As such, the epic river crossing at the Mara River is the highlight of the Wildebeest Migration. For some travellers it’s the sole reason to visit Kenya. With approximately 3000 crocodiles in the river, the crossing makes for a real feat for the herds and many of them die. Together with a multitude of leopards and cheetahs preying on the herds along the way, the migrations causes 250,000 wildebeests and zebras to die every year.

All year migration

The Wildebeest Migration is a natural phenomenon that doesn’t recognise borders. Starting in January the herds are in the southern part of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Following the rains (and grassy plains) north, they pass the border with Kenya end of July. Here they subsequently migrate in thousands over the plains of the Masai Mara. Eventually they move back south, over the border back into Serengeti – a total distance of no less than 800 kilometers.