The immensity of the Serengeti is only understood when you visit it. If Serengeti is synonymous with the Great Migration, Grumeti and Mara are synonymous with crossing.
The herds move clockwise all year round following the rains, and the obstacles they encounter are numerous, certainly including river crossings.
CROSSING THE RIVERS IN THE DRY SEASON
The Tanzanian rivers of the Serengeti Park are inhabited by ravenous reptiles and surrounded by predators that follow the ungulates, all in search of a prey.
The crossings of the Mara river to the north are very famous and popular, while those of the Grumeti river are quieter, perhaps due to the time of year in which they take place, generally during the month of June or in any case at the end of the rainy season.
During this period the enormous herds gather near the river which they will cross over the course of the month to continue their march.
The herds, during their movements, also live their normal daily life and June, the period in which they are in the western part of the Serengeti, or western corridor, corresponds to the mating period, which will bear fruit between January and February in the southern plains when the females face the birth period.
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The western corridor is a corridor about fifty kilometers wide that extends to Lake Victoria and is home to two rivers, Grumeti and Mbalageti, which flow more or less in parallel.
This part of the park has particular characteristics with riparian forests and prairie areas with many characteristic whistling acacia.
The whistling acacia is a very particular plant that lives in symbiosis with a very hard-working insect, the ant. The plant develops very powerful thorns that grow in pairs and are joined at the base by a sort of bulb. The purpose of the bulb is to house the ants inside it and make it their home.
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TANZANIA IN JUNE AMONG THE FAUNA OF THE GRUMETI RIVER
In the area of the Grumeti river the fauna is always numerous and includes, in addition to ungulates, elephants, lions and cheetahs which in the flat areas can show off their incredible speed.
Tourism is less evident in the western corridor area than in other areas of the Serengeti, but a visit to this part of the park is worth it, if you have the opportunity to travel in Tanzania during the month of June. A different experience, an optimal climate, an extraordinary Serengeti.
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