We spent three days in the Serengeti and got to see some of the annual wildebeest migration. We didn't see any actual river crossings with huge crocodile chomping into random wildebeest as they cross in the dozens together. Actually, I kinda wanted to see that but at the same time it would have been a bit disgusting. For anyone interested, this clip from the National Geographic series Great Migrations has some good information. And this clip from someone else shows the wildebeest crossing the river without getting eaten. If you google wildebeest +migration +crocodiles you can find some of the gruesome bits, but this is a family-friendly site!
But we saw wildebeest congregating and moving together almost everywhere. Groups of a hundred or even more than a thousand spread out over hills and valleys all over the place. Lots of zebra mixed in - they like to travel together. We think in total we saw close to 100,000 wildebeest. That is a whole lotta gnus.
But we saw wildebeest congregating and moving together almost everywhere. Groups of a hundred or even more than a thousand spread out over hills and valleys all over the place. Lots of zebra mixed in - they like to travel together. We think in total we saw close to 100,000 wildebeest. That is a whole lotta gnus.
Even though tons of people camp in the Serengeti, the campsites were kinda lousy, especially in the main Seronera area. With all the park and camping fees cost our families about $225 per night in the park, but that only gets you cold showers!! We stayed one night further north in Lobo and that was the nicest site, though the buffalo grazing right beside us was sure making me nervous.
We had more good lion sightings in the Serengeti. The lions in the bottom row were so close it was incredible. The last photos were taken by me - they were just outside my car window. The cubs were really young.