Discover Tanzania

Serval Wildlife

Discover Tanzania

Serval Wildlife

About the Park

Welcome to Serval Wildlife

Serval Wildlife is an ethical rescue-and-rehabilitation sanctuary set on a green estate near Usa River, on the plains between Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro. It began as a refuge for servals - the tall, elegant, spotted cats that are notoriously hard to spot in the wild - and has grown into a home for lions, caracals, giraffes, zebras, elands and other rescued or orphaned animals. A guided visit puts you closer to African wildlife than any game drive can: you walk the grounds with a keeper, hand-feed the gentle grazers, and meet the cats at close range while learning how each animal came to be here. It is a calm, feel-good half-day, popular with families and photographers, and an easy add-on to a day in Arusha National Park.

Forest track passing beneath an arch of fig tree roots in Arusha National Park
Best time to visitYear-round. Mornings are cooler and the animals are at their most active.

Wildlife Highlights

Serval cats

The sanctuary's namesake - rescued, rehabilitated and seen up close.

Lions & caracals

Big and small cats living in large, natural enclosures.

Giraffes & grazers

Hand-feed friendly giraffes, zebras and elands.

A conservation story

Learn how each animal was rescued and cared for.

Getting There & Entry

  • Getting thereAbout 40 minutes (25 km) east of Arusha near Usa River, and roughly 30 minutes from Kilimanjaro International Airport - an easy half-day trip.
  • Entry requirementsOpen to day visitors; your entry helps fund the sanctuary's rescue work. Follow your keeper's guidance around the cats. We arrange entry and a private guide.
Location

Serval Wildlife, Tanzania

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