Timing the Great Migration: a month-by-month guide
The Great Migration isn't a single event; it's a year-round, 800-kilometre loop. Catching the part you want to see is all about timing your trip to the herds' position.
From December to March, the wildebeest gather in the southern Serengeti and Ndutu to calve — half a million newborns in a few weeks, and the predators that follow. It's the best time for big-cat action.
By July the columns are pushing north toward the Mara River. The famous crossings — thousands of animals braving crocodile-filled water — peak from July to September. This is the image most people picture when they imagine the migration.
There's no bad time to see the Serengeti, but there is a best time for what you want. Tell us what you're hoping to witness and we'll place you exactly where the action is.
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