Dry season begins
Tanzania in June
Dry, with cool mornings and comfortable days. Very little rain.
- Season
- Dry season begins
- Safari quality
- Very good, and getting better.
- How busy
- Building
The dry season gets going properly. The animals in Tarangire start gathering along the river, and the herds push towards the Grumeti in the west.
The migration in June
Grumeti River
Along the Grumeti, in the western corridor.
- What is happening
- Grumeti crossings possible
- Herd behaviour
- Massing at the river, where the crocodiles are huge.
- Photography
- Excellent, and far quieter than the Mara crossings
- Where to be
- Grumeti · Western Corridor
Remember, the herds follow rainfall, not a calendar. This is where they usually are this month, based on recent years. Think of it as a planning guide, never a guarantee of what you'll see.
Where we'd go