Mkombe’s House Lamai
When To Go
When To Go
If you were to visit just one part of the serengeti, it ought to be here.
January
Bountiful resident game
Excellent value rates, 40% off high season
Incredible resident game year round, and far fewer people as the crowds head south chasing the migration.
Beautiful lush green plains with occasional afternoon thunder showers. Hot sunny days.
February
Bountiful resident game
Excellent value rates, 40% off high season
Incredible resident game year round, and far fewer people as the crowds head south chasing the migration.
Beautiful lush green plains with occasional afternoon thunder showers. Hot sunny days.
March
Bountiful resident game
Excellent value rates, 40% off high season
Incredible resident game year round, and far fewer people as the crowds head south chasing the migration.
Beautiful lush green plains with occasional afternoon thunder showers. Hot sunny days.
April
CAMP CLOSED
May
CAMP CLOSED
June
Migration herds start to gather
Excellent value rates, 40% off high season
Dependent on weather patterns there is a possibility that the first migration herds will reach the Northern Serengeti at the end of June. This is a good time to combine Lamai with Serengeti Safari Camp further south if you are keen to catch the migration.
Mild days and cooler nights, with the chance of the odd scattered rain shower but generally dry.
July
Wildebeest migration
Height of the wildebeest migration in northern Serengeti
The wildebeest gather in their millions and criss cross over the Mara River. A river crossing is a phenomenal sight, truly the stuff of wildlife documentaries.
Mild days and cooler nights, with the chance of the odd scattered rain shower but generally dry.
August
Wildebeest migration
Height of the wildebeest migration in northern Serengeti
The wildebeest gather in their millions and criss cross over the Mara River. A river crossing is a phenomenal sight, truly the stuff of wildlife documentaries.
Warmer days and cooler nights, with the chance of the odd scattered rain shower but generally dry.
September
Wildebeest migration
Height of the wildebeest migration in northern Serengeti
The wildebeest gather in their millions and criss cross over the Mara River. A river crossing is a phenomenal sight, truly the stuff of wildlife documentaries.
Warm sunny days with the chance of the odd scattered rain shower but generally dry.
October
Wildebeest migration
Height of the wildebeest migration in northern Serengeti
The wildebeest gather in their millions and criss cross over the Mara River. A river crossing is a phenomenal sight, truly the stuff of wildlife documentaries.
Hot sunny days with the chance of the odd scattered rain shower but generally dry.
November
Last of the migration action
Excellent value rates, 40% off high season
The migration starts to head south but there is still the chance of a few stragglers crossing the Mara River.
Hot sunny days with the a higher chance of the odd scattered rain shower, generally in the afternoon.
December
Fantastic resident game
Excellent value rates, 40% off high season, except Christmas and New Year which is our peak season.
The bush is verdant and green and there is plenty to see, without too many other people around.
Hot sunny days with the a higher chance of the odd scattered rain shower, generally in the afternoon.
This area of lush, rolling grassland and tree-lined watercourses is the hub around which the Serengeti migration circulates. During the dry season, the herds mass on both banks of the Mara River, frequently crossing - and braving the crocs - in response to local weather patterns that only they seem to understand.
But even a brief visit to Mkombe's House Lamai at any time of year will demostrate that it's not all about the migration. Unlike the southern plains of the Serengeti that dry out, forcing all but the hardiest of species to leave, this area remains lush and green. There's a collective sigh of relief from the resident game when the one and a half million migrating wildebeest - and the madness that attends them - leave town for a few months. And the resident game at Lamai Serengeti is spectacular. Plains game in the form of zebra, topi, gazelles, impala, buffalo and giraffe all frequent the area throughout the year. Lion are rarely far away and leopard, ever present, but always elusive, stalk the rocky kopjes and river lines.
