Witness The Great Migration
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What it is
Around 1.5 million wildebeest and thousands of zebras move between Tanzania and Kenya each year.
How to do it
Plan safaris in the northern Serengeti or Masai Mara for the river crossings.
Top tip
Speak to an operator about where the herds are likely to be.
My experience
One of the world’s most spectacular natural events – every year over a million wildebeest, zebra and antelope migrate around the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem, taking in Tanzania and Kenya and making time for birthing, courting and mating on the way in search of green pasture following the rainfall.
This is surely one of the greatest wonders of the natural world.
For their calving from December – March they always begin their cycle in the Southern Serengeti area and follow wherever the grass is greener… Whilst we have a good idea of where the wildebeest should be at any given time of year, it really does depend on where the rain falls. Therefore, revolving your whole safari around the notoriously unreliable location of the wildebeest can sometimes be a mistake!