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Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview
Wildebeest Migration Calving Season safari takes you to witness the birth of more than 1000 calves a day. As these newborns take their first steps, they’re targeted by lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. Your chance of seeing predator-prey interaction and a kill is very high during the Serengeti calving season great news for wildlife photographers if not for the wildebeest. This is a perfect safari itinerary for a visit from December to March. Book as group and enjoy up to 30% saving.
What's included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Guide tip, and other item of person nature
What to expect
Day 1: Arrive in Arusha
Arusha
6h
You will be picked up from the airport and transferred to African View Lodge. Your excursion begins with a city sightseeing tour on Day 1, which includes visits to the local markets, the Maasai market, the Cultural Heritage Centre, and the Arusha City Museum.
Day 2: Arusha - Ndutu
Ndutu Lake
10h · Admission ticket included
After breakfast, you'll drive approximately 5.5 hours (covering around 260 km) to Ndutu. About two hours into the journey, you'll enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where the scenery shifts from hilly forests to expansive plains and lush grasslands, gradually blending into the Serengeti ecosystem.
Ndutu lies along the path of the Great Migration, where over two million wildebeest, along with thousands of zebras, antelopes, and gazelles, make their way each year. If you're visiting between December and April.
Upon arrival and after a satisfying lunch, you will have the option to embark on an evening game drive, exploring the Ndutu region home to the majority of the wildebeest migration from December to April. This evening wildlife viewing is an optional activity and will be charged separately.
To conclude the day, you will be transferred to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Ndutu - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro Crater
Pass by
IIn the morning after breakfast, you will head out for a game drive in the Ndutu area. After completing a half-day game drive along with a picnic lunch, we will branch out and head towards the Ngorongoro Crater rim. The 75 km drive to the rim will take about 2.5 hrs with mild game action to see on the way. The crater is one of Africa’s impressive geological attractions and a supreme mecca of wilderness. The day comes to an end with dinner and a good rest in your accommodation.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater
Pass by
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 a.m. 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 2,000 feet. The 5/6-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. Animals like African elephants, buffalos, black rhinos, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs, and lions are found in abundance. After the picnic lunch at the beautiful hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascent 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 in the evening or transferred to the airport.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Our driver/guide will meet you at the reception of your hotel in Arusha or outside the arrivals hall at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) holding a sign with your name.
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
