Nomads of the Serengeti

Hear the Serengeti plains echo with the thunder of two million wildebeests on the move Meet them at one of the most dangerous parts of their annual circular migration a risky crossing of the crocodilefilled Mara River at the regions north end

Travel to the southern Serengeti to witness the largest mass birth on the planet Explore the shortgrass plains where female wildebeests rest with their new babies before recrossing the Mara River where hungry crocs await an annual feast

Explore the modernday Eden that lies in the lush Ngorongoro highlands along the edge of the Serengeti Survey its famous volcanic crater and search for an elusive and legendary bull elephant who is one of the few left in Africa with unbroken tusks

Join guide Jean du Plessis for his first summit attempt on Mt Kilimanjaro to see whether climate change has eroded its snowy peak Learn about the pinnacles five climatic zones and search for clues that its volcanic heart is rumbling back to life

Take an excursion to Mahale Mountains National Park in Tanzania and visit the wild chimpanzees who live in its remote forests Then return to the Serengeti plains and review two million years of history including a lesson on Maasai culture