Follow the Great Wildebeest Migration
The migration of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra across the plains of Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Maasai Mara is one of the oldest and last great land migrations on the planet. The movements are dictated solely by the rains and food sources (grasses), with zebras eating the long grasses, while wildebeests follow to feast on fresh shoots. While often unpredictable and not a perfect science, the typical movements of the herds are illustrated in the interactive map below, which also shows the locations of camps in each area.
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January
In January, wildebeest and zebra herds continue to move south, mostly along the eastern edge of the Serengeti, toward the fresh short grasses of the Ndutu plains, while much of the migration has already arrived in the southern Serengeti near Lake Ndutu where the animals will graze and prepare to drop their young. Large herds dot the plains as far as the eye can see, and predators watch the herds closely.
While the migration gathers in the southern Serengeti, resident animals, such as cheetah, lion and elephant, are still found in the northern, central and western reaches of the Serengeti and in the Maasai Mara, congregating around permanent water sources such as the Mara and Grumeti rivers, but free of the usual crowds of people. Smaller numbers of wildebeest and zebra can often be seen in the private conservancies bordering the Maasai Mara National Reserve, as there are short grasses there for them to eat.
