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If you are thinking of catching the February wildlife great migration in the Serengeti national park, now is the time to book.Our honeymoon was spent with 40 of our friends in the Serengeti. We came at the end of the second week in February which was ideal timing.
It was amazing like a scene I had seen on a documentary the plains were full of gnu and zebra’s the sight was spectacular and the sounds amazing with lions roaring in the background. With the great migration comes the calving season and I remember at first light all around us there were animals being born, the mothers hardly stopping to give birth, some calves half in and half out as the mothers continued the march.
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. Although it seems cruel to us it is natures way to trim out the weak, sick and aged animals for the survival of stronger and younger animals right in the midst of mothers giving birth to their young.
We went deep into the Serengeti where the scenery was spectacular, but the biggest concentration of game we saw was near lake Ndutu. Lake Ndutu, a picturesque scenery that is surrounded by massive acacias that provide shade for the migration and the lake with the water sparkling in the sunlight the thirsty animals line the lake and quench their thirst.
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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