High season has come and gone, and now it’s time to migrate – to the south! After a very busy, successful season in Kogatende, North Serengeti, our Siringit Migration Camp has officially begun the process of breaking down and packing up. Over the month of November, our moving team will be working hard to transport the camp to our beautiful location in Ndutu, which overlooks Ndutu Lake. If you’ve visited our migration camp, you’ll likely be absolutely amazed by the fact that we are able to transport the camp miles away, twice per year! Siringit Migration Camp will be all set and ready in Ndutu well in time to witness the migration flowing through the area. 

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Why do we move our camp? 

Why do we move our camp? To provide you with the most up-close experience of the famous Great Wildebeest Migration, of course. Every year, more than one million wildebeest travel in a circular migration, following seasonal rains across the Serengeti. The journey begins in southern Serengeti when thousands of pregnant wildebeest give birth. Over half a million calves are born between January and March! With such a dense population of small, vulnerable calves, brings the attention of plenty of hungry predators like lions, leopards, hyenas, and more. When the dry season begins around May, the wildebeest begin moving towards the north, through the western corridor of the park. The search for greener grasses is an ongoing cycle, and not without risk. The migration will need to cross rivers, most famously, the Mara River, where they face more than 3000 crocodiles who patiently wait for a kill. By December, the herds begin to trek through eastern Serengeti, then onto the south to their calving grounds, and there the circle is complete. 

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Visitors of the Siringit Collection who wish to witness the Great Migration should take their chances between December and March, when our camp is in the south, or July to October, when our camp is in the north. Of course, any time of year is a good time to visit our central Serengeti camp in Seronera. The past few months have offered daily sightings of the different ‘big cats’, elephants, giraffes, and even the odd sighting of the critically endangered Black rhino. With a population of only 5,500 a black rhino sighting is always a special one, whether it’s close or far away.

With restrictions finally all lifted, travel is most certainly back and in full swing. 2023 is booking fast, guests are encouraged to book now for the next high season.