Neighbouring the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Singita Grumeti Reserve is a collection of three old hunting concessions, which, when grouped as one reserve, is equal in size to the Maasai Mara. It forms an integral part of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, which is the home of the annual wildebeest migration.
It is the result of a successful partnership between Paul Tudor Jones (who started the Grumeti Reserves), Luke Bailes (who co-owns the Singita collection in South Africa) and a considerable team on the reserve. Emphasis is placed firmly on the wild, and, consequently, the resident wildlife population is booming.
Unaffected by great convoys of minibuses steaming through the bush, and fortunate enough to contain ten vital miles of Grumeti river frontage, Singita Grumeti Reserve is the place to watch the spectacular migration crossings between May and July.
As well as the huge numbers of migrating animals, the Grumeti Reserve is home to healthy resident populations of impala, zebra, eland, Thompson’s gazelle, dik-dik, reedbuck, waterbuck, lion, hartebeest, buffalo and elephant. Black and white colobus monkey are common, while the rare and extremely quick Patas monkey can be found in the relatively sparse woodlands. There is especially superb migration viewing in June and July, but it is generally excellent for much of the year for resident wildlife.
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