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The Great Migration

Q: Where is the best place to see the Great Migration?

Serengeti National Park. In Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, the chance of seeing all 4 (wildebeest, zebra, lion and nile crocodile) on the same day is about 20%, the highest of the 16 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 80%. Next come Mikumi National Park (about 10% a day), South Luangwa National Park (about 10% a day) and Masai Mara National Reserve (about 10% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of the Great Migration is hardest to see?

Nile crocodile. In Serengeti National Park, the best park for the Great Migration, about about 60% of wildlife watchers report the nile crocodile on a given day, against about 80% for the lion. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete the Great Migration on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts the Great Migration three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 4 animals

Connochaetes taurinus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Equus quagga

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Crocodylus niloticus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

~80%

Jan

~90%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~70%

Apr

~80%

May

~90%

Jun

~80%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~70%

Sep

~70%

Oct

~70%

Nov

~80%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 4	~80%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 4	~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
3	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 4	~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
4	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 4	~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~70%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			>90%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 4	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 4	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
7	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 4	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
8	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 4	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 4	~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~80%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			>90%
10	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 4	~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 4	~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
12	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 4	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			~80%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
13	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 4	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~50%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Lion			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 4	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Lion			~70%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
15	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 4	~30%
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			~80%
	Nile Crocodile			~40%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 4	~10%
	Blue Wildebeest			~60%
	Plains Zebra			~80%
	Lion			~30%
	Nile Crocodile			~70%
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	Missing: Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			~90%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 4	Missing: Zebra
	Blue Wildebeest			~70%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
19	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	Missing: Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			>90%
20	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 4	Missing: Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			>90%
21	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	Missing: Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			>90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			~90%
22	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			>90%
23	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			>90%
24	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest
	Plains Zebra			~80%
	Lion			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
26	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			>90%
27	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Lion			~80%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
28	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest
	Plains Zebra			~80%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			>90%
29	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
30	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 4	Missing: Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			~20%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			~70%
31	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	Missing: Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			~50%
	Plains Zebra			~60%
	Lion			~50%
32	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Nile crocodile
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Lion			~80%
33	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
34	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			>90%
35	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Zebra
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			>90%
36	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Zebra
	Lion			~90%
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
37	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	Missing: Zebra, Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			~90%
	Lion			~90%
38	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	Missing: Lion, Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			~40%
	Plains Zebra			~50%
39	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 4	Missing: Lion, Nile crocodile
	Blue Wildebeest			~30%
	Plains Zebra			~30%
40	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion, Nile crocodile
	Plains Zebra			>90%
41	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Zebra, Nile crocodile
	Lion			>90%
42	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion, Nile crocodile
	Plains Zebra			~90%
43	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Zebra, Lion
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
44	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion, Nile crocodile
	Plains Zebra			~90%
45	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Zebra, Lion
	Nile Crocodile			~80%
46	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Zebra, Nile crocodile
	Lion			~70%
47	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Zebra, Nile crocodile
	Lion			~70%
48	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion, Nile crocodile
	Plains Zebra			~70%
49	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion, Nile crocodile
	Plains Zebra			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Zebra, Lion
	Nile Crocodile			~90%
2	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion, Nile crocodile
	Plains Zebra			~60%
3	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Wildebeest, Lion, Nile crocodile
	Plains Zebra			~30%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4 in captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4 in captivity
3	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	4 of 4 in captivity
4	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	4 of 4 in captivity
5	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 4 in captivity
6	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 4 in captivity
7	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 4 in captivity
8	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 4 in captivity
9	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	4 of 4 in captivity
10	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4 in captivity
11	Zoo La Barben	🇫🇷 France	4 of 4 in captivity
12	Yangon Zoological Gardens	🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	3 of 4 in captivity
13	Africam Safari	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4 in captivity
14	African Village	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	3 of 4 in captivity
15	Africarium	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 4 in captivity
16	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 4 in captivity
17	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
18	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	3 of 4 in captivity
19	Bioparque Estrella	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4 in captivity
20	Bioparque Estrella	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 4 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see the Great Migration?

Serengeti National Park

In Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, the chance of seeing all 4 (wildebeest, zebra, lion and nile crocodile) on the same day is about 20%, the highest of the 16 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 80%. Next come Mikumi National Park (about 10% a day), South Luangwa National Park (about 10% a day) and Masai Mara National Reserve (about 10% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of the Great Migration is hardest to see?

Nile crocodile

In Serengeti National Park, the best park for the Great Migration, about about 60% of wildlife watchers report the nile crocodile on a given day, against about 80% for the lion. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete the Great Migration on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts the Great Migration three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

The Great Migration

The checklist: 4 animals

Blue Wildebeest

Plains Zebra

Lion

Nile Crocodile

Where to go

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Month by month at Serengeti National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see the Great Migration?

Which of the Great Migration is hardest to see?

How do you complete the Great Migration on Wallace's Line?