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Grumeti River

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
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Type: Bodies of Water
Description: If you want to find crocodiles and hippos on safari, the Grumeti River is your best bet.
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

Was there in mid-March, so no herds crossing. Did see crocodiles and hippos, lots and lots of hippos.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2013

Serengeti National Park as the famous National Park and very unique in Africa it may offer you a different looking all year round! As one of the huge National Park with different attractions in different season, Grumeti River which is in the Western side of Serengeti is here where most of Travelers especially those who arrange their holidays with professional... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2012

We watched crocodiles and hippos battle it out for well over an hour over territory - there was a dead Wildebeest that the crocodiles wanted but the hippos were blocking them from. It was quite interesting to watch them battle over territory and the kill - even funnier because hippos don't eat meat and were just carrying the Wildebeest in... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2012

Watching a wildebeest get taken down by a crocodile while drinking river water ....several times! There is so much to see along the river. This was one of the highlights.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2012

Amazing to watch lions on the hunt and how the zebra and wildebeest work together. We didn't visit during the migration, but it was still an interesting spot to watch animals.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2012

Grumeti river is a long river that provide water and shelter in the Serengeti National park, it is also when the nature meet, pray and predators near the river go there for water and sometimes turn to be a hunting ground and playing ground for some animals

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2012

Impresive, you can stay forever listening the hippos and seeing them swimming, great place for crocs and elephants. Even our guide that have been there so many times shown that the Grumeti river it is a most visit stop.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2012

Grumeti river and manyara lake are amazing option to see a different scenario of the savannas, the dinamic of the animals and he hotel option (luxury) are fantastic. truly recommend

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 August 2012

Had a chance to watch the wildebeast masses cross both the Grumeti and Mara Rivers. The shear numbers were incredible, but watching their somewhat fickle behavior was entertaining. Once they had crossed, some wildebeasts turned and headed back across the river which of course led many others to follow and completely confuse the hundreds that were dutifully filing down the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2012

I just got back from a fantastic trip from the Grumeti river, staying there for 2 nights. This was organized as a custom trip for me by Proud African Safaris. They gave me a very experienced guide who knew what to look for, in fact he was an ex park ranger. The timing was nearly perfect as the migration was... More

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