Ndutu migration safari during calving tours holidays and travel package have been designed specifically to focus on and to increase your chance to see the great Serengeti wildebeest migration. The Southern Serengeti and Ndutu areas in Tanzania are the best locations for the months of January, February and March to witness thousands of wildebeest spread across the plains grazing on the rich short grass plains. Predator action is at its peak with great sightings of cheetah, lion, hyena and leopard and a very good chance to see adrenalin packed kills
Tour Summary
Day 1
Arusha – Serengeti South – Ndutu Area
Accommodation: Enkutoto Migration Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2
Ndutu
Accommodation: Enkutoto Migration Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Day 3
Ndutu – Seronera
Accommodation: Enkirari Wilderness Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4
Serengeti – Conservation Area
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Wilderness Camp
Meal : Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater – Departure
Accommodation: No Accommodation
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Day by day
Day 1: Arusha - Serengeti South (Ndutu Area)
We’ll pick you up from your hotel accommodation in Arusha and bring you to Arusha Airstrip for your flight to Ndutu Area. Upon arrival, you’ll have a meet and greet with your tour guide/driver and then proceed to a game drive.
Lake Ndutu area, situated in the Ngorongoro conservation area, part of the southern Serengeti eco-system. Lake Ndutu is alkaline, like most of the other Rift lakes, 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. The area is usually heavily populated with elephants, birds and resident game.
Accommodation: Enkutoto Migration Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Day 2: Ndutu
Start your day with a game drive in the Ndutu Area after breakfast, and then back to the camp for lunch, then resume the game drive at Seronera.
In the wilderness, tracking the Great Migration trails. A thorough explanation of this great world event that Tanzania is proud of will be provided. And in the evening, as the sun goes down, Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park, also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th worldwide wonder, the Serengeti is famed for its annual migration.
Accommodation: Enkirari Wilderness Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Day 3: Ndutu Area - Seronera
Experience a hot air balloon safari early in the morning and then proceed back to the camp for breakfast. Afterwards, we’ll depart for Seronera with game drive en route.
The 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 in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem. African Leopard: these reclusive predators are commonly seen around.
Accommodation: Enkirari Wilderness Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Day 4: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we’ll continue the game drive in Seronera area and in the afternoon, we’ll proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
A million wildebeest… each one driven by the same ancient rhythm, fulfilling its instinctive role in the inescapable cycle of life: a frenzied three-week bout of territorial conquests and mating; survival of the fittest as 40km (25 mile) long columns plunge through crocodile-infested waters on the annual exodus north; replenishing the species in a brief population explosion that produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the 1,000 km (600 miles) pilgrimage begins again.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater – back to Arusha – End of safari
Breakfast at your lodge you will descend early into the Crater floor for game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater.
The earlier you descend to the Crater floor so you may descend after breakfast or even with a packed breakfast to be at the Crater floor as early as you can and better your chances of seeing the rare animals like Black Rhinos with a little luck. Spend the better part of the morning exploring the Ngorongoro Crater until lunchtime.
Ngorongoro Crater with its 600 to 650-meter-high walls is like a natural zoo with the highest concentration of wild animals and it is here where you can even spot the Big Five even in one day if lucky enough.
After picnic lunch which you will most likely take at the hippo poolside designated picnic site, you will drive up the Crater rim and out of the Conservation area. You will return to Arusha where you will arrive later in the afternoon.
This is an ideal way to cut down the costs as travelers in the group share the expenses on fuel, guides, etc. and at the same time share the experience with new friends.