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Overview
Experience the magic of the Serengeti wildebeest calving season with Gracepatt Ecotours Kenya! Enjoy three nights exploring the Ndutu calving grounds, private 4×4 Land Cruiser game drives, luxury lodges, expert guiding, and exceptional wildlife photography opportunities. Discover the wildlife wonders of Tarangire, Southern Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater on this unforgettable 7-day luxury safari.
What's included
Drinking water Bottled
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Gratuities
What to expect
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha
7h
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet your Gracepatt representative and transfer to your luxury lodge in Arusha.
Spend the rest of the day relaxing after your journey. Depending on your arrival time, enjoy the lodge facilities and a safari briefing covering the journey, wildlife viewing, and calving season.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park Safari
Tarangire National Park
8h · Admission ticket included
After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park, famous for its majestic baobab trees, large elephant herds, and beautiful savannah scenery.
Enjoy a game drive searching for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, and other wildlife. Your guide will help you discover the park’s diverse habitats and birdlife.
Enjoy lunch during the safari before continuing with afternoon wildlife viewing. Later, proceed to your lodge for dinner and relaxation.
Day 3: Journey to Ndutu – Southern Serengeti
Ndutu Lake
8h · Admission ticket included
After breakfast, travel toward the Ndutu area, one of the most important wildlife regions during the wildebeest calving season.
Enjoy scenic landscapes and wildlife viewing along the way, with a game drive as conditions and arrival time permit. During January–March, the open grasslands can attract large herds of wildebeest and zebra.
Arrive at your luxury camp, settle in, and enjoy dinner under the African sky.
Day 4: Full-Day Calving Season Safari in Ndutu
8h
Spend a full day exploring the Ndutu plains with your expert safari guide. This is the main focus of the trip, offering opportunities to observe the migration herds, young calves, and the predators that follow them.
Look for lions, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, and other wildlife. Your guide will select areas based on recent sightings, herd movements, road conditions, and weather.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in a designated area during your game drive, followed by more wildlife viewing before returning to camp.
Day 5: Another Full Day in the Southern Serengeti
Serengeti National Park
8h
Enjoy an early breakfast before heading out for another full day of wildlife exploration. Staying a third night in the Ndutu area allows more time to follow the herds rather than rushing between distant destinations.
Explore different plains and woodland habitats, searching for wildebeest families, zebras, gazelles, and predators. The day can be tailored around wildlife activity and photography opportunities.
Return to camp in the evening for dinner and a relaxing night in the wilderness.
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater Wildlife Adventure
Ngorongoro Crater
8h · Admission ticket included
After breakfast, depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive across its grasslands, lakes, and woodland habitats.
Search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, and the endangered black rhinoceros, although sightings are never guaranteed.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in an approved area before continuing your crater exploration. In the afternoon, ascend from the crater and transfer to your luxury lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Departure from Tanzania
6h · Admission ticket included
After breakfast, transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport or another agreed drop-off point, depending on your onward travel arrangements.
If your flight is later in the day, there may be time for a relaxed morning at the lodge, subject to the transfer schedule.
Depart with wonderful memories of Tanzania’s landscapes, wildlife, and the unforgettable calving-season experience.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Our driver guide will come to pick you at your hotel lobby within Ausha
Additional information
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
