Wildebeest Migration update 2026:

LIVE from the Great Migration: Crossing Lake Ndutu!

From the Wildebeest Calving season in Ndutu Conservation Area to their growth and maturity as they cross the major Mara River in North Serengeti and Masai Mara, it is known they trek for more than 1000km complete circle.As the Year progresses to June and July the wildebeest migration approaches the major rivers of Mara River. Wildebeest Crossings are witnessed easily in both Serengeti and Masai Mara.

The great migration is always awaited during the months of July to October as its when the best sightings are seen as they jump and cross these Crocodile-infested Mara – Serengeti Rivers. You can book some of our best Masai Mara Migration Packages, or a Serengeti Wildebeest Safaris, well-curated to ensure you enjoy the migration safaris to the fullest.

The Great Migration is the largest herd movement of animals on the planet. In fact, with up to 1,000 animals per km², the great columns of wildebeest can be seen from space.

The numbers are astonishing: over 1.2 million wildebeest and 300,000 zebra along with topi and other gazelle move in a constant cycle through the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in search of nutritious grass and water. Guided by survival instinct, each wildebeest will cover 800 to 1,000km on its individual journey along age-old migration routes. Hungry predators including lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, wild dog and crocs make sure only the strongest survive in this natural spectacle also known as ‘the greatest show on Earth.’

The circuit takes the animals from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (although not into the Crater itself) in the south of the Serengeti in Tanzania, up through the Serengeti and across into the Masai Mara in Kenya and back again. The journey is beset with danger: young calves are snatched by predators, the slow are brought down by prides of lion, brave beasts break legs on steep river slopes, crocodiles take their share of the stragglers, and the weak and exhausted drown.