6-Day Calving Seasons Ndutu
The 6-Day Calving Seasons Ndutu Safari offers an unforgettable experience as you witness the incredible wildebeest migration and calving season in Tanzania. Starting in Arusha, you’ll journey through diverse landscapes, including the Tarangire National Park, known for its magnificent elephant herds. The highlight of the trip is the Ndutu region in the southern Serengeti, where you’ll see thousands of wildebeest calves being born amidst the short-grass plains. This season attracts numerous predators, providing thrilling opportunities to observe predator-prey interactions. The safari also includes a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater, home to a rich variety of wildlife, and concludes with a visit to Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions and stunning scenery.
- ✅ This is a mid-range tour and it includes overnight stay at lodges and tented camps
- ✅ You can make small changes to the tour's accommodations and destinations upon request.
- ✅ This tour can begin any day, based on availability.
- ✅ Ideal for solo travelers, this private tour can be booked individually.
- Any additional lodging can be booked before or after the tour at an extra cost.
Day
Accommodation
Meals Included
1
Mid-range hotel in Karatu 2-3hr drive from Tarangire NP
All Meals Included
2 - 3
Mid-range luxury camp located in Ndutu area.
All Meals Included
4
Mid-range luxury tented camp in Central Serengeti NP
All Meals Included
5
Mid-range luxury lodge loctaed in Ngorongoro Crater
All Meals Included
6 : No accommodation on this day!
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
You’ll be picked up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. Tanzania’s third-largest national park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park, which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here, you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. After the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge, where a delicious dinner awaits you.
Main destination: Tarangire National Park | Accommodation: Omega View Hotel
Meals & drinks: All meals are included, and drinking water and other soft drinks are included.
Day 2: Transfer to Ndutu (South Serengeti)
Your safari will begin by 8AM in the morning with a pick up from your hotel in Karatu and head towards the Ndutu region. A few minutes commencing the drive, you will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) where you will notice the landscape changing from hilly forests to plain and green grasslands. Once you reach Ndutu you will begin a half day game drive with a convenient stop for your picnic lunch. Sweeping grasslands cover the region which gradually fade into the Serengeti. Ndutu forms a part of the route for the annual migration of more than 2 million wildebeests and thousands of zebra, antelope and gazelle. During game drives at the right season between December and April, you will be able to see the fertile plains turn into calving grounds and nursery for the great migration. This season attracts hordes of predators prying on vulnerable young wildebeest. After game viewing, you will now head towards your choice of accommodation, where a freshly prepared dinner awaits you.
Main destination: Ndutu Southern Serengeti National Park | Accommodation: Lake Ndutu Luxury Tented Camp
Meals & drinks: All meals are included, and drinking water and other soft drinks are included.
Day 3: Full game drive in Ndutu
Stunned by the previous day’s spotting of the migration, today you get another chance to view the beautiful wildlife spectacle. The Ndutu region is a part of the glorious Serengeti National Park as well as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Today you will be following the migration depending on its location. During game drives at the right season between December and April, you will be able to see the fertile plains turn into calving grounds and nursery for the great migration. This season attracts hordes of predators preying on vulnerable young wildebeest. The action-packed game drive will end late in the evening by around 5PM. You will now head towards your choice of accommodation, where a freshly prepared dinner awaits you. Ensure you get some good rest and recharge yourself for another eventful day.
Main destination: Ndutu Southern Serengeti National Park | Accommodation: Lake Ndutu Luxury Tented Camp
Meals & drinks: All meals are included, and drinking water and other soft drinks are included.
Day 4: Ndutu to central Serengeti
With lunch box from your hotel we do en route game drive towards Serengeti where we will have our lunch in one of picnic site, then we continue to explore the Serengeti landscape, kopjes and variety of wild animals include cheetah, leopard, hyena, elephants, zebras, buffalos, giraffe, antelopes, vultures, secretary bird, Cori bustard and so on. We will continue with game drive till dusk where will head to place of our accommodation.
Main destination: Serengeti National Park | Accommodation: Moyo Tented Camp
Meals & drinks: All meals are included, and drinking water and other soft drinks are included.
Day 5: Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and fourteen kilometres of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater | Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Meals & drinks: All meals are included, and drinking water and other soft drinks are included.
Day 6 :Lake Manyara National Park
With lunch box from your hotel we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park after necessary registration we start game drive. The park is famous for black and white colobus monkey, blue monkey, velvet monkey, olive baboon, herds of elephants, tree climbing lions, buffalos, zebras, wildebeest, inland, hippos and since the three quarter of the park is lake, we will see dozens of waters bird’s species. Lunch will be taken in one of the picnic sites in the park, then in the late afternoon we will drive back to Arusha.
Main destination: Lake Mnayara| No accommodation
Meals & drinks: Breakfast and lunch are included, and drinking water and other soft drinks are included.
Things to Note
✅ Prices are per person and do not include any extra items or costs that are not mentioned on the day by itinerary to or from your home country.
✅ This tour welcomes children aged 1 year and older. There is no charge for children under 6 years old.
| Start dates | Solo | 2 People | 3 People | 4 People | 5 People | 6 People | 7 People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan - Dec 2025 | $4,500 | $2,700 | $2,680 | $2,490 | $2,375 | $2,100 | $2050 |
Dear customer,
We are glad that you are considering a tour with us! To ensure we provide the best experience tailored to your needs, we want to let you know that our tour prices vary based on several factors:
Number of Participants: The price can vary depending on the number of people joining the tour or trip.
Duration: The number of days you choose for your tour will influence the overall cost.
Accommodations & Destinations: The level of accommodations, the parks you wish to visit, and the tour destinations will also affect the price.
Accommodation Options for Your Safari…………………………………………………..
Accommodation Option 1: $ per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
– Stay at Omega View Hotel, Karatu [Full Board]
– Stay at Canopy Migration Camp Ndutu, Ndutu [Full Board]
– Stay at The Whisper Serengeti, Central Serengeti [Full Board]
– Stay at The Whisper Serengeti, Central Serengeti [Full Board]
– Stay at The Whisper Serengeti, Central Serengeti [Full Board]
– Stay at The Whisper Serengeti, Central Serengeti [Full Board]
Accommodation Option 2: $ per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
– Stay at Eileen’s Trees Inn – Standard, Karatu [Full Board]
– Stay at Africa Safari South Serengeti – Luxury Glamping, Ndutu, [Full Board]
– Stay at Tanzania Bush Camps, Seronera, Central Serengeti [Full Board]
– Stay at Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp [Full Board]
– Stay at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge, Tarangire (Outside the Park) [Full Board]
