If you are thinking of catching the February migration in the Serengeti national park, now is the time to book. We spent our honeymoon in the serengeti with 40 friends from around the  world. It was the second half of February and we timed it just right. The plains were full of gnu and zebra on the move in the most spectacular scene I have ever seen. It was also calving season and I remember at first light all around us there were animals being born, the mothers hardly stopping to give birth, some calves half in and half out as the mothers continued the march.  No sooner were the calves born than they starting unfolding and stretching, staggering as quickly as they could to their feet to join the herd. All around were predetors but the animals were all giving birth at the same time so the glut of easy food made the odds of survival greater: We went deep into the Serengeti where the scenery was spectacular, but the biggest concentrationn of game we saw was near lake Ndutu. We stayed two nights at Ndutu Safari Lodge which is quite small (I think we filled it) but was full of old style game lodge charm.