Serengeti where they stay for the remainder of the dry season, except that the Thomson's and Grant's gazelles move only east/west. In early November, with the start of the short rains the migration starts moving south again, to the short grass plains of the southeast, usually arriving in December in plenty of time for calving in February. About 250,000 wildebeest die during the journey from Tanzania to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya, a total of . Death is usually from thirst, hunger, exhaustion, or predation. The Serengeti has some of East Africa's finest game areas. Besides being known
Serengeti International Hospital Serengeti International Hospital Serengeti International Hospital, also Serengeti Hospital, is a public community hospital, under construction, in Serengeti District, Mara Region, in Tanzania. The hospital is intended to serve the needs of both the local population and the tourists visiting the nearby Serengeti National Park. The hospital is located in northeastern Tanzania, in Serengeti District, Mara Region, adjacent to Serengeti National Park. This is approximately , by road, east of Musoma, the nearest large city. This is about , by road, northwest of Tabora, the capital city of Tanzania. The hospital is being built in phases. The first phase, planned