A guide to the Great Migration THE GREAT MIGRATION TRADITIONALLY FOLLOWS THE RAIN AS ANIMALS MIGRATE TOWARDS BETTER PASTURES When to witness the Great Migration The year-round Great Migration along with the Big 5 are on the bucket list of must-see African wildlife spectacles. Travelling with Xa Travels we select exclusive camps and lodges from in Kenya and Tanzania, each offering close-up-and-personal Great Migration sightings, you are spoilt for choice! Considered the most thrilling spectacle in the animal kingdom, the annual mass migration of wildebeest and other herbivores, with their ever-attendant entourage of predators is a breathtaking experience. In this year-round cycle across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, over 1.5 million wildebeest, 400,000 zebra, 300,000 Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelle and 12,000 eland throng the landscape, following the rain, in search of fresh pastures. The timing of this phenomenon has changed in recent years due to uncertain rainfall patterns, with herds splitting and moving in different directions, before reassembling again. ONE OF THE SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD This migration is a natural phenomenon determined by the availability of grazing. The Migration is rarely the same in terms of precise timing and direction. THE WORLD’S LARGEST OVERLAND MAMMAL MIGRATION The annual movement of wildebeest and other herbivores across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem which is 25,000 square kilometers consists of more than 1.5 million wildebeest, 400,000 zebra, 18,000 eland and 200,000 Thompson’s gazelle. THE ANIMALS MIGRATE OVER 800 KM (500 MILES) Due to the size of the herd, the animals have to move to be able to survive. The herds generally follow the rain, as where there is rain, there is fresh grass. Once grass is depleted in one area, they will move on to a grassy area. Timing is everything JANUARY - MARCH The herds are usually calving on the short grassy plains in the southern Serengeti. This area is made up of nutrient rich soil important for the wildebeest and their calves. A diverse eco-system - forested areas, marshes, soda lakes and big open plains. APRIL - MAY The herds are moving, in splinter herds, up through central Serengeti to the Western corridor. A great time for days out with a picnic lunch to find the herds and see them moving in long lines. Excellent leopard sightings in Central and lion and elephant in Grumeti. JUNE - JULY Splinter herds usually congregate in the western corridor and start moving north. The herds move northwest where dependent on the rain we see the animals crossing the Grumeti River towards the Northern Serengeti. AUGUST - OCTOBER The big herds congregate in Northern Serengeti and the Masai Mara. Following the rain, the herds cross over to the Masai Mara and then often return to the Serengeti. This continues for a number of months. Over 10 common river crossing points. NOVEMBER - DECEMBER The Migration herds often split moving south via the eastern, western and central Serengeti. The herds are moving again, down past Grumeti or straight down to the Central Serengeti. Herds are broken into splinter herds, moving at a different pace. Some go through the Lobo area towards the southern plains. Life changing experiences with Xa Travels Come and explore the world and get committed together to KEEPING OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE www.xatravels.africa info@xatravels.africa WhatsApp +255 626 774 288 P.O. Box 14976 Arusha, Tanzania #Xatravels welcomes you all to #Tanzania and have a memorable experience ever #xatravels #kaributanzania #Karibu #travel #finestguides #vacation #holiday #Ngorongoro #luxury #luxurytravel #travel #nature #Africa #AfricaTraveli #Serengeti #southernSerengeti #usa #uk #adventure #losangeles #California #canada #newyork #texas #chicago #ohio
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A guide to the Great Migration
THE GREAT MIGRATION TRADITIONALLY FOLLOWS THE RAIN AS ANIMALS MIGRATE TOWARDS BETTER PASTURES
When to witness the Great Migration
The year-round Great Migration along with the Big 5 are on the bucket list of must-see African wildlife spectacles. Travelling with Xa Travels we select exclusive camps and lodges from in Kenya and Tanzania, each offering close-up-and-personal Great Migration sightings, you are spoilt for choice!
Considered the most thrilling spectacle in the animal kingdom, the annual mass migration of wildebeest and other herbivores, with their ever-attendant entourage of predators is a breathtaking experience.
In this year-round cycle across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, over 1.5 million wildebeest, 400,000 zebra, 300,000 Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelle and 12,000 eland throng the landscape, following the rain, in search of fresh pastures.
The timing of this phenomenon has changed in recent years due to uncertain rainfall patterns, with herds splitting and moving in different directions, before reassembling again.
ONE OF THE SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD
This migration is a natural phenomenon determined by the availability of grazing. The Migration is rarely the same in terms of precise timing and direction.
THE WORLD’S LARGEST OVERLAND MAMMAL MIGRATION
The annual movement of wildebeest and other herbivores across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem which is 25,000 square kilometers consists of more than 1.5 million wildebeest, 400,000 zebra, 18,000 eland and 200,000 Thompson’s gazelle.
THE ANIMALS MIGRATE OVER 800 KM (500 MILES)
Due to the size of the herd, the animals have to move to be able to survive. The herds generally follow the rain, as where there is rain, there is fresh grass. Once grass is depleted in one area, they will move on to a grassy area.
Timing is everything
JANUARY - MARCH
The herds are usually calving on the short grassy plains in the southern Serengeti. This area is made up of nutrient rich soil important for the wildebeest and their calves. A diverse eco-system - forested areas, marshes, soda lakes and big open plains.
APRIL - MAY
The herds are moving, in splinter herds, up through central Serengeti to the Western corridor. A great time for days out with a picnic lunch to find the herds and see them moving in long lines. Excellent leopard sightings in Central and lion and elephant in Grumeti.
JUNE - JULY
Splinter herds usually congregate in the western corridor and start moving north. The herds move northwest where dependent on the rain we see the animals crossing the Grumeti River towards the Northern Serengeti.
AUGUST - OCTOBER
The big herds congregate in Northern Serengeti and the Masai Mara. Following the rain, the herds cross over to the Masai Mara and then often return to the Serengeti. This continues for a number of months. Over 10 common river crossing points.
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
The Migration herds often split moving south via the eastern, western and central Serengeti. The herds are moving again, down past Grumeti or straight down to the Central Serengeti. Herds are broken into splinter herds, moving at a different pace. Some go through the Lobo area towards the southern plains.
Life changing experiences with Xa Travels
Come and explore the world and get committed together to KEEPING OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE
www.xatravels.africa
info@xatravels.africa
WhatsApp +255 626 774 288
P.O. Box 14976
Arusha, Tanzania
#Xatravels welcomes you all to #Tanzania and have a memorable experience ever
#xatravels #kaributanzania #Karibu #travel #finestguides #vacation #holiday #Ngorongoro #luxury #luxurytravel #travel #nature #Africa #AfricaTraveli #Serengeti #southernSerengeti #usa #uk #adventure #losangeles #California #canada #newyork #texas #chicago #ohio