4 Days Ndutu Migration Safari Calving Season

Trip Overview & Highlight

Itinerary

4 Days Ndutu Migration Safari Calving Season

Witness the spectacular wildebeest calving season in the Southern Serengeti’s Ndutu region. This safari offers a front-row seat to dramatic wildlife activity during one of nature’s most remarkable cycles, set against the stunning backdrop of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro ecosystems.

Safari and Tour Highlight:

Day 1: Arusha to Ndutu (Southern Serengeti)
Day 2: Full day in Ndutu – Calving Season Game Drives
Day 3: Ndutu to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater game drive – Return to Arusha

Price per Person:

# People in Group:	2	3–4	5	6+
Mid-Range Lodging:	$1,750	$1,650	$1,630	$1,550
Luxury Lodging:	$3,550	$3,050	$2,900	$2,750

Inclusion:

Included	Excluded
All Park entrances & taxes All Meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner), soft drinks & water (bottled water 3litres or more a day) Transfer to & from the airport Accommodation during safari Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with a viewing roof and guaranteed window seating Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, communications radio, electric cooler, and filtered water	Tips for guides, cook International and domestic flights Tanzania Visa fee Balloons In Serengeti ($650 per person )

Tour Plan

Day 1: Arusha to Southern Serengeti (Ndutu)

In the morning pick up from your hotel at Arusha and head towards the Ndutu region. The drive to Ndutu is about 5.5 hours covering a distance of 260 Kms. 2 hours commencing the drive, you will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Ngorongoro) 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 fades 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 nurseries for the great migration. This season attracts hordes of predators prying on vulnerable young wildebeest. Crested with Ndutu Lake and Lake Masek, these waterholes offer plenty of wildlife game during the dry season. The Ndutu is also the home ground for 6 species of big cats – leopard, lion, cheetah, caracal, serval, and wildcat. The action-packed game drive will end late in the evening by around 5 PM. 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.

Day 2: Southern Serengeti (Ndutu)

The excitement for today will be quite high as you make your way into the most celebrated wildlife park in the world – The Serengeti. After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. Serengeti means endless plains in the local African language and watching the grassland stretch out as far as the eye can see and eventually merge with the sky at the horizon is an absolutely breathtaking view. With an overall land area of 14,763 sq km, It puts our notion about the distance to shame. The Serengeti also houses the glorious “Big 5” (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, and leopard). Along with the “Big 5”, a very pleasant sighting would be one of Africa’s most beautiful animals – The Impala. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa. You must also look out for the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass. They provide ample shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna. A picnic lunch will be done during the day-long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Accommodation: Ang’ata Ndutu

Day 3: Southern Serengeti (Ndutu) to Ngorongoro area

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and has fourteen kilometers 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.

Accommodation: Farm of Dream Lodge

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha

On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descent at around 6:30 AM into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq km with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs, and Lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4-hour drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off at your preferred location in Arusha by 6:00 PM in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.