The Great Migration
Wide-open plains. Thundering hooves. A wildlife story that never stands still. The Great Migration brings a remarkable sense of movement and anticipation to a safari in Tanzania and Kenya. At African Travel Concept, we help bring this extraordinary experience into a thoughtfully planned journey, shaped around your travel dates and what you most want to discover. Here’s what to consider when imagining yours:
Why experience the Great Migration in Tanzania & Kenya?
Nothing else on earth moves quite like this. Close to two million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle turn one vast circle through the Serengeti and the Mara, and have done so far longer than there have been names for the ground they cross. It is not a journey with a destination. The herds follow the rain, and the rain keeps no calendar — only its word. What the map sets out is the shape of an ordinary year: where the herds stand, and what they are about.
Kenya Masai Mara National Reserve
Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Maswa Game Reserve
Grumeti Game Reserve
Ikorongo Game Reserve
Mara River Crossing
Grumeti River Crossing
Long Grass Plains
Short Grass Plains
Calving
- January: Ndutu & southern plains, Grazing the short grass
- February: Ndutu, Calving season at its peak
- March: Southern plains, Calves find their legs
- April: Moru Kopjes, Long rains; drifting north
- May: Mbalageti Valley, Columns form; the rut
- June: Grumeti River, First river crossings
- July: Northern Serengeti, The push toward the Mara
- August: Mara River, Crossings at Kogatende
- September: Masai Mara, Peak on the Mara grasslands
- October: Eastern Mara, Spreading; first moves south
- November: Loliondo & Lobo, Short rains pull them south
- December: Seronera Valley, Through the woodlands
- January - Ndutu & southern plains, Grazing the short grass
- February - Ndutu, Calving season at its peak
- March - Southern plains, Calves find their legs
- April - Moru Kopjes, Long rains; drifting north
- May - Mbalageti Valley, Columns form; the rut
- June - Grumeti River, First river crossings
- July - Northern Serengeti, The push toward the Mara
- August - Mara River, Crossings at Kogatende
- September - Masai Mara, Peak on the Mara grasslands
- October - Eastern Mara, Spreading; first moves south
- November - Loliondo & Lobo, Short rains pull them south
- December - Seronera Valley, Through the woodlands