Is the Great Migration in Uganda?
No. It happens entirely in the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem and never enters Uganda — which is 700 km away and offers the thing the Serengeti cannot: gorillas and chimpanzees.
Read BlogThe Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar — the northern circuit, the southern parks, and how the Great Migration actually moves.
Start hereIt's a continuous circuit, not an event with a date — which is why so many trips are mistimed. Where the herds are in every month, and why February may suit you better than August.
Read the guideNo. It happens entirely in the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem and never enters Uganda — which is 700 km away and offers the thing the Serengeti cannot: gorillas and chimpanzees.
Read BlogTanzania, entirely — summit, slopes and national park. The confusion exists because the famous photographs are taken from Kenya. Tanzania owns the mountain; Kenya owns the view.
Read Blog14,750 km² — vast enough that which region you stay in matters more than the park itself. Booking 'the Serengeti' without choosing a region is like booking 'Scotland'.
Read BlogThe world's largest intact caldera, and one of the few places all of the Big Five are realistically possible in a day. Also busy — which is why the descent time matters.
Read BlogIt's a walk, not a climb — the difficulty is altitude. The single biggest determinant of whether you summit is how many days you take, which is why the cheap route is a false economy.
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