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PLANNING AN AFRICAN SAFARI? |
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You want to go on an African safari but you are not sure how to go about choosing what kind of safari would suit you best? Webtour Getaways can help guide you - what do you have in mind?
Tell us about it and let us work out an itinerary for you. Click here for and enquiry form...
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A PERSONALLY GUIDED SAFARI TO DISCOVER THE REAL AFRICA WITH US... |
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Webtour Getaways CC cater for those interested in a real bush experience to guests wanting five-star luxury. You may want the bush experience, but not necessarily want to rough it …
Whether a budget, luxury of tailor-made safari, we focus on the special needs of small groups and independent travellers, matching your needs and interests with our quality guides and operators who are able to meet your expectations.
You specify what you are expecting from your holiday, including activities you would like to get involved in, the location in Africa and we will provide an enthralling encounter tailor-made to your requirements.
Our aim is to provide you with maximum comfort, best possible guiding expertise and to make every safari and experience to be treasured and hopefully repeated in a budget you are comfortable with. When on safari with us, all that remains is for you to do is to enjoy the people, the smell of dust, the sunsets, the wildlife and all the little things that have made us so passionate about Africa. Enjoy a magnificent home cooked meal, glass of chilled wine in hand, and relive the day’s adventures while listening to the calls of the wild.
We go to great trouble choosing interesting and different routes and planning the finer details such as, flights, accommodation, and entry permits. We also advise you on cost, things to avoid, where to go and much, much more.
We specialise in original and tailor made mobile safaris with the focus on sights, smells and emotions of Africa. Our mobile safaris allow us the freedom and ability to move around and encounter many species of game and prolific birdlife. Our unique safaris to Zambia, Botswana and Namibia, gives you the opportunity to enjoy a combination of mainland activities, including poling down the Zambezi River in traditional mokoros (traditional dug-out canoes). We also organise trips to Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania, Botswana and many more African countries.
Or perhaps you would like to explore the diversity of South Africa…
We look forward to actualising your dream holiday and when you leave you will have footprints of Africa in your soul…. until you return!
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THE WILDEBEEST MIGRATORY PATH MADE SIMPLE |
A month-by-month guide to times and places to give you the best opportunity to witness the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth.
The endless plains of East Africa are the setting for the world’s greatest wildlife spectacle - the Migration of over a million animals. From the vast Serengeti plains to the champagne coloured hills of Kenya’s Masai Mara over 1.4 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra and gazelle, relentlessly tracked by Africa’s great predators, migrate in a clockwise fashion over 1,800 miles each year in search of rain ripened grass. There is no real beginning or end to a wildebeest's journey. Its’ life is an endless pilgrimage, a constant search for food and water. The only beginning is at the moment of birth. An estimated 400,000 wildebeest calves are born during a six-week period early each year - usually between late January and mid-March. |
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| The Migratory Path |
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DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH
The Serengeti National Park / Ngorongoro Conservation Area is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. During the months of December through March the seemingly unending plains of the southern Serengeti and the Conservation Area are inhabited by enormous herds of wildebeest and zebra. The great herds graze on rain-ripened grass. In the calving season (late January through mid March) the herds concentrate at the Ndutu and Salei plains (Southern Serengeti / Ngorongoro Conservation Area) attracting the attention of predators like lion, cheetah and hyena. During this period the migration is best observed from the area around Lake Ndutu and Naabi . |
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APRIL + MAY
During the months of April and May the depleted plains are unable to sustain the endless herds. The migration, sweeping west and north, moves from the short grass plains of the southern Serengeti / Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the long grass plains and woodland of the Serengeti’s western Corridor, stretching almost to Lake Victoria. This period coincides with the long rains, which sometimes make regular game viewing tracks impassable. However the area around Seronera still offers fine wildlife viewing during this time. |
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JUNE
By the end of May the wildebeest have exhausted the Western Corridor’s best pastures and the herds must move further north. Entering the Lamai Wedge and the Mara Triangle breeding occurs May through June. This is a transitional period between the rains and the dry season. The Seronera Valley is a central, easily accessible area for viewing the migration at this time. Game-drives out to The Grumeti River are also an option. |
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JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER
By July the countless herds have amassed along the swollen Mara River - the final barrier on their journey to the short sweet grasses of the Masai Mara. Sometimes the crossing place they have chosen is shallow allowing the majority of animals to pass safely. In other areas the waters boil with drowning wildebeest and slashing crocodiles. Between July and October the wildebeest reside in the Mara, slowly wandering from West to East. |
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NOVEMBER
The arrival of the short rains calls the migration southward once again. During the short rains the best viewing is in the Lobo area of the Serengeti. As November ends the migration is making its way back to the southern Serengeti and early in the year they once again give birth. The circle of life is complete. |
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Please Note:
* The migration is a natural event and the timing varies month-by-month, year-by-year. |
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