Grumeti Game Reserve
A private reserve on the Serengeti's western corridor, along the Grumeti River. It is a concession with only a few camps. The migration usually passes through around May to July.
- Best time
- All year. The herds usually move through the western corridor from around May to July.
- Time to allow
- Three to four nights
Grumeti is a game reserve beside the Western Corridor of Serengeti National Park, with no fence between the two. It was declared together with the neighbouring Ikorongo reserve in 1994. It is run under the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority, with the private company Grumeti Reserves and the Grumeti Fund working on the conservation side.
The Grumeti River is one of the few rivers in the Serengeti system that flows all year, which is why the herds come this way when they move west. The reserve works as a corridor for them on that journey, so timing matters if you are coming for the migration.
Wildlife
- Wildebeest: Seasonal
- Lion
- Leopard
- Elephant
- Nile crocodile