WILDEBEEST MIGRATION SAFARI
The Great Serengeti Wildebeest Migration
Experience one of nature’s greatest spectacles the Great Migration. Over a million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles move in a circular journey across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, driven by the search for fresh grazing and water. From Kenya’s Masai Mara to Tanzania’s Serengeti and the Ngorongoro plains, this epic trek is filled with thrilling drama predators on the hunt, new life being born, and the relentless rhythm of survival. It’s the ultimate wildlife adventure.
The Annual Migration overview: The best times to visit The Wildebeest in Africa
July – October: This is when the wildebeest are in the northern Serengeti plains, and you have a chance of seeing up to thousands crossing the great Mara River. As the sight of the wildebeest crossing the so dramatic, it is considered by many the most desirable time to see the migration.
December – March: Currently the wildebeest are in the southern area of the Serengeti, more specifically in Ndutu which is actually in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and it is calving season. Along with the river crossings, this is a real highlight of the wildebeest’s journey and a fabulous time to see the herds congregate on the dramatic sweeping plains of the south. February is the only time of year when you are almost guaranteed to see the big herds all together as they always come south for calving season.
The rest of the year: In November, April, May and June the migration is “in between” locations and as such these months are slightly transitional times to see the herds. November is the short rains, April and May are the long rains and as such the grass is green in these months across the Serengeti, so the wildebeest are more dispersed than in the prime time of July – October and December – March. Thus, you don’t get as many of those condensed big herds which people get excited about!