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WILDEBEEST MIGRATION
After the rains when the first flush of grass turns the
Masai Mara’s golden savannah green, the most mesmerising
wildlife spectacle anywhere takes place here: The Great
Wildebeest Migration.
Between the months of July and October one and a half
million wildebeest, accompanied by vast numbers of zebra
and gazelles make the long and dangerous trek from drier
lands in Tanzania, northwards to this corner of Kenya.
Lines of animals stretch as far as the eye can see
across the plains. They come to give birth to their
young and the grasslands echo with the sounds of the
new-born.
It is a time of plenty. But it is a time too when the
predators are drawn from all around. High above on the
hot winds the carrion birds, the vultures and eagles,
soar. In the long grasses lion, cheetah, leopard and
hyena prowl.
Most dramatic of all is the moment when the migration
arrives at the Mara River. They must cross it to reach
the rich grazing. As the animals throng, crocodiles
cruise the waters. Then the bravest takes the plunge
into the swirling currents and thousands follow.
Situated right inside the Masai Mara Game Reserve,
Governors’ Camps are ideally placed to let you to be at
the heart of the Great Wildebeest Migration.
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