Trip Summary:
The tour takes you to experience wildlife in Masai Mara Game Reserve for 2 nights; Masai Mara extends southwards to the Great Serengeti National Park in Tanzania where thousands of wildebeest and zebra migrate around the two park for green pasture and water.
You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of the fauna and flora in the natural areas, also peoples and culture. Availability 90%
Minimum Rate Per Adult: US$
Departing From: Nairobi
Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights Masai Mara Annual Wildlife Migration Safari Africa
Departure Time: 0800 Hrs (possible to leave earlier than)
Departures: Daily
Minimum Persons Required: 2
Accommodations: Budget CampBest Time: All round the year
Masai Mara Annual Wildlife Migration Safari Kenya (3 Days, 2 Nights)
Day 1. Nairobi - Mara
Depart from Nairobi in the morning and drive along the floor of the Rift
Valley to Maasai Mara arriving at the camp in the afternoon for lunch.
Afternoon game drives followed by dinner and overnight stay at mara
sidai camp
Day 2. Masai Mara
Full day spent exploring the park in search of the big 5.Morning and
afternoon game drives are offered. Optional hot air balloon safari can
be arranged at an extra cost of US$ 450 per person. Dinner and overnight
stay at a Campsite
The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is
difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded
here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe,
wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs,
buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the
Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes
place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra
from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following
on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild
dog, jackal, hyena and vultures
Day 3. Mara - Nairobi
Morning game drives then proceed to Nairobi to arrive by 1600 hrs where
the safari ends.
Package Includes:
-Transport in a 9 seater custom made Tour van with a pop up roof -
- Services of a professional English speaking guides
- Game drives as per the itinerary
- Game parks or national parks entry fees;
- Accommodations in self contained Tents fitted with camp beds/Linen is
provided
- Three meals per day whilst on safari, prepared by our cook
- 1 litre Mineral water per person per day
Price excludes:
- Drinks
- Tipping
- Cultural visits to Maasai villages – costs US$ 25
- Personal effects
- Kenya Visas
- Hotel accommodation in Nairobi before and after the safari
Wildebeest Migration - The Migration in Africa
Wildebeest location updates (see below) and a month by month guide to
lodges and camps giving you the best opportunity to witness the east
Africa’s wildebeest migration.
The endless plains of east Africa are the setting for the world’s
greatest wildlife spectacle - the 1.5 million animal ungulate
(wildebeest) migration. From the vast Serengeti plains to the champagne
colored hills of Kenya’s Masai Mara over 1.4 million wildebeest and
200,000 zebra and gazelle, relentlessly tracked by Africa’s great
predators, migrate in a clockwise fashion over 1,800 miles each year in
search of rain ripened grass.
There is no real beginning or end to a wildebeest's journey. Its life is
an endless pilgrimage, a constant search for food and water. The only
beginning is at the moment of birth. An estimated 400,000 wildebeest
calves are born during a six week period early each year - usually
between late January and mid-March.
December, January, Feburary, March: The Serengeti National Park /
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is arguably the most impressive wildlife
sanctuary in the world. During the months December through March the
seemingly unending plains of the southern Serengeti and the Conservation
Area are inhabited by enormous herds of wildebeest and zebra. The great
herds graze on rain ripened grass. We feel this is the best time to
visit the Serengeti.
In the calving season (late January through mid March when over 80% of
the wildebeest give birth over a period of a few weeks) the herds
concentrate at the Ndutu and Salei plains (Southern Serengeti /
Ngorongoro Conservation Area) attracting the attention of predators like
lion, cheetah and hyena.
During this period the migration is best observed from a luxury mobile
camp in the Ndutu / Naabi area or from Ndutu Safari Lodge.
April, May: During the months April and May the depleted plains are
unable to sustain the endless herds. The migration, sweeping west and
north, moves from the short grass plains of the southern Serengeti /
Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the long grass plains and woodland of
the Serengeti’s western Corridor, almost to Lake Victoria.
This period is during the long rains and is considered off season for
wildlife viewing in east Africa as roads are often impassable. Ndutu
Safari Lodge, Kusini Camp and the Serengeti Serena Lodge are fine for
wildlife viewing during this time. So are campsites in the Ndutu/Naabi
area.
June: By the end of May the wildebeest have exhausted the Western
Corridor’s best pastures and the herds must move further north. Entering
the Lamai Wedge and the Mara Triangle breeding occurs May through June.
This is a transitional period between the rains and the dry season. Faru
Faru River Lodge, Sasakwa Hill Lodge, Sabora Plains Tented Camp, Grumeti
River Camp, Migration Camp, and Kirawira Camp are good options for
viewing the migration at this time. Seronera and Moru area campsites are
best.
July, August, September, October: By July the countless herds have
amassed along the swollen Mara River - a final barrier from the short
sweet grasses of the Masai Mara. Sometimes the crossing place they have
chosen is shallow allowing the majority of animals to pass safely. In
other areas the waters boil with drowning wildebeest and slashing
crocodiles. Please note that the vast majority of travelers do not
witness the wildebeest crossing of the Mara as the timing and duration
varies widely each year - in years of little rain very few wildebeest
cross the Mara River into Kenya.
Between July and October the wildebeest reside in the northern Serengeti
and Masai Mara. As the Mara is terribly crowded we recommend northern
Serengeti properties such as Sayari, Bushtops, Migration Camp, or a
mobile camp in the Kogatende area. These properties offer the chance to
see the wildebeest crossing the Mara River in a pristine environment.
November: The arrival of the short rains call the migration
southward. During the short rains of November the wildebeest migration
is best viewed from Klein’s Camp. Campsites in the Lobo area are best.
As November ends the migration is making its way back to the southern
Serengeti and early in the year they once again give birth. The circle
of life is complete.
*Note - the migration is a natural event and the timing varies month by
month; year by year.
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