Visiting in January 2026/27

With humidity across the country jumping after the short rains of November and December, it is normally recommended to consider the southern grasslands of the Serengeti in this window where the game viewing is outstanding and the temperatures in the relatively higher grasslands very comfortable. For the birders out there, this is the season for excellent birding across the country!

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Both the northern parks of the Serengeti and the southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha are great to visit with wildebeest herds in the southern grasslands of the Serengeti.

Visiting in February 2026/27

As with January, with the rise in humidty, the February window is particularly good in the southern grasslands of the Serengeti where the wildebeest migration herds are milling before their yearly pilgramage northwards. Elsewhere, with the bush drying back, the game viewing starts to improve again.  

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Head to the southern grasslands of the Serengeti for the wildebeest herds at their very peak!

Visiting   in March 2026/27

The March window is the last month when the wildebeest migration herds are together in the southern grasslands of the Serengeti. Towards the end of the month the main rains start to arrive into Tanzania and trigger the herd movement northwards. The southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha are drying up and the humidity reducing which is making for good sightings once more.

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Game viewing is good across the country with the southern parks offering exceptional birding in particular.

Visiting in April 2026/27

April and May are when the main rains come to Tanzania and it is a period of renewal for the country. As such, many of the parks and properties close for much needed maintenance and a well earned break for the staff. This being said, as the rains fall across the Serengeti, powerful storm clouds give spectacular backdrops to the game viewing that, if you venture to the central Serengeti, is still there in abudance.

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The wildebeest herds start to move through the southern regions of the Serengeti. The beaches on the coast still offer great relaxation options.

Visiting in May 2026/27

The second month of the main rains in East Africa brings more of the same. Spectacular lightening storms and rainfall that comes to renew the African earth. The wildebeest migration herds continue their movement to the northern grasslands of the Serengeti running through the Seronera and Grumeti river systems.

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Where the southern parks are now closed for tourism, the Serengeti offers great viewing and almost no other travellers.

Visiting in June 2026/27

With the end of the main rainy season comes a renewed energy to the bush. Plenty of young calves and healthy animals are enjoying this period of plenty. All of the main parks start to re-open with the migration herds of the Serengeti starting to reach the northern borders and spill over into the Masai Mara in Kenya towards the end of the month. 

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Heading to the southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha can really pay dividends in this month.

Visiting in July 2026/27

July is considered to be one of the peak months to come to Tanzania. The wildebeest herds have now reached the northern grasslands of the Serengeti where they will reside for the next 3 months or so and the southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha are now offering excellent game viewing.

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All eyes tend toward the wildebeest herds in the northern grasslands at this time of the year but, for us, we would also strongly recommend the southern parks.

Visiting in August 2026/27

The second of the “peak” months to visit Tanzania, August offers amongst the best game viewing in Africa with wildebeest herds milling around in the north of the Serengeti and plenty of great game viewing in the southern and western parks.

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Game viewing across the country is exceptional but the northern Serengeti and Ruaha parks both deserve a special mention.

Visiting in September 2026/27

September in Tanzania continues the exceptional game viewing of the previuos 2 months but with the added bonus that many of the tourist numbers are now starting to fall. With the wildebeest herds still located in the Lamai and the parks looking drier, this is probably our pick of the months in the year.

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With the exception of the hippo pods and denning crocodile in Katavi, you could put a pin in a map of Tanzania and get great game!

Visiting in October 2026/27

October starts to offer a bit of a mixed bag as far as temperatures and rainfall goes. Towards the end of the month the short rains start to arrive and so trigger the wildebeest herd movement back to the southern grasslands of the Serengeti and temperatures start to increase.

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As the water recedes in the Katuma River, the hippo pods start to amalgamate and the crocodiles start to dig in for the drought in Katavi National Park.

Visiting in November 2026/27

November is, traditionally, the short rainy period in Tanzania. It is the month when the wildebeest migration herds are on the move from the northern grasslands back to the southern grasslands of the Serengeti, around Lake Ndutu. The game starts to disperse into the new bush growth in the Southern parks.

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With a drop off in rates, it can be a great time to head to Nyerere National Park to see the migrating bird numbers that arrive around now.

Visiting in December 2026/27

December is still considered to be a lower season month to come to Tanzania with the short rains in their second month and, accordingly, the wildebeest herds on their way down from the north to the south of the Serengeti and visibility in the southern parks becoming harder.

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Towards the end of the month the migration herds start to reach the southern grasslands.