Tanzania is wonderful destination to witness the great Serengeti migration

Serengeti invites you to witness one of the most amazing migrations in the open grasslands of Tanzania. You can spend your entire life exploring the wildlife in its natural form. Serengeti was chosen as the first World Heritage Site by the delegates of the United States in 1972. Since then, Serengeti migration safari has become one of the most popular safaris in the world. The great migration of the wildebeest is just one part of the adventure as you have magnificent African lions, spectacular landscapes and much more to explore in Tanzania.

Every year, you get a chance to witness that great Serengeti migration that involves more than 1.5 million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras as they run for their life. In a 1,200 miles journey chasing the rain, they go through plains, woodlands and hills to complete an amazing migration. It is a cycle that repeats itself every year as wildebeest chase the rains to keep themselves alive. About half a million of calves are born every year between January and March and they need to migrate to Maasai Mara as rain ends in May. They migrate back to the Serengeti as the rain strikes in the month of October. Thus, timing is the key when you decide to go for Serengeti migration safari.

The entire migration of the wildebeest is driver by rains. If you are planning your trip between July and October, you would not get to see anything in Serengeti as all the herd appears in Kenya. The rains hit the plains of Serengeti in October and continue up to May. March is the best time to plan your Serengeti migration safari as this the time when it has rained just enough to invite the wildebeest to the open plains of Serengeti for breeding. If you are in Serengeti earlier, you would need to wait for a while and if you become late then the heavy rains would make it almost impossible to set your camps.

If you love adventure, Tanzania has lots of other attractions that you would not want to miss out. Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing is one of them that take you to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to give you a stunning view of the open grasslands from the top. It is the highest place that you can go in Africa and also the tallest freestanding mountain on the earth. Overall, Tanzania is a great destination for adventure lovers with safari, trekking, boating, camping and lot more.