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wildebeest migration

Talking of ‘Wonders of the World’ and nature, Kenya is proud to host this annual magnificent event Wildebeest migration. Its rated as one of the world’s most spectacular natural events on the planet where mases of zebras, Wildebeests, Antelopes migrate in a clockwise movement between the Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Tanzania`s Serengeti. In this migration as they search for water and pasture, they take on a distance of 2,800 kilometers and matting, giving birth is part of the migration.

wildebeest migration

In this long exodus, a millions of wildebeests, hundreds thousands of Zebras and Antelopes follow the rains towards the north from Serengeti and here they are faced with the challenge of do or die. “the Mara River”.

Here a thousands and thousands perish by drowning when fighting as they a crossing or eaten by the predators that follow the masses. Many fall at the hands of merciless Nile Crocodiles that inhabit this river.

Over 200,000 wildebeests and 30,000 Zebras are killed in this migration event as a result of predators, hunger, thirst and exhaustion however between January and march a hundred thousand are born.

Please contact us for this once in a lifetime product about the great migration. Email: info@lakatosafaris.com