Gorge and Kopjes

The long journey to Barafu is rewarded with one of the most extraordinary vistas in Africa! Barafu Gorge dissects the remote eastern plains. Rising above the gorge is the Barafu Kopjes Complex, a series of seven pinkish granite kopjes that straddle the eastern border of the Serengeti. The word Serengeti originates from the Maasai word 'Siringit', meaning 'endless plains', and the area around Barafu best exemplifies this with mind boggling 360 degree panoramas of rolling plains peppered with tens of thousands of gazelles.

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Seasonal Highlights

For the Barfafu Gorge and Kopjes

Recommended Month to Visit

Month Season Recommended Weather Wildlife Sightings
Jan Green Season YES 60 - 85 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Cheetah, Hyena, Eland Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration
Feb Green Season YES 60 - 85 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Cheetah, Hyena, Eland Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration
Mar Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Cheetah, Hyena, Eland Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration
Apr Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Cheetah, Hyena, Eland Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration
May Northward Migration YES 56 - 81 F
Mostly sunny 		Cheetah, Hyena, Eland Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration
Jun Beginning of Dry Season YES 56 - 81 F
Mostly sunny 		Cheetah, Hyena, Eland Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration (early to mid June only)
Jul Dry Season NO 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny 		- - - - -
Aug Dry Season NO 55 - 81 F
Mostly sunny 		- - - - -
Sep Dry Season NO 55 - 81 F
Mostly sunny 		- - - - -
Oct Dry Season NO 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny 		- - - - -
Nov Southward Migration YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Cheetah, Hyena, Eland Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration
Dec Beginning of Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Cheetah, Hyena, Eland Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration

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