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The Great Migration in the Masai Mara

A long round trip between Tanzania and Kenya for tens of thousands of wildebeest, zebras and antelopes

From Tanzania to Kenya

The great migration in the Maasai Mara is one of the most admired natural spectacles by tourists from all over the world and Kenya boasts a front row seat. Every year the show is repeated, large masses of animals move from Tanzania to Kenya , it is an attraction for all animal enthusiasts and lovers, photographers from all over the world and even simple travelers. Being able to admire the most significant moment of the migration is considered a real fortune, in fact being spectators of the crossing of the Mara River is certainly a once in a lifetime experience. Discover our Safari dedicated to Great Migration

When the Great Migration begins

The journey of the herds begins in May, with the arrival of the great rains. the journey includes stops, during which the animals rest, mate, give birth. Throughout the season we see continuous crossings.

The herds can also count up to 80,000 specimens, but can also be formed by a few units.
When the herds arrive at the rivers, one can witness one of the most famous and at the same time bloody spectacles of nature: the passage to the fords of the Grumeti River and the Mara is theater of a carnage.

Tanzania Serengeti National Park Migration
tanzania grande migrazione del serengeti
migrazione tanzania kenya
Migrazione Gnu
Leonessa attacca uno Gnu
Gnu guadano il Fiume Mara
Branco di Zebre e Gnu - Grande Migrazione
Gnu attraversano Fiume Mara
Zebre e Antilopi
Zebre e Gnu

Which animal species participate in the Great Migration

Thousands of wildebeest , zebras and antelopes set out to cross the river that divides the great Tanzanian national park of Serengeti and the Masai Mara.

The large crocodiles that populate the waters of these rivers patiently await the arrival of the animals that, despite the presence of the enemy, bravely try to reach the opposite bank to conquer the green and rich pastures of the Maasai Mara

The specimens that laboriously reach the shores are often awaited by felines , whose hunting is easy in front of exhausted animals.
The final work is up to vultures , jackals and all scavenger animals.
In the savannah everyone has a task, life unfolds with silent harmony and the cycle of life repeats itself, as does migration to infinity.