Serengeti Migration Update - 30th January 2012

Rains in the southern Serengeti have been very patchy, so the migration is currently quite spread out. We've seen some herds around Masek, some around Kusini and larger herds moving towards Hidden Valley. Generally the landscape is very arid and dry and we're all looking forward to the rains!

Serengeti Migration Update

The bulk of the herds are spread out between Kusini and Hidden Valley, with more of them seen towards the Serengeti Side; looks like they are moving away from the NCAA plains and around Ndutu. However, rains today towards Naabi could see them changing direction slightly, we'll keep you posted.

Serengeti Migration Update - 13th January 2012

There are still big herds of the migration in and around Ndutu, but because it's generally dry now they are tarting to move north and west towards Kusini and Hidden Valley. This is totally normal behaviour at this time of year, in response to the local weather conditions. Nomad guide Richard Knocker, back a few days ago from safari, reports plenty of "cat action" and very good plains game generally.

Serengeti Migration Update

There is a big concentration of about a million wildebeest around Ndutu, towards Makao, Endulen and Naibartat. Also smaller herds seen all over the plains but mostly concentrated around the Ngorongoro side. Patchy rain but seems to be drying up generally.

Serengeti Migration Update

The migration can currenly be found from Kusini down towards Ndutu and in the NCAA; herds even seen moving towards Kakesio near Maswa. There is still widespread, and heavy, rains in the central Serengeti.

Nomad guide Ken had a 'first' sighting at the weekend - he saw 4 leopard in one tree (a mother and 4 grown-up cubs)

Serengeti Migration Update

Nomad guides report seeing the bulk of the herds down in the central Serengeti area; Kennedy says he's seen them scattered in smaller groups, between the Moru and Maasai Kopjes, rather than in one big herd. Good rains in the area means there is plenty of grazing around.

Serengeti MIgration Update

From Remtullah Nassary, Nomad Tanzania guide...

I've been staying at Lamai Serengeti for the last week; we are still seeing some herds crossing the Mara river north to south (these pictures taken 2 days ago) but I think these are amongst the last of the herds now and they will start heading south. The rain up here has been quite patchy this last week, and it appears to be raining a lot further south. Still, my guests were very happy to see this particular crossing.

Thanks to Rem for the update and images