Every year, around 1.5 million wildebeest make one of the most dramatic journeys in the natural world and every year, people ask: why do they do it?
The answer is grass. Wildebeest follow rainfall with extraordinary precision, moving in response to the smell of distant rain and the green flush of new growth it brings.
Their migration is a great circular loop between the Serengeti and the Masai Mara, governed entirely by seasons and scent.
The crossings of the Mara River happen when the herds have grazed their way north and reach the water. What follows is pure instinct: thousands of animals throwing themselves into a crocodile-filled river because the grass on the other side is fresher. It is terrifying and extraordinary in equal measure.
The crossing season runs July through October. If you’re planning to witness it, now is the time to book with Atua Enkop.
