Name: Nomads of the Serengeti
Released: 2015-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jean Du Plessis, Eric Neuschwander

TV Show · Documentary

Join veteran safari guide Jean Du Plessis as he takes you on an exhilarating trip through the Serengeti with migrating wildebeest. In this stunning five-part series, Jean follows the wildebeest on their odyssey across some of Africa’s most incredible locales.

2015 · 47m

Starring Jean Du Plessis, Eric Neuschwander

Director Michael Dalton-Smith

EPISODE 1

Short Grass Plains

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 crocodile-filled Mara River at the region’s north end.
EPISODE 2

Return to the Mara

Travel to the southern Serengeti to witness the largest mass birth on the planet. Explore the short-grass plains, where female wildebeests rest with their new babies before recrossing the Mara River, where hungry crocs await an annual feast.
EPISODE 3

Ngorongoro

Explore the modern-day 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.
EPISODE 4

Snows of Kilimanjaro

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 pinnacle’s five climatic zones and search for clues that its volcanic heart is rumbling back to life.
EPISODE 5

Cradle of Mankind

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.