7 Days Calving Season Safari – Ndutu & Serengeti Wildlife Adventure

Tour Overview

Experience one of nature’s most remarkable wildlife events on this 7-day Great Migration Calving Season Safari. This carefully designed itinerary takes you through Tanzania’s most celebrated wildlife destinations, including Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, the Ndutu Calving Area, Serengeti National Park, and Lake Manyara National Park.

From December to March, the southern Serengeti and Ndutu plains become the stage for the Great Migration calving season, when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests gather to give birth. This period attracts an incredible concentration of predators, creating some of the most dramatic wildlife viewing opportunities in Africa.

Combined with the elephant-rich landscapes of Tarangire, the wildlife paradise of Ngorongoro Crater, and the scenic beauty of Lake Manyara, this safari offers an unforgettable East African adventure.

This Tour is Perfect For

  • Travelers wanting to witness the Great Migration calving season
  • Wildlife photographers seeking predator action
  • First-time safari visitors to Tanzania
  • Couples, families, and small groups
  • Nature lovers looking for exceptional game viewing

Why Choose This Safari?

  • Explore the famous Ndutu Calving Area during migration season
  • Excellent opportunities to witness predator-prey interactions
  • Visit four of Tanzania’s most iconic wildlife destinations
  • Carefully selected lodges and tented camps
  • Professional English-speaking safari guides
  • Outstanding wildlife viewing throughout the journey

Day By Day Itinerary

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative and transferred to your hotel in Arusha. The rest of the day is at leisure, allowing you to relax and prepare for your safari adventure.

Accommodation in Arusha (adjustments according to availabilities)

Greenside Hotel

Meal Plan: BB

After breakfast, your professional safari guide will pick you up from your hotel and depart for Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch boxes for a full-day game drive.

Tarangire is renowned for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and diverse wildlife. During the dry season, the Tarangire River attracts thousands of animals including zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, buffaloes, and numerous antelope species.

The park is also known for its impressive predator population, including lions, leopards, and cheetahs, making it one of Tanzania’s most rewarding safari destinations.

After your game drive, you will proceed to your lodge in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Driving Time: Approximately 2 hours from Arusha to Tarangire

Accommodation in Karatu

Eileen’s Trees Inn

Meal Plan: FB

After an early breakfast, you will depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the famous Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive with picnic lunch.

Known as the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, Ngorongoro Crater hosts an extraordinary concentration of wildlife including lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, hyenas, and the endangered black rhinoceros.

Following your picnic lunch and crater exploration, you will continue south toward the Ndutu region, located between the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Southern Serengeti.

Ndutu becomes the center of the Great Migration calving season, where hundreds of thousands of wildebeests gather on the nutrient-rich plains to give birth.

You will arrive at camp in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation in Ndutu

Kon Tiki Ndutu Camp

Meal Plan: FB

After breakfast, you will embark on an exciting game drive across the Ndutu plains.

Between January and March, the area hosts the Great Migration calving season, during which approximately 500,000 wildebeest calves are born. The abundance of newborn animals attracts predators such as lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, and jackals, resulting in spectacular wildlife encounters.

The open grasslands provide excellent visibility, making Ndutu one of the best wildlife photography destinations in East Africa.

After enjoying a picnic lunch in the wilderness, you will continue with an afternoon game drive before heading to Central Serengeti.

Accommodation in Central Serengeti

Tukaone Serengeti Camp

Meal Plan: FB

After breakfast, you will depart for a full-day game drive in Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch boxes.

Serengeti is one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife destinations, famous for its vast endless plains and extraordinary biodiversity. The park supports large populations of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, hyenas, hippos, and countless other species.

You will spend the day exploring different areas of the park while searching for predators, large herbivore herds, and the famous Big Five.

Following an exciting day of wildlife viewing, you will return to camp for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation in Central Serengeti

Tukaone Serengeti Camp

Meal Plan: FB

After breakfast, you will enjoy a half-day game drive in Serengeti National Park, giving you another opportunity to experience the park’s remarkable wildlife and stunning landscapes.

You will enjoy a picnic lunch before beginning your journey through the scenic Ngorongoro Highlands toward Karatu.

The route offers spectacular views of volcanic mountains, rolling hills, Maasai settlements, and beautiful countryside scenery.

Upon arrival at your lodge, you will have time to relax before dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation in Karatu

Heart and Soul Lodge

Meal Plan: FB

After breakfast, you will depart for Lake Manyara National Park with picnic lunch boxes for a game drive.

Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its diverse ecosystems, ranging from lush groundwater forests and open savannahs to the alkaline lake itself. The park is renowned for its tree-climbing lions, large troops of baboons, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and abundant birdlife.

You will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park while surrounded by beautiful scenery and wildlife.

After completing your game drive, you will return to Arusha in the late afternoon, marking the end of your unforgettable safari adventure.

Driving Time: Approximately 2 hours from Lake Manyara to Arusha

Meal Plan: HB

Price and Inclusion and Exclusion

Price Quotation

Number of TravelersPrice Per Person
1 PersonUS $4,400
2 PeopleUS $2,895
3 PeopleUS $2,665
4 PeopleUS $2,475
5 PeopleUS $2,350
6 PeopleUS $2,290
Included
  • Airport transfers
  • Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
  • Professional English-speaking safari guide
  • Accommodation according to the itinerary
  • Meals according to the itinerary
  • Mineral water during safari
  • National park and conservation fees
  • Ngorongoro Crater service fees
  • Government taxes
Excluded
  • International and domestic flights
  • Visa fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Drinks and beverages at lodges and camps
  • Optional activities
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips for guide and camp staff (recommended)

Recommended tipping guideline: US $15 per person per day

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