In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, immerse yourself in pure and unspoilt nature. Golden dawns give way to bright blue skies and endless savannah. The slow descent into nighttime is punctuated with the cries of the wild. Here, witness the momentous river crossing of the Great Migration, the world’s largest overland migration.
GO: Attracting global spectators every year, the Great Migration is a spectacle of survival. A perilous and ongoing 800-kilometre circuit between Tanzania’s Serengeti region and Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, the journey encompasses each stage of life.
SEE: Every year, two million wildebeest and thousands of zebra migrate in pursuit of food, water, and fertile plains. Driven by their biological compasses, these animals are compelled to cross dangerous crocodile-infested rivers and banks strewn with predators. Countless creatures lose their lives in the struggle, either by drowning, predation, being crushed, or sheer exhaustion.
Maasai tribes traditionally own and protect this land. The pastoral nomads have lived here since the 1600s. Believing burial to be bad for the soil, they offer the bodies of their dead to scavengers. Holding fast to their cultural beliefs and practices, the Maasai remain connected to the land.
DO: The high-stakes crossing of the Mara River begins anytime from late July and dwindles into September. There are no schedules in the bush, so plan enough time to see it. Marvel at the untamed beauty of the circle of life, where survival is determined by speed and luck.
In the Maasai Mara, be a part of something unfiltered and unpredictable. Feel the heartbeat of the natural world and encounter life like you’ve never experienced it before.
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