Long rains easing
Tanzania in May
The rain eases through the month, and the landscape is at its greenest.
- Season
- Long rains easing
- Safari quality
- Getting better. The herds are moving north and west.
- How busy
- Very quiet
The rains taper off, and the migration starts moving through the western corridor. Prices are low, and you'll have the parks almost to yourself.
The migration in May
Western corridor
Heading towards the Grumeti River.
- What is happening
- Approaching the Grumeti
- Herd behaviour
- Columns of animals stretching for kilometres.
- Photography
- Very green, with hardly any vehicles
- Where to be
- Western Corridor · Grumeti
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