Wildebeest Migration is a term for a circular journey of approx. 2000000 untamed wildlife like wildebeests, zebras, antelopes, and topis migrate from the Serengeti plains towards Kenya's Masai Mara and back to the Serengeti because they are continually searching for new food and water.

The Wildebeest Migration isn't restricted to the limits of Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara National Park. Instead, the Migration actually covers a vast area known as the Serengeti eco-system and Masai Mara as well. This eco-system includes a number of private reserves and concession areas, including the Grumeti Game Reserve, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Loliondo Game Controlled Area. These together form a huge area for Migration.

The Great Annual Migration Pattern in Serengeti National Park;

The exact timing of the Serengeti wildebeest migration is completely dependent upon the rainfall patterns each year and it's not possible to entirely predict movements. However, an oriental wildebeest migration calendar in Serengeti usually follows this monthly path.

December-March

In Southern plains of the Serengeti are where it all begins. Here is where the wildebeest would like to call home and it's where each year in late February or March life begins for half a million wildebeest.

April-May

As southern plains dry out and the rut begins, so the wildebeest herds begin to move following rain. In April and May, they are possible to be found them flocking slowly through Moru Kopjes in the South Central Serengeti as they begin the journey north.

June-July

As the great wildebeest migration gathers peaks, the herds enter the Serengeti Western Corridor. It's here that the wildebeest and their newborn calves meet their first serious barrier in the form of the Grumeti River as well as hungry crocodiles waiting for animals to cross the river.

August-November

Between August and November, the great migration reaches its northern range. The grasslands on either bank of the crocodile-infested Mara River which the herds must cross not once but twice as they complete their migration circle. Many animals are drawn while crossing the river.