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The Great Migration Safari
Wildtouch Tours & Travel is a Nairobi-based, owner-led operator founded by Jacob Munene, and we plan tailor-made Great Migration safaris across both countries the herds move through — Kenya's Maasai Mara and Tanzania's Serengeti — under a single booking. The migration is not an event with a date; it is a year-round circuit of around two million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle following the rains, and seeing it well is a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
Because we run the trips ourselves and watch the herds' movement season to season, we position you for the moment you most want — the drama of a Mara River crossing, or the calving plains alive with newborns and predators. We'll tell you honestly what each window realistically offers.
When is the best time to see the Great Migration?
Roughly July to October the herds are in Kenya's Maasai Mara and the northern Serengeti, and this is when the dramatic Mara River crossings happen — the single most sought-after migration sighting. From late January to March the wildebeest are calving on the green southern Serengeti plains, thousands of births a day with predators close behind, in quieter camps.
Between those windows the herds are moving through the central and western Serengeti. There is no month with no migration — only different chapters of it, and we match your dates to the one you're after.
Maasai Mara or Serengeti for the migration?
For the river crossings, the Maasai Mara (July–October) is compact, easy to reach from Nairobi and superb for a shorter trip. For the calving and the vast open plains, the southern Serengeti (January–March) rewards more time. Many travellers do both, and because Wildtouch covers Kenya and Tanzania with one team you don't juggle two operators or two bookings.
If your dates are fixed, we'll point you to whichever side the herds are likely to be on — the honest answer sometimes being the country you weren't expecting.
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Questions, answered
- When is the best time to see the Great Migration?
- Roughly July to October the herds are in Kenya's Maasai Mara and northern Serengeti, when the Mara River crossings happen; late January to March they're calving on the green southern Serengeti plains, thousands of births a day with predators close behind, and quieter camps.
- Can I see the Mara River crossings on a Wildtouch safari?
- Yes — for the crossings we position you in the Maasai Mara or northern Serengeti during the July-to-October window. Crossings are a wild event and never guaranteed on a given day, so we build in enough time at the river and our guides track herd movement daily to give you the best chance.
- Do I have to choose between Kenya and Tanzania to follow the migration?
- No. Wildtouch covers both countries with one team, so a migration safari can combine Kenya's Maasai Mara and Tanzania's Serengeti under a single booking — useful when your dates straddle the herds' movement between the two.
Still deciding? Tell us your dates and we'll advise — no obligation.
Plan a Great Migration safari
Tell us your dates and Jacob will tell you honestly where the herds are likely to be — then build a tailor-made safari around the moment you want to see.