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Great migration set to begin as thousands of wildebeest approach Kenya's Maasai Mara

Herds of wildebeests crossing River Mara from Tanzania's Serengeti national park.There is a tourism boom in Mara as the migration kicks off [Robert Kiplagat]

Maasai Mara is known for its wildlife viewing experiences, but it is world-famous for one magical event, the wildebeest migration, one of nature’s greatest spectacles.

In it, herds of wildebeest and zebras make their way from Tanzania’s Serengeti into Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve. The migration that starts building up in July and explodes into action in subsequent weeks is poised to begin any time now.

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