{"id":29394,"date":"2026-07-28T21:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lazylionsafaris.com\/?p=29394"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:11:24","slug":"the-great-migration-in-east-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lazylionsafaris.com\/en\/the-great-migration-in-east-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Migration in East Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29394\" class=\"elementor elementor-29394 elementor-29393\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c66986 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c66986\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e43e84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e43e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90024ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90024ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tanzania \u00b7 WILD LIFE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3343a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a3343a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The ultimate Serengeti safari<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db943e1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db943e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Great Migration in Tanzania is one of the most impressive natural phenomena in the world. Every year, approximately 1.5 million wildebeest, along with hundreds of thousands of zebras and gazelles, migrate through the Serengeti towards the Masai Mara in Kenya. At the same time, lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, and other predators follow the massive herds closely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba78c74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba78c74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87bf3fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87bf3fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa54888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa54888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Great Migration: an ancient journey through Tanzania<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1686d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1686d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From November onwards, the rains breathe new life into the Serengeti, and starting in December, the herds gather in the south, where hundreds of thousands of wildebeest calves are born from February onwards.<br \/>Around May, the great migration north begins\u2014moving via the Grumeti River towards the northern Serengeti and eventually the Mara River, where the famous river crossings may take place between July and November.<br \/>From that point on, the herds head south again, and the annual cycle of the Great Migration begins anew.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3dc279 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3dc279\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67f585 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a67f585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401c010 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"401c010\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e724146 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e724146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e77ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e77ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 reasons to experience the Great Migration at least once<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631dfcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"631dfcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. You see thousands of animals at once.<br \/>A safari where you see hundreds or even thousands of wildebeest and zebras together is an experience you won&#8217;t soon forget.<\/p><p>2. Predators follow the migration.<br \/>Wherever large numbers of prey animals gather, predators are present too. Lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas take advantage of the abundance of food.<\/p><p>3. The Mara River crossing is spectacular.<br \/>One of the most famous moments of the Great Migration is the crossing of the Mara River. When a herd decides to cross, it creates an impressive spectacle.<\/p><p>4. No two migrations are alike. Although the Great Migration follows a recognizable annual pattern, nature is never entirely predictable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83e616 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c83e616\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f088f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5f088f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff92ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ff92ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A story that begins anew every year<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe85d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe85d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine standing in the middle of the Serengeti early in the morning. The sun slowly rises above the horizon, casting a golden morning light across the endless savanna. Movement appears in the distance.<\/p><p>At first, you see a single wildebeest. Then ten. Then a hundred. Suddenly, you realize the entire horizon is filled with animals.<\/p><p>The herd moves slowly past. Zebras walk among the wildebeest, while a pride of lions lies in wait in the distance. All the while, the animals keep moving, searching for fresh grass and water.<\/p><p>Later in the year, the scene changes. The herds migrate north, eventually reaching the Mara River. A moment of tension builds there. The animals gather at the riverbank; no one knows exactly when the first wildebeest will enter the water.<\/p><p>And then it happens. The first animals leap in. The rest follow. Within moments, the calm river transforms into a churning mass of wildebeest and water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc0b13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dc0b13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0c6fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d0c6fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c38760 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c38760\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec0bdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ec0bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8cc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df8cc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you plan a visit to this greatest show on earth?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cb3bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26cb3bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ded9e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ded9e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32484e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32484e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How many extra days do you need?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a85001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a85001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to experience the Great Migration in the Serengeti, it is best to set aside at least 2 to 3 extra days there. The Serengeti is vast, and the location of the herds is constantly changing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4e0e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa4e0e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5da80a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5da80a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6852b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff6852b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e668c4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e668c4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7190033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7190033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When is the best time?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e791d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e791d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>December \u2013 March: the herds are primarily located in the southern Serengeti, and the calving season takes place.<\/p><p>April \u2013 June: the migration begins moving northwards.<\/p><p>July \u2013 October: the herds are increasingly found in the northern Serengeti and Masai Mara (Kenya).<\/p><p>October \u2013 November: the animals move southwards again, following the new rainfall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c241ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c241ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5028d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db5028d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eacda02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eacda02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where can you see the Great Migration?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a91411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a91411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eacda02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eacda02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a91411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a91411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Southern Serengeti: particularly important during the calving season.<\/p><p>Seronera and central Serengeti: a key area during the northward migration.<\/p><p>Western Serengeti and Grumeti: known for the Grumeti River.<\/p><p>Northern Serengeti: a key region during the migration towards Kenya.<\/p><p>Mara River: the area where the spectacular river crossing can take place.<\/p><p>Masai Mara in Kenya: the herds eventually move further north.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5715dbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5715dbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1322a65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1322a65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1884653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1884653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d45074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d45074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\ud83d\udc03 The Great Migration is an annual trek of approximately 1.5 million wildebeest\u2014along with large numbers of zebras and gazelles\u2014across Tanzania and Kenya.<\/p><p>\ud83e\udd81 The best safari experience depends on the season: from the spectacular calving season in the southern Serengeti to the potential Mara River crossing in the north.<\/p><p>\ud83d\udcc5 Plan at least two or three extra days in the Serengeti and seek advice on the herds&#8217; current location. After all, while the migration follows the same basic pattern every year, no two years are exactly alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435a61e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"435a61e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8a1aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b8a1aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b451866 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b451866\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264f075 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"264f075\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be253ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be253ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A safari at you pace<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526d279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"526d279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The exact location of the migration varies each year depending on rainfall and the availability of food and water.<\/p><p>At LAZY LION SAFARIS, we closely monitor the movements of &#8220;the greatest show on earth.&#8221; Thanks to real-time updates, we can provide our guests with the best possible information regarding the migration&#8217;s current location.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Migration in Tanzania is one of the most impressive natural phenomena in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,239,263,1,269],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-de-nationale-en-natuurparken","category-kenia","category-serengeti-national-park","category-tanzania_1","category-tanzania"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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