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WILDLIFE MIGRATION The Serengeti Ecosystem and the Wildebeests (white-bearded gnus) and Burchell's Zebras. The wildebeest calve on the Serengeti Plains from January to March. They generally depart the Serengeti in May, where they head east and north for Lake Victoria and the Maasai Mara, crossing the Mara River around July. They leave the Mara in October-December.

	Animals migrating within game drive are Zebra, Wildebeest, Buffalo, Gazelle. Carnivores such as the Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Hyena follow closely behind. Best viewed from: Mara Serena Kirawira Camp Serengeti Serena Ngorongoro Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

	DECEMBER Annual peak born of zebra foals Since November, the migration has left the Maasai Mara, directing fast towards the southern plains, following the Loliondo boundaries. Best viewed from: Kirawira Camp Serengeti Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

	JANUARY Annual peak born of zebra foals The migration reaches the short grasses of the Serengeti plains. Best viewed from: Serengeti Serena Ngorongoro Serena

	FEBRUARY Born of gnu calves The Serengeti plains are the feeding grounds of about two million gnus, three hundred thousand zebras, gazelles, elands, topis followed closely behind by the predators. Best viewed from: Serengeti Serena Ngorongoro Serena

	MARCH Heavy rains are coming... The rainy season lasts from late November to mid-May in the Serengeti. Best viewed from: Kirawira Camp Serengeti Serena Ngorongoro Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

	APRIL The migration is slowly shifting towards the central areas. Best viewed from: Kirawira Camp Serengeti Serena Ngorongoro Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

	MAY Now also the “Western Corridor” of the Serengeti can provide new food. Therefore the migration moves northern. It is from the Naabi hills following the Mbalageti river, up to Grumeti River. As the migration is trekking across the woodland zones, columns of hundreds of wildebeest can be seen. Best viewed from: Kirawira Camp Serengeti Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

	JUNE The rutting period approaching and the pastures depleted, the countless herds shift to the North towards the Maasai Mara triangle just as the long rains end. Best viewed from: Mara Serena Kirawira Camp Serengeti Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

	JULY By mid July, the migration reaches the banks of the swollen Mara River. With lush pastures becoming on the other bank, the wildebeest plunge into the torrential river often using established crossing points, majority making it across while many drown while others fall prey to the snapping crocs. Best viewed from: Mara Serena Kirawira Camp Serengeti Serena Ngorongoro Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

	AUGUST With food in plenty and having made it across the Mara River, the mini rutting season begins. The males running round in circles marking their territories, mothers searching for their lost calves and vise versa, all with a myriad of sounds makes it a spectacle to behold. Best viewed from: Mara Serena Kirawira Camp Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

	SEPTEMBER During this period, the migrating animals have fully covered the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, pushing away the resident wildebeest and zebras to the loita plains and up the Soit Oloololo escarpment. Best viewed from: Mara Serena Kirawira Camp Serengeti Serena Ngorongoro Serena

	OCTOBER Having reached the Northern and Western boundaries of the Mara, the migration turns back once again to face the raging Mara River Best viewed from: Mara Serena Kirawira Camp

	NOVEMBER Crossing into Serengeti following the boundary between the Serengeti National Park and Loloido the Migration Circle is complete. Best viewed from: Mara Serena Serengeti Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

Where to stay Mara Serena Safari Lodge Set high on a bush-cloaked hill, embraced by arcing vistas and washed by a sea of richly rolling grasslands, it stands centre-stage to one of Africa’s most dramatic wildlife arenas and has a ringside seat for the greatest wildlife show on Earth, the legendary migration of the wildebeest. > Find out more Kirawira Camp Western Serengeti Standing high on the bluff of a bush-cloaked ridge, commanding panoramic views over the endlessly rolling reaches and volcanic reefs of the Serengeti National Park, Kirawira Camp is the epitome of colonially-styled safari luxury. > Find out more Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp A place of infinite calm surrounded by untamed majesty, Mbuzi Mawe offers a timeless blend of classical safari rusticity and the world-class professionalism of Serena Safari Lodges, Resorts and Hotels. > Find out more Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge Perched on the jagged rim of the crater, wreathed in morning mist, camouflaged in river-stone and cloaked in indigenous creepers, the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is a triumph of ecological and architectural fusion. > Find out more Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge Set high on the saddle of tree-clad ridge commanding panoramic views over the endlessly rolling reaches and volcanic reefs of the Serengeti, the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge is the ultimate fusion of traditional African architecture and world-class style. > Find out more Please note that the migration is subjected to slight changes according to rainfall patterns and seasons.