In October the herds are usually in the Northern Serengeti. Herds begin to turn south. Late crossings are still possible. Herd positions change with the rains, so treat this as a guide and ask us for the latest sightings before you travel.
The Great Migration is a continuous clockwise movement of around 1.5 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra and gazelle through the Serengeti ecosystem. The cards below show where the herds usually are in each month. This month is highlighted.
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In October the herds are usually in the Northern Serengeti. Herds begin to turn south. Late crossings are still possible. Exact positions vary from year to year.
Both. The herds spend most of the year in the Tanzanian Serengeti and cross into Kenya's Masai Mara in the second half of the year.
It depends on what you want to see: calving from December to March, and river crossings from July to October.
Yes. The herds are always on the move, so there is something to see in every month.