Travel Tales
Traveler Story: The Great Tanzania Migration Safari
“Wonderful trip, particularly the numerous lion and cheetah sightings. Will always remember the lions roaring right outside our tent at night.”
Good Nature Travel Blog
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African Safaris
Spectacular Safari Photos From Tanzania’s Great Migration
Every year the endless plains of the Serengeti host the migrations of vast herds of wildebeest and zebras. As these animals seek out new grass that grows in new places following seasonal rains, lions and cheetahs stalk behind them, waiting to pick off weak members of the herds.
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Nature Photography
Amazing Wildlife Images From a Kenya Photo Safari
Kenya’s Great Migration is one of the most photogenic events on the planet. The migration includes vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and elephants, as well as lions and leopards hunting their prey. Spectacular bird life is everywhere as well, from the vibrant colors of the lilac breasted roller to the delicate head feathers of the crowned crane.
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News & More
WWF Kenya Safari Sweepstakes—Announcing the Adventure and the Winners
WWF and Natural Habitat Adventures recently teamed up to give away an exclusive conservation safari to Kenya, and we’re thrilled to announce the winners and the details of their adventure!
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African Safaris
A Century-old Zebra Stripes Theory Debunked?
This post is by our newest iSafari.com contributor Maia Wikler, a Colorado College graduate with a passion for anthropology, human rights, travel and conservation. When she isn’t writing or reading she loves to be active outside and planning the next adventure.
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African Safaris
The Serengeti Migration Is Off to a Record Early Start
The Great Serengeti Migration may be off to a record early start, according to an an article published on Telegraph.co.uk on March 20th. Last week, hundreds of thousands of wildebeest started pouring into areas of the central Seregenti in Tanzania three months earlier than usual, “astounding safari experts” and delighting suprised visitors.
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African Safaris
A Man, a Motorcycle, a Drone, and the Great Migration
Christian Ghammachi wasn’t the first person to embark upon an epic motorcycle trip across Africa. But he may have been the first to bring a drone along to capture aerial footage of his adventure.
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News & More
Increasing Bad Behavior around Wildlife: Are More Regulations Needed?
Witnessing any of nature’s great spectacles—such as the wildebeest migration of Africa, the wintering grounds of millions of monarch butterflies in Mexico or thousands of sea turtles coming ashore from the Pacific Ocean to lay eggs—is usually described by onlookers as nothing short of “awe-inspiring.”
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African Safaris
Video of the Week: What's so Great about the Great Migration?
Pretty much everyone has heard of the Great Migration. And most people have a pretty decent sense of what it is — a bunch of wildebeest and zebra running across the plains trying to not get eaten, right? Well, yes, but it’s so much more than that.
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Conservation
Declining Wildebeests: Why Conserve Nonthreatened Species?
The classical elemental forces of nature are air, earth, fire and water. But there are other great environmental powers that have a beating heart, such as when millions of wild animals come together as one to surge across an endless African plain. Such is the Great Migration of wildebeests in Kenya and Tanzania.
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African Safaris
Want to Follow the Great Migration on Your Smartphone? There’s an App for That.
A new app called Serengeti Tracker will provide an interactive way for people around the world to follow the great migration of the Serengeti in real time on their smartphones and tablets.
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African Safaris
Check Out this Cool Time-Lapse Video of the Great Serengeti Migration
Dying to witness the awesome spectacle of the Great Serengeti Migration, but only have 59 seconds to spare? Then you’ve come to the right place. Burard-Lucas Photography shot the footage below over a five-day period as the herds crossed the Mara River from Kenya into northern Tanzania.