The Wildebeest Migration is considered as one of the
Eight Wonder of the World, the greatest spectacular natural events. Other terms it as
The World Cup of Wildlife.
If there is a safari you should go in Africa it’s the Annual Wildebeest
Migration in Maasai Mara and Serengeti National park. I mean no where
in the world is there a massive movement of animals as wildebeest
migration more than 1.5 million animals (wildebeest, zebra and Thomason
gazelles) migrate from the
Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the greener pastures of the
Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya during
Mid-June small herd start migrating through to end of
October every year.
Crossing the deadly Mara River to the maasai mara where hungry
crocodiles will prey on them, the battle between life and death.
Hundreds of zebra and wildebeest do dies while crossing killed by
crocodile or drown by water. Here is where thousands of Tourist all over
the world gather to see this spectacular event . Having be lucky to
cross the Mara river doesn’t mean animals are safe in Maasai mara they
will be hunted, run down by carnivores. considering maasai mara have the
largest densities of lion in the world. Book your
Kenya migration tour,
serengeti migration safari now and experience the magic of Kenya and Tanzania. East Africa jungle will offer you best cost than any competitor.
General guide month by month movement of wildebeest.
January wildebeest are in Tanzania’s Serengeti, moving south from the
northern region and into the southern Serengeti, Ndutu area. It is
calving season. Which goes all the way to the month of march. In
February and March the animal remain in southern Serengeti, Ndutu area
and ngoro ngoro conservancy area. The last carving coming out and
preparing on how to make the next leg.
Come April the animals start their northward journey from southern
Serengeti plains to the central and western Serengeti. In May and June
huge columns of up to 20 km in length can be seen as the wildebeest
graze into the central and western plains of Serengeti.
July The herds have reached the western Serengeti and Grumeti
Reserves area some have reached the Mara river. The Mass crossing is
seen in the month of August, where the spectacular crossing is
experienced. The animal cross the mara River heading to Maasai mara
national reserve. Upon crossing to mara their break in to smaller bite
sized groups. Note not all animals cross the mara river half of them
remain in Grumeti plains, all this happen in month of September. Animal
remain the vast green plain of Maasai mara reserve for the remainder of
October and early November.
November short rain start and Serengeti grassland rejuvenate,
wildebeest start moving from Maasai Mara reserve to Serengeti plains.
December Fresh grazing sees the wildebeest concentrate in the
north-eastern Serengeti Lobo area as well as the southern Serengeti and
calving begins again, the routine is the same all years.
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