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Come to Tanzania and witness the great
annual migration of Wildebeest (white-bearded gnus) and
Burchell’s Zebra on the vast plains of Serengeti National Park.
The migration is one of the natural wonders of our world, and
observing this huge concentration of animals during their inexorable
and hazardous journey is an experience which will stay in your
mind’s eye forever.
Visit northern Serengeti in October/November, when the herds
start their trek from the Masai Mara and have to cross the Mara and
Grumeti rivers to enter the long-grass plains of Serengeti. The
river crossings are perilous in the extreme, with many animals
falling prey to the numerous crocodiles which lurk in these rivers.
Follow the migration in December, streaming across the
northern plains and steadily making their way southward as their
senses alert them to the coming rain and green pastures. During this
time the herds move fast, eager to reach the nutritious grasses of
the short-grass plains.
Marvel at nature’s powers in January and February, when they
have reached their destination - the traditional birthing grounds in
the Ndutu area. Wildebeest females can delay birth for some
considerable time, waiting to drop their calves when conditions are
just right. Then there is amazing activity, as suddenly a thousand
and more wobbly-legged, new gnus descend onto our planet, their
mothers licking, nudging and hurrying them to their feet almost as
soon as they are born.
Smile at the striped horses of Africa as they look on, foals already
at their sides, the males continuing to guard the herds as they have
done (and will continue to do) throughout the trek. Zebra are the
migration look-outs; each at his post on the periphery, staring out
across the plains, alert for danger.
Take an Africat Green Season
Safari to Serengeti in March,
when the herds sense heavy rains coming in from the north and become
restless, eager to start off with their new young on the journey
back to the long-grass plains of northern Serengeti.
Come and see them in April or May, when the herds split up, some
still lingering in the Ndutu area while the main body of beasts is
already in central Serengeti. Watch long columns of animals,
stretching along the horizon as far as your eye can see, moving
steadily on their trek back north.
Enjoy an Africat Dry Season Safari to Serengeti in June or
July. During these two months the migration can be viewed in the
north-west of the plains and in the woodland areas where, again,
kilometers-long lines of animals defy imagination.
Feel the excitement, fear and tension, in August and
September, when the herds come together again and mill around in
the Western Corridor; facing once again the dangerous river
crossings which represent the last hurdle between them and the
always-available water of Masai Mara. Here they will rest - until
the overwhelming migratory urge takes hold of them once more in the
coming months.
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