Best Tips for Viewing the Great Migration in Maasai Mara National Reserve : Best tips for viewing the great migration in Maasai Mara National Reserve; Overall, Kenya’s top safari activity is the Great migration event thus impacting Kenya’s Tourism Hub. The best time for the wildebeest migration adventure in Kenya Safaris tends to happen from July to October yearly. This is the time various wildebeests together with the zebras, Thomas’s gazelle move from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Maasai Mara National Reserve while looking for green pasture. More to that, millions of wildebeest can be seen while crossing the Mara River though others can’t make it since they end up being eaten by the crocodiles in the water. The successful ones that make it can be waited by the predators like the lions as their prey but the resilient ones do survive and go to Maasai Mara National Reserve. For the perfect wildebeest migration safari in Kenya, you need to know the best tips to use while viewing the Great Migration which is quietly unforgettable.

Best tips for viewing the great migration in Maasai Mara National Reserve;

Expert guiding

Well, the great migration is recommended to have an experienced guide who will guide you while viewing the great migration and the best idea on how the activity is best done. Good guiding leads to a successful safari adventure and keeps one off the beaten track with memorable sights.

Horseback riding

Horseback riding is an incredible safari activity that allows fresh air and perfect sight viewing of the wildebeest in the reserve. To those who are well-experienced riders, it is very easy to carry out riding adventures on Kenya Safari especially Maasai Mara National Reserve in order to witness the wildebeest migration event. This could be uniquely amazing and fantastic for many riders to experience the natural wonders which is worthwhile.

Where and when

Before visiting Kenya safari on wildebeest, you need to know the perfect time for watching the great migration particularly when they migrate from Tanzania’s Serengeti to Maasai Mara national reserve. Travelers who are interested in watching the natural wonders remain the wildebeest during the months of January to March in Serengeti National Park which is found in the southern part of the park in Tanzania. Then they start migrating or crossing to Kenya’s Maasai Mara during the period of July to October in the southwestern side of the park. This period will help you to carry out the most perfect life adventure of the wildebeest and you know the particular time when the wildebeest are in the particular national park.

River crossing

This is truly a wildebeest dramatic adventure which can be unfolded at the Mara River while crossing. Those interested to watch the drama of the wildebeest crossing therefore you need to be parking your vehicle around the Mara River for the great encounter of these beautiful creatures while migrating from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Maasai Mara National reserve. Well, river crossing gives travelers the best adventure of the wildebeest as they are crossing to Kenya, mainly from September to October. Then after they will head back to Tanzania. It also happens during the period between July to October when the wildebeest are leaving Tanzania for Kenya.

Best Tips for Viewing the Great Migration in Maasai Mara National Reserve
Best Tips for Viewing the Great Migration in Maasai Mara National Reserve

Where to stay

Maasai Mara National Reserve is among the top-visited world safari destination, it has got the perfect bucket of accommodation choices with rewardable overlooking of the mara plains as well as the wildlife species. They range from Luxury, Mid-range, and Budget, camps Accommodation. Some of the optional lodges to select from include; Mara Serena safari lodge, Kicheche Mara Camp, Kichwa Tembo Camp, Little Governor’s Camp, Royal Mara safari lodge many more. Note, most of the lodges and camps in the park organizes game drive that offers tourists the best life adventure of the wildebeest which usually happens from July to October.

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