2017 Great Wildebeest Migration is On!

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Great Wildebeest Migration

The Greatest Wildlife Show on earth is here with us. The Migration of wildebeest and zebras have now entered the Mara. Every indication shows that the stage is set for the worlds most fascinating wildlife spectacle. A few herds of mainly Zebras and wildebeest have crossed the border near Sand River. They could be seen this morning taking their traditional route towards Roan Hill.
Looking onto the Serengeti from the Sand River, one can see isolated herds heading north though reluctantly.
We anticipate that as the concentration builds up, more will push up north into the Mara.

The Wildebeest Migration

Every year the plains of East Africa are home to one of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles, the migration of 1.4 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra and gazelle, tracked by Africa’s great predators. The migration is often described as a set circuit that occurs between Tanzania’s Serengeti plains in the south and Kenya’s Maasai Mara in the north usually starting in end June/ early July and ending in October.

You can book your wildebeest migration safari with several tour operators in Kenya. We wish you a nice safari!

About Masai Mara National Park

The Masai Mara National Reserve lies about 270 kilometers from Nairobi, and takes about 4 to 5 hours by road. There are scheduled flights, twice daily from Wilson Airport Nairobi, which take about 40 – 45 minutes.

The reserve is about 1510 square kilometers having been reduced from 1672 square kilometers in 1984. However, the wildlife is far from being confined within the reserve boundaries, and an even larger area, generally referred to as the “dispersal area” extends north and east of the Masai Mara National Reserve. Maasai communities live within the dispersal area with their stock but a century of close association with the wildlife has resulted in an almost symbiotic relationship where wildlife and people live in peace with one another. The first sight of this natural wonderland is breathtaking. Here the great herds of shuffling elephants browse among the rich tree-studded grasslands with an occasional sighting of a shy leopard.

Within Masai Mara National Park, wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grasslands ensure that animals are never out of sight. Birds, too, are prolific. Including migrants, well over 450 species have been recorded, among them, 57 species of birds of prey.

The climate is gentle, rarely too hot and well-spread rainfall year round. Rain, when it falls almost always chooses the late afternoon or night. Between July and October, when the great wildebeest migration is in the Masai Mara National Reserve, the sensation is unparalleled.

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