The 28th World Travel Awards (WTA) has announced Serengeti as the 2021 Africa’s Leading National Park.

Serengeti becomes Africa’s Leading National Park three consecutive times: 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Other nominees in the awards were Central Kalahari Game Reserve Botswana: Etosha National Park, Namibia: Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda: Kruger National Park, South Africa, and Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Serengeti, which covers an area of 14,763 square kilometers, is renowned for having a variety of animal, bird, and plant species.

According to Tanzania National Parks Authority, Tanapa, the area hosts the world-famous more than 1.5 million wildebeest migration and it is also renowned for its large lion population and is one of the best places to view pride in the natural environment.

About 70 large mammals and 500 bird species are found in the park, which boasts of diverse habitats, including riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands, and woodlands.

Blue wildebeests, gazelle, Zebras, and buffalos are some of the commonly found large animals in the ecosystem.

“TANAPA acknowledges the support from the government of the United Republic of Tanzania, the citizens of Tanzania, tourism stakeholders, and all those who took part to vote for Serengeti as 2021 Africa’s leading National Park,” the authority said in the statement.