When to Visit the Masai Mara for the Great Migration

The Great Migration is one of the natural world's great spectacles, with more than 1.5 million wildebeest and zebra on the move between the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. The herds typically reach the Mara between July and October, with the dramatic Mara River crossings most likely in August and September.

We recommend booking your tented camp at least four months ahead, travelling in a 4x4 with a pop-up roof for photography, and planning at least two full days of game drives so you can reach the river at first light.

Even outside migration season the Mara is rewarding: the big cats are resident year-round, the plains are green and uncrowded from November to June, and rates are noticeably lower. Our team can build a private itinerary around the exact weeks you are free.