Long rains easing

Tanzania in May

The rain eases through the month, and the landscape is at its greenest.

A herd of elephants feeding along the edge of green woodland below a crater wall
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

Parks we'd pick this month

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