Migration Safaris · Kenya
7 Days Mara River Crossing Safari
Duration: 7 DaysLocation: Nairobi · Mara River · Maasai MaraTravel: Fly-InSeason: Jul – Oct (Prime)
July to October is the most dramatic time in Kenya — up to 1.5 million wildebeest have crossed the Mara River from Tanzania and are massing along the Kenya side. The crossings occur when large herds gather at the river bank, hesitate for hours and then, in a chaotic rush of bodies, plunge into the crocodile-filled water.
Your guide positions you at the most active crossing points each day — reading the herd behaviour to give you the best chance of witnessing one of Africa's most extraordinary events.
Wilson Airport to Mara airstrip. Drive directly to the river for afternoon game drive.
Full day positioned at the most active Mara River crossing points.
Drive the open plains where hundreds of thousands of wildebeest graze.
Return to the river with a focus on predator action between crossings.
Optional hot air balloon over the migration herds at dawn — extraordinary from the air.
Final full day at the crossing points — all day with a picnic lunch by the river.
Final dawn game drive on the Mara plains. Fly to Nairobi.