Top Three Serengeti Migration
Companies
The Serengeti Migration
is rightly ranked as one of the most amazing wildlife spectacles to occur in the
natural world.
So what route do the wildebeest
follow, when is the best time to go and who are the top three companies to go
with?
The Serengeti Migration Route
The wildebeest migrate in a
clockwise direction from the Serengeti in the South to the Masai Mara in the
north and then back again. The cycle is repeated every year and the exact timing
is dictated by the rain.
When the water and grazing
disappear in one area due to a seasonal drought the wildebeest need move along
to where the seasonal rains are falling to survive by finding new grazing and
water.
The wildebeest have to cross a
number of rivers in their perilous but amazing 300 mile journey like the Grumeti
and the Mara in the north and this is where a lot of them don't make it falling
prey to crocodiles and drowning. Only the very fittest survive.
They are also preyed on by lion,
leopard, cheetah and hyena as they have no choice but to move through the
territories occupied by these predators in their quest for fresh grass. The
predators have a food bonanza when the migration passes through their territory.
The Best Time To
Experience the
Serengeti Migration
It's important to remember that
there are no guarantees when it comes to the timing of the migration. It's all
dependant on the rain and the seasons start at different times every year which
means the herds might not be where historically they should be.
You can make a rough estimate
based on the past and hope that things run accordingly. Historically the times
to see the migration in the Serengeti are...
January: The massive herds
of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle are to be found on the plains of the southern
Serengeti.
February:
The wildebeest begin foaling
and they do this at roughly the same time with all the predators in close
attendance. Many people only want to see the migration and don't realise that
this is a comparable wildlife spectacle. One of the best times to see the
predators.
March-April: Heavy rains
are approaching and the grazing is starting to get worse. The herd begins to
move northwards along the western corridor of the Serengeti.
May-June:
The herd moves towards the
Grumeti controlled area where there is still good grazing and they begin to
cross the Grumeti river where crocodiles lie in wait for their annual feast and
you find the scenes occurring that has made the wildebeest migration famous in
so many wildlife documentaries.
July-August:
The herd is drawn ever
northwards towards the Masai Mara in their quest for better grazing. They have
one more dangerous river to cross, the Mara, before they receive their
reward in the sweet grazing plains of Kenya.
The Top Three Serengeti
Migration Safari Companies
This top three ranking of
the best operators to guide a wildebeest migration safari is compiled by using
the results of travel diaries and trip reports at the
African Safari Journals website and prevailing reputations in the travel
industry.
It will give you an excellent
starting point to choose between the multitude of companies that organise
Serengeti migration safaris and make sure you steer clear of any of the
"cowboy" companies that do unfortunately exist.
Get the top
three safari companies list here...
What to Pack For a
Migration Safari
If you
would like to know what the essentials are that you need to pack to take with on
your safari trip then this comprehensive packing list will do the job.
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