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Animals to See in the Great Migration – Safari Guide

The sight of thousands of animals crashing through the waters of the Mara River is, for many, what the Great Wildebeest Migration is all about. They had to stay out of the way of the waiting crocodiles in order to reach the fertile ground on the other side.

The Masai mara is home to the big migration. More than a million wildebeests migrate through the well-known Masai Mara in Kenya each year. They come from the Serengeti national park, in search of better grasses.

Large herds of wildebeests and other animals strive to enter the plains of the Masai Mara game reserve throughout the months of July through October as they flee Tanzania’s arid Serengeti National Park. The Mara River is home to crocodiles, making the wildebeests’ journey much more difficult and time-consuming. It’s rather amazing to watch how the wildebeests splash through the water to reach the other side and avoid getting eaten by crocodiles. Because of this fantastic opportunity to see animals, the Masai Mara National Reserve is the most popular national park in Kenya.

Animals during the migration

Because of these migratory occurrences, the Masai Mara contains the largest concentration of animals in all of East Africa. The African big five animals are more sought after by tourists on safari to the Masai Mara national reserve and large cats. They are also abundant in the park. You can see Giraffes and cheaters prowiling in the acacia plains of the park. There are also hippo pools on the rivers and streams here.

The southwest part of Kenya is home to the Masai Mara National Reserve. The Serengeti National Park in Northern Tanzania, which forms the vast Serengeti Mara conservation region, borders the reserve. The Reserve gets its name from the Masai people of the area. The Maasai people lived here before they gazetted the area as a national park.

Another aspect of the Masai Mara that you should consider is their distinctive culture. Since this reserve was gazetted, the Masai have been assimilating into other occupations and are no longer purely nomads. You should investigate their life and see how they have lived and are currently living. Some ancient customs have persisted, and you’ll find it fascinating how they still apply to communal living, for instance.

The ideal months to visit if you want to see the huge migration of wildebeests are July through October. Also, if you go between October and April, you could get to view some migratory birds. The greatest warm months to watch games are December and March.

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Animals you will see on the Great migration

The Masai Mara in Kenya and Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park are the destinations of the wildebeest migration. The wildebeest and other animals in the Serengeti National Park will relocate to the Masai Mara National Reserve during the dry season. This season runs from July to October, in search of greener pastures.

The Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, and Tanzania’s Masai Mara game reserve are directly connected via the major migration pathways. The wildebeests will make up the majority of the herds during the wildlife migration. But there will also be numerous antelopes, zebras, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles, and other species.

There will be over 1.5 million Wildebeests, 200,000 gazelles and about 400,000 zebras on this migration trail. Predators to watch out for include lions, cheetahs, hyenas and of course, crocodiles.

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