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6-Day Southern Serengeti Calving Season Safari
Witness thousands of wildebeest calves born on the Ndutu plains.
Overview
The 6-day Great Migration Calving Season Safari is an extraordinary journey into the Southern Serengeti’s Ndutu plains, where new life bursts forth in staggering numbers. Over 8,000 wildebeest calves are born each day during peak season, attracting lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and other predators. This safari also includes Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater for a complete northern Tanzania experience.
All this with the assistance of a Tour Operator based in Arusha. This tour includes full board, a personal English-speaking guide, and private use of a 4×4 Jeep with mineral water, power sockets.
Quick Info
- Location: Tanzania
- Accommodation: Mid-range
- Group Size: 2-6 people
- Difficulty: Easy
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
You will be welcomed upon arrival in Arusha and taken to your hotel where your guide will provide a detailed briefing about the journey into southern Tanzania. This first evening offers a chance to rest and prepare for the varied landscapes of Tarangire, Ndutu, and Ngorongoro that you will soon explore.
- Meals: Dinner
- Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel
Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Our tour Guide Driver will pick you up from your lodge and depart to Tarangire National Park for game drives and packed lunch boxes. Once we finish the game drive, we will transfer you to the lodge/camp for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Tarangire National Park is well known for its large elephant herds, giant scattered Baobab trees and tree-climbing Africa Python. It consists of a diversity of landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savanna with the Tarangire River wending its way through the parklands which is the only source of water here for wildlife during the dry season. It is possible that we will have the experience of seeing a lion stalking his prey or leopards watching whilst relaxing in the trees above.
- Meals: B,L,D
- Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge
Day 3: Tarangire – Ndutu (Southern Serengeti)
After breakfast, depart for Central Serengeti National Park for wildlife sightings. Enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the park. We will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the camp.
Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its arboreal lions, which hide among tree branches. You will also see numerous troops of baboons living in the forest, accompanying you along the road from the moment you enter the park.
- Meals: B,L,D
- Accommodation: Ndutu Safari Lodge
Day 4: Full-Day in Ndutu
Get up early, enjoy breakfast, and drive to Northern Serengeti National Park. We will settle around the Mara River, where the great migration is happening. Our safari guide will find the best viewpoint to observe the event.
The great migration is the most significant herd movement of wildebeest, zebra, and other animals crossing the Mara River into Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. Migrating animals need to cross the crocodile-invested Mara River, this is where the action is! The best time to see the migration is between July and early October every year.
- Meals: B,L,D
- Accommodation: Ndutu Safari Lodge
Day 5: Ndutu – Ngorongoro Crater
Today, wake up early and enjoy magic game drives in Serengeti National Park. In the afternoon, depart to Ngorongoro for your overnight at the accommodation located on the Ngorongoro Crater. The following morning early, you will descend into the crater to see animals as the animals are more active in the morning.
Ngorongoro Crater is among of UNESCO world heritage site in Africa and is one of the Natural wonders of Africa which constitutes the largest uninterrupted caldera in the world, with the presence of about 30,000 large mammals resident all year round such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs and rhinos and many varieties of birds such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. Be ready to see many animals here within a little time.
- Meals: B,L,D
- Accommodation: Rhino Lodge
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
After breakfast, you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for game drives. Once we finish the game drives, we will transfer you to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight back home or to another destination. Where we end the safari.
- Meals: B,L
- Accommodation: No Accommodation
What's Included & Excluded
Inclusions
- Park fees
- All accommodations
- Pickup & transfer airport
- A professional driver/guide
- Drinking water in our safari jeeps
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Exclusions
- International flights (from/to home)
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Services not mentioned in the program
