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Tanzania Wildebeest Migration Safaris
Among the must-see African wildlife spectacles are the Big 5 and the Great Migration, which occurs year-round. With so many lodges and camps offering up-close and personal Great Migration sightings, you will be spoiled for choice.
The annual great migration of herbivores, such as wildebeest, is regarded as the most thrilling spectacle in the animal kingdom, complete with an entourage of predators.
About 1.5 million wildebeest, 400,000 zebra, 300,000 Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles, and 12,000 eland flood the landscape in search of fresh pastures throughout this yearly cycle over the Serengeti-Mara habitat.
The timing of this phenomenon has changed in recent years due to unpredictable rainfall patterns, with herds scattering and moving in different directions before coming back together.
Migration Seasons
guide to a monthly Serengeti Wildebeest Migration patterns
December to March, Many herds are likely to be in the southern and northern Serengeti, particularly in a region known as Ndutu, where they go for calving, but others may be spread in the naabi, Olduvai, and gol areas of the south Serengeti and north Ngorongoro.
April – July, Herds will begin migrating from the south Serengeti to the middle Serengeti (seronera) in late March, where they will stay until late May, when they will begin migrating to Kirawira and Grumeti (western Serengeti). From mid-June to July, they will be expected to cross the Grumeti River.
July – September, Herds are likely to relocate to northern Serengeti habitats (kogatende, lobo) starting in July, with some herds crossing the Mara River and into Masai Mara. This is predicted to last until early October.
October – November, The remaining herds are expected to be in Masai Mara by this time, where they will graze until November, when they will return to Serengeti.
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