How rain, grass and instinct move the herds—and why patience matters more than a date.
The Great Migration is often marketed as an event. It is better understood as a year-round cycle, written by rain across the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem.
River crossings cannot be scheduled. The best strategy is to travel in the right broad season, stay long enough, and use a guide who reads the movement of the herds rather than yesterday’s radio reports.