The Masai Mara is renowned for its spectacular river crossings and August is probably the best time to view this magical moment.

The spectacle of the huge herds making their way across a river has been documented by film makers and photographers for many years. Our map is intended to give an indication of the months of the year when you would normally expect to find the wildebeest herds, but this cannot be guaranteed.

It is important to note that animal behaviour is highly unpredictable and dictated often by changing weather patterns. The key players in this endless journey are approximately two million wildebeest, zebra and gazelles, closely watched by an array of predators. Whilst natural events such as this are never guaranteed, the herds tend to move in a fairly predictable clockwise direction around the Serengeti and the neighbouring Masai Mara, making the 1,200 mile oval circuit throughout the year in search of fresh grazing and water, their movements spurred on by the rains, making their arrival in certain areas unpredictable. Often referred to as the “Greatest Show on Earth”, the Great Migration is a spectacle to behold.

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