5-Day Tanzania Great Migration Safari Calving Season

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Fly to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast transfer to Arusha airport and board a 1hour flight to Serengeti National Park. As you touch the ground, you will meet you Naturalist Guide who will be taking you for game enroute to camp for lunch. You will get to the camp on good time to check-in, have lunch and have 2 hours of free time discovery around the camp in the afternoon.

At around 15:00, you will head out in this rich ecosystem prepare yourself to explore Serengeti as you go for an afternoon game drive. You will witness Africa’s iconic savannah landscape and sheer number of ungulates roaming these grassy plains.
At around 18:00, you will return to camp on time for shower, camp fire and a sundowner before dinner.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Nyikani Camp Central Serengeti

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Drive to Ndutu Ngorongoro

Today you have the opportunity to go for optional balloon safari that starts at 04:30 am and ends with a champagne breakfast in the mist of the Serengeti plains. You will proceed with game drive, another opportunity to explore the iconic savanna plains of Serengeti. With luck you see a good number of wildlife but also see the Serengeti Kopjes, one the attractions in Serengeti.

You will go back to camp for lunch and check out. At around 02:00pm, you will leave the camp heading to Ndutu with game en route. There are almost two million wildebeest and zebra that move through the area each year between December to May. February is usually the calving season where wildebeest deliver approximately 8,000 calves a day. You will explore Lake Ndutu, the alkaline lake that attracts a wide range of wildlife that come around to drink and for cooling off their bodies.
As dusk draws close, you will leave the Lake behind you as you drive to Camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP)

Accommodation:

Nyikani Camp Tarangire

• Mid-range tented camp located outside Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Ndutu Serengeti Southern Plains

After a breakfast, head out to enjoy a full day game drive in Ndutu area, following the herds of wildebeests, Zebras and Gazelles who will be culminating the famous calving season, forming a sea of ungulates that attracts hungry predators, making live kill a possibility to spot.

You will have lunch in the middle of the wilderness before going on with an exploration of awesome sights of the great vibrant herds of wildebeest, zebras and antelopes.
The blanket of grass is advantageous for the herds as it provides cover from predators as well as providing much-needed nutrients to calves who are able to run minutes after they are born and within 3 days, they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herds.

Late in the afternoon, return to camp for shower, self-exploration around the camp and dinner overnight.

Main Destination:

Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP)

Accommodation:

Nyikani Camp Tarangire

• Mid-range tented camp located outside Tarangire NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, depart with picnic lunch towards Ngorongoro crater, famously known as Eden’s Garden, as it gives you a dramatic adventurous journey down to the 600 meters which itself is a highlight of the safari. This Multiple land use property which has people and animals living together in harmony will leave you with life time memories of the spectacular beauty you will witness.

After a delicious lunch you will set out back for an afternoon game drive which will take you through the Ngorongoro Highlands, offering plenty of opportunities to spot animals. You may spot antelopes and gazelles, the African elephant and the respected group of animals; the predators like lion, leopard, cheetahs and hyena. If you a lucky, mother nature might give an opportunity to spot the rare black rhino.
Later in the afternoon, drive to lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Kudu Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Drive to Arusha

After a relaxing breakfast, you will drive to Arusha for lunch in Arusha town then proceed with transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.