Simba Kopjes

Highlights

  • Best Known For

    • Tallest kopjes in the Serengeti
    • Flamingos at nearby Lake Magadi
    • Excellent area for viewing lions
    • Rare Bohor reedbuck in nearby swamp

  • Size

    28 square miles

  • Topography

    Towering Granite Kopjes Surrounded By Long Grass Plains

  • Main Species

    Lion, Bohor Reedbuck, Flamingo, Zebra, Elephant, Grant's Gazelle, Cheetah, Bat-eared Fox

Simba Kopjes

Simba Kopjes are the tallest kopjes in the park and a regular haunt for lions. The Simba Kopjes rise like giant sentinels on the open plains and, as the name suggests, are a good place to spot lions. The highest kopje is called Soit Naado Murt (in Maasai, the Long-necked Stone). There are several game loops that encircle the kopjes and there is a small hippo pool to the south. To the west lies the shallow and saline Lake Magadi. The glass-like waters of Lake Magadi are a great spot for pink flamingos to gather.

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Seasonal Highlights

For the Simba Kopjes

Recommended Month to Visit

Month Season Recommended Weather Wildlife Sightings
Jan Green Season YES 60 - 85 F
Mostly sunny with few showers
Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo
Feb Green Season YES 60 - 85 F
Mostly sunny with few showers
Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo
Mar Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers
Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo
Apr Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers
Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo
May Northward Migration YES 56 - 81 F
Mostly sunny
Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo, Possibility of the Wildebeest Migration in mid to late May
Jun Beginning of Dry Season YES 56 - 81 F
Mostly sunny
Wildebeest Migration, Zebra Migration, Thomson's Gazelle Migration, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Buffalo, Hippo
Jul Dry Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny
Thomson's Gazelle Migration, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo
Aug Dry Season YES 55 - 81 F
Mostly sunny
Thomson's Gazelle Migration, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo
Sep Dry Season YES 55 - 81 F
Mostly sunny
Thomson's Gazelle Migration, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo
Oct Dry Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny
Thomson's Gazelle Migration, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo
Nov Southward Migration YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers
Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo, Wildebeest Migration, Zebra Migration
Dec Beginning of Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers
Leopard, Lion, Giraffe, Impala, Buffalo, Hippo

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