| The yearly migration of wildebeest between | | | | first step to getting it right. This calls for some |
| Serengeti National park and the Masai Mara Game | | | | degree of effort on your part. Find out from |
| Reserve is a big event in terms of wildlife tourism | | | | safari experts and online resources. Always |
| calendar. Many wildlife enthusiasts follow it through | | | | remember that most of the information you will |
| the media including on the Internet, even they are | | | | come across is based on forecast, mostly coming |
| not traveling. It is one of the most spectacular | | | | from past patterns and expert opinion - but |
| wild events that take place every year. The | | | | never expect 100% precision. |
| migration is as spectacular in the Serengeti part of | | | | Book Your Safari well in advance |
| the ecosystem as it is on the Masai Mara part. | | | | Once you have gotten the information, book your |
| But a good number of people choose to see | | | | tour. Remember, the same way you are trying to |
| from the Masai Mara side because of several | | | | secure the best position to enjoy the migration, |
| reasons. One of them being that, the Mara offers | | | | there are a many other people out there trying |
| more facilities, besides the drier weather | | | | to do the same. Every body is trying to book the |
| conditions that come with it at this time of the | | | | lodges and camps situated on the migration path. |
| year. | | | | The only way to ensure you secure you space in |
| In Masai Mara, the migration of last year, 2009, | | | | the lodges located on the right location is to book |
| was not as awe-inspiring as has been the case in | | | | in advance. If you wait to be sure of the exact |
| the past. This was largely due to the drought the | | | | location of the migration, you simply will not find |
| hit most parts of East Africa. The effects of the | | | | any space available in the lodges. |
| drought were felt harder in the Masai Mara | | | | Book The Right safari Itinerary |
| because of the destruction of the Mau Forest | | | | The safari itinerary means the right safari routing, |
| that feeds the Mara River. At the same time, the | | | | the right length of stay and the right choice of |
| number of visitors was also comparatively low. | | | | accommodation lodges and hotels. For example, |
| This was obviously due to the negative publicity | | | | trying to visit both the Serengeti and the Masai |
| that Kenya received the violence that followed | | | | Mara when you only have 4 days will certainly not |
| the 2007 elections. And of course the economic | | | | work. Get the right flow of itinerary designed to |
| recession. | | | | allow optimal game viewing at a relaxed and |
| Things appear to be turning around, positively, and | | | | enjoyable pace. |
| 2010 is set to see a big come back of the | | | | Get Help from Safari Travel Experts |
| migration. | | | | As already said, there is a lot more that goes into |
| My Prediction of the Wildebeest Migration Pattern | | | | getting the right migration safari fixed. It is not |
| for 2010 | | | | just about knowing the correct location of the |
| The herds will be on the central and western | | | | wildlife and at certain time of the year. It involves |
| corridor of the Serengeti from May to end of | | | | knowledge of the lodges and camps, knowledge |
| June. They are expected to move across the | | | | of the road conditions and having the right |
| Grumeti area to reach the edge or the Mara by | | | | contacts and prices for the hotels and lodges. No |
| late July or early August. A stay in the Mara from | | | | one has ever been able to predict the exact |
| between August, September, October and | | | | route, timing or position of the great migration |
| November is likely to yield good migration viewing | | | | with any degree of precision. Every year is |
| results. | | | | different. However, because travel and Safari |
| My Advise on How to Optimize your Chances | | | | experts spend a lot of time doing the planning, |
| while on the Migration Safari | | | | they are equipped with skills and posses the |
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| Having an idea on where the migration is likely to | | | | reliability. |
| be at the time you anticipate to travel is one the | | | | |