Great Migration and river crossing Serengeti 2013

In december 2013 we made a safari to Lake Manyara, the Central Serengeti and Ndutu in the southern part of the Serengeti.
The main reason for this journey was to experience a part of the Great Migration of the Gnu or Wildebeest, Zebra and Gazelles.
The Serengeti did not disappoint us.
After many months of drought the first rains began to fall when we arrived early december. The Serengeti plains changed color within a week from dry yellow to fresh green.
These slowly from north to south moving rains, made the herds of Wildebeest leave the woodlands and crossing rivers, to the fresh pastures in the south (Ndutu) where they will give birth to their calves in February. About 350.000 animals are born within only a couple of days. This also means that the same number of animals die during their yearly migration.
During our 6 nights stay in this area we experienced only a small part of this great event that never stops, also known as 'the greatest show on earth'.
Out of about 1.5 million Gnus we saw some tens of thousands migrating animals.
And the Serengeti had much more to offer. Impressive thunderstorms. Endless plains with scattered trees and granite rocks (kopjes) where lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas are seen regularly. Sometimes hunting, chasing and killing prey on close distance. But most in rest during daytime.
Travelling back to our final destination Zanzibar a stop was made in the 2-3 million years old, 600 meters deep and 260 km2 covering Ngorongoro Crater where many non-migrating animals can be seen in an unique ecological system.
In Zanzibar the Jozani National Park is the place where red Colobus monkeys can be spotted. This animal is highly endangerd. Only about 2500 of these monkeys remain in the wild.
Around Zanzibar there are nice places for snorkeling, diving and swimming with dolphins.

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