Maasai Mara National Park

The Great Migration is the name for the movement of over 1.5 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra and gazelle during the dry season on the East African savanna. The herds move around 2,000 kilometres/125,000 miles from the southern expanse of the Serengeti Plains and Ngorongoro Crater to the Maasai Mara National Reserve and back down to the southern Serengeti again in search of food and water. Many visitors come for the Wildebeest Migration and the best time to visit the Masai Mara for this famous spectacle is between July/early August and the end of November although due to varying rainfall patterns, the exact timing varies from year to year.

Witnessing the Great Migration is one of the greatest experiences a person can have on their African vacation. Everyone who has the chance to stand up in their jeep and gaze out on thousands of animals moving across the plains should take that opportunity. 

Kenya doesn’t have the traditional four seasons. Instead, the seasons are mostly divided into a wet and dry season with mini-wet and dry seasons happening in between, June to September is the dry season. Temperatures are warm and rain is infrequent. The low rains begin in late October followed by the mini-dry season, while the true wet season is April through May.

The Maasai Mara is included in many East African safaris combined with other game reserves in both Kenya and Tanzania. For specific packages, consider taking a fly-in safari from Nairobi and spending several days in the Maasai Mara, you can stay at a lodge or in a luxury tented camp. Some trips to the Maasai Mara can be extended across the border with Tanzania to include the Serengeti, giving a broader overview of East Africa’s most famous nature reserves.