If you are thinking of catching the February wildlife great migration in the Serengeti national park, now is the time to book.We spent our honeymoon in the Serengeti with 40 friends from around the world. We timed it just right mid February we arrived.
I suddenly felt like I had been put into one of David Attenborough’s documentary’s witnessing the most spectacular scenes played out before my eyes the plains were full of gnu zebra’s and other wild life. In the morning light we watched the mothers around us giving birth, with only a brief moment to give birth some mothers had calves half in and half out as they had to continue with the herd.
Calves were born and from that moment the mothers are there encouraging them to stretch those awkward lanky legs, stagger to their feet and to move with the herd, as the mother knew staying with the herd will help their survival. With mixed feelings we watched animals being born, nurtured and encouraged to get up and move off with the herd while others were chased and eaten by stronger predators, not able to take our eyes away from the dreadful scene we knew this was the survival of the fitest.
We went deep into the Serengeti where the scenery was spectacular, but the biggest concentration of game we saw was near lake Ndutu. A vital part of the Serengeti and valuable to the wildlife that migrates through there is the stunning Lake Ndutu this gorgeous setting is surrounded by enormous acacia trees the lake itself is a long-awaited site to the thirsty animals.
We stayed two nights at Ndutu Safari Lodge which is quite small (I think we filled it) but was full of old style game lodge charm and is the only lodge where you can sit and watch the migration of the wildebeest as they give birth and feed on the grass. Soon it was time to turn homeward bound ourselves, it was then that we realised that leaving Ndutu safari lodge, the lake Ndutu and Serengeti was going to be the hardest thing we have done because at some point of our Tanzania safari, Africa had captured our hearts
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Every thing about a Tanzania safari is beautiful. Destinations like Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar names of legend and travel news, magazines and TV documentaries. The Serengeti’s grand scale must be experienced to be appreciated and the wildest African theme park, Ngorongoro Crater, is surely one of the most unique natural concepts worldwide. The idea of 24 000 animals living year-round in a 430 square kilometre ‘bowl’ created by an ancient volcanic eruption is miraculous.