This 4 Days Ndutu Migration Safari Calving Season is designed specifically to focus on increase your chance to see the great Serengeti Wildebeest Migration while it is in its calving season. The Southern Serengeti and Ndutu Areas in Tanzania are the best located to witness the calving season which happens in the months of January, February and March to witness thousands of wildebeests spread across the plains grazing on the rich short grass plains.
This time, predator action is at its peak with great sightings of cheetah, lion, hyena and leopards and a very good chance to see adrenalin packed kills.
Highlights 4 Days Ndutu Migration Safari Calving Season
- Day 1: Arusha – Serengeti South – Ndutu Area
- Day 2 – Follow the Migration
- Day 3 – Ndutu Area – Seronera
- Day 4 – Serengeti – Arusha (Departure)
Detailed itinerary of 4 Days Ndutu Migration Safari Calving Season
Day 1: Arusha – Serengeti South – Ndutu Area
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha or from Kilimanjaro International Airport upon arrival and then transferred to Arusha Airstrip for your short flight of approximately 50 minutes to Serengeti North Ndutu Area.
Upon arrival, you will meet your driver guide for a full day game drive in Ndutu to view the migration. In the evening, we will drive to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Lake Ndutu Area is situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation area, a part of the Southern Serengeti eco-system. Lake Ndutu is an alkaline lake however the water is still drinkable and used by a wide array of local wildlife. The majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found on the short grass plains from December to April, usually the area is heavily populated with elephant, birds and resident game.
Overnight at Acacia Migration Camps
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2 – Follow the Migration
You will have an early morning game drive at Ndutu Area and in the afternoon, head back to your camp for lunch. You will also enjoy an evening game, then back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
The Great Wildebeest Migration is a great world event that Tanzania is proud of will be provided and in the evening as the sun goes down.
Serengeti National Park is the oldest and most popular national park in Tanzania, it is also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th worldwide wonder. Serengeti National Park is famed for its annual migration.
Overnight at Acacia Migration Camps
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3 – Ndutu Area – Seronera
Early in the morning, enjoy a hot air balloon safari, then back to the camp for your breakfast followed with an afternoon game drive en route to Serengeti Central (Seronera).
Serengeti National Park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife particularly the “Big Five”, named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters – lion. The Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem, African leopard, these reclusive predators are commonly seen around.
Day 4 – Serengeti – Arusha (Departure)
Enjoy morning game drive, then back to the camp for breakfast. Afterwards, you will be driven back to Arusha where you will be dropped off to your hotel on own arrangement or the airport for your flight back home.
End of 4 Days Ndutu Migration Safari Calving Season
- Inclusions
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days
Exclusions
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcoholic drinks
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Travel insurance and medical repatriation
- Items of a personal nature
