This video features amazing pictures of thousands of wildebeests (gnus) crossing the Mara River between the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya and the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. We were so close to them that they were splashing us on their way up from the river bank.
The wildebeest migration (they are also joined by zebras) is the last great migration nature has to offer and the river crossing 'the crossing' is the best spot to observe the migration. During the crossing, wildebeests have to avoid crocodiles who rest in the Mara River waiting for wildebeest to cross.
This video was filmed from the Serengeti Park in Tanzania as wildebeest cross from the Masai Mara park in Kenya. This is the return migration that takes place in August or September. The inbound migration from the Serengeti Park to Masai Mara takes place in June or July. There are more than 1.5 million wildebeests doing the wildebeest migration every year. We are so grateful we had a chance to witness the wildebeest migration.
