A herd of wildebeest graze at sunset in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

The Great Kenya Migration Safari

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When you're talking about nature tours, Africa is it's the top. What you see there really is everything, and it's up close. And you don't have to spend your days searching, searching, searching. Every time you go out, you've got stuff everywhere. There's a lot of ways to do an African safari. But how do you do it and keep it authentic? How do you do it and get away from the crowds? And that's what's important to us, and that that takes some doing. The way that we do it is consistent with the way that we do everything everywhere. It's gotta be in a small group because you can't really have a personal experience in nature with dozens of other people around you. My family was out there. We did a picnic in the Masai Mara, and we're enjoying a cold Tusker beer and some lunch. All of a sudden a herd of about twenty elephants came out of the forest and within a hundred yards of our table. We were right there. I mean, were right in the middle of their path and we just stood up and watched, and they walked by. They kept an eye on us. But we were part of their ecosystem, and they were fine with it because we were a small group. When a large group of people go out there, it changes things for the wildlife. It's much more authentic with just a few caring individuals to your left and your right. This is very much about the personal, intimate, authentic nature experience. Nat Hab's all about getting close to the wildlife, and that's what our camps in East Africa do. We do it differently than others because we go farther afield. We can get into areas that are more private. They're smaller. They're beautiful, but they're not about only the opulence. They're about the size, they're about the positioning, they're about getting farther out there in an authentic manner. It gets you closer to the wildlife. I mean, you can often see the migration just walk by your tent in the morning as you're drinking coffee. And you're sitting there alone. Maybe nobody else is up yet. And you'll see wildebeests and zebras just one hundred yards away, and you'll see thousands of them. All with the sounds of nature happening all around you, and that that's the experience we're looking for. Being out there alone and and enjoying your coffee with nature just happening all about you. What we do takes a lot of work. Our guides, our field team, they put the effort in to get our guests farther afield. It's what we're good at. Africa is something else, and East Africa, with its wildlife, the topography, it's an experience that really cannot be replicated anywhere else.

Videos & Wildlife Webinars

VIDEO | Farther Afield at Nat Hab's Private East Africa Safari Camps

Get closer to East Africa’s iconic wildlife at Natural Habitat Adventures' secluded safari camps, set on remote private reserves and national parks in Kenya and Tanzania.

VIDEO | Experience Nat Hab's Kenya Safaris

Imagine the sound of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra thundering across Kenya's Maasai Mara—a living river of wildlife surging over the savanna and plunging across crocodile-filled waterways in search of fresh grazing. This is East Africa’s Great Migration, and Nat Hab's small-group Kenya safaris place you in the center of the action. Stay in secluded safari camps, meet the Maasai people who have stewarded these lands for generations, and encounter lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, abundant birdlife and more.

VIDEO | Experience Nat Hab's Kenya & Tanzania Safaris

Explore Kenya's and Tanzania’s best wildlife reserves on an eco-friendly safari and witness East Africa’s Great Migration!

VIDEO | Great Migration Safaris — The Nat Hab Experience

Join Natural Habitat Expedition Leader Pietro Luraschi as he shows us the magic of Kenya's Great Migration. Learn what it's like to discover a natural world that was the same hundreds of years ago, a world with hidden treasures you'll never see in documentaries.

VIDEO | Traveler Profile: An African Safari Experience

Traveler David Gresham tells how a longtime passion for photography led him to go see the Great Migration on an East Africa safari with Nat Hab. In this personal encounter shared with firsthand footage, David describes the magic of being surrounded by wild animals all day, then returning to the idyllic comforts of a safari camp at night.

WEBINAR | East Africa’s Migration: The Greatest Show on Earth

Originally presented October 29, 2024

No other wildlife event rivals East Africa’s Great Migration for sheer drama! Every year, some 2 million wildebeest and zebra make a grand circuit across the plains from the Serengeti into Kenya's Maasai Mara and back, following the new grass that sprouts with the seasonal rains. Expedition Leader Richard de Gouveia explains the impact of this never-ending cycle of movement on the ecosystem and on the predators—lions, leopards, crocodiles and more—that stalk their journeying prey. Plus, find out how you can witness the Great Migration for yourself!

WEBINAR | Rhinos Revealed: Horns & Hope

Originally presented September 23, 2024

With their spiky horns, adorable ears and wrinkled, armor-like hides, rhinos always make us smile. But the threats against them – primarily poaching and habitat loss – also provoke concern. In honor of World Rhino Day, Africa Expedition Leader Richard de Gouveia reveals all things rhino, from their biology and ecology to the measures conservationists and governments are taking to protect these pachyderms. Plus, find out where to see rhinos in the wild and how sustainable tourism can aid conservation efforts.

WEBINAR | Epic Migrations: Mapping the Mystery of Animal Movements

Originally presented July 26, 2024

Meet some of nature's most intrepid travelers, from the wide-ranging wildebeest of the African Serengeti to the monarch butterflies that wing their way from North America to Mexico each fall. Expedition Leader Eric Ramirez unravels the mysteries of animal migrations and explores their importance to ecosystems worldwide. Learn how various migrations affect biodiversity, support ecological balance and even impact human life. Then find out where you can witness some of nature's most awe-inspiring migrations on Nat Hab adventures!

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