Great Migration · May
Where is the Great Migration in May?
The rut begins as columns stretch for kilometres. Wildebeest gather in vast columns heading for the Western Corridor. The rut begins: males bellow and fight for territory in a spectacle of sound and dust.
- Area
- Central Serengeti & Western Corridor
- Viewing
- 3 out of 5
- Where to stay
- Central Serengeti or the Western Corridor
- Guide’s note
- Some of the year’s most dramatic columns, with very few vehicles around.
Is May a good time to see the Great Migration?
It can be — May rewards flexible travellers. The rut begins as columns stretch for kilometres. Base yourself in: Central Serengeti or the Western Corridor.
When is the best time to see the Great Migration?
Late January to March for calving in the southern Serengeti, and July to October for Mara River crossings in the north. June is good for Grumeti crossings in the Western Corridor. Herds are present somewhere in the ecosystem all year.
Is the migration in Kenya or Tanzania?
Both, but mostly Tanzania. The herds spend around nine months of the year in the Serengeti and typically enter Kenya’s Masai Mara from about August to October.
Plan a May migration safari
Tell us when you would like to travel and what moves you. A safari designer in Arusha will reply personally within 24 hours — with ideas, not a brochure.
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