5 Day Private Ndutu Calving Season Safari Serengeti Ngorongoro

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5 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 4 more

Be there when the wildebeest give birth. From January to March the short-grass plains of Ndutu, in the southern Serengeti ecosystem, become the nursery of the Great Migration: thousands of calves are born every day, and lions, cheetahs and hyenas are never far away.

This private 5-day safari puts you right in the middle of it, with two full nights at Mbuni Migration Camp on the calving plains instead of long day trips. You also visit Tarangire, famous for its elephants and baobabs, and spend a full day in the Ngorongoro Crater, one of the best places in Africa to see black rhino.

You have your own 4x4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof and your own professional guide from Arusha, so you stop whenever you want and everyone has a window seat. Park fees, lodges, all meals on safari and airport transfers are included. Run by BigFiveTrails, a small licensed local operator in Arusha (TALA licence 036593).

What's Included

All park entrance fees, Ngorongoro Crater service fee and 18% VAT
Your own professional driver-guide and drinking water in the vehicle
Private 4x4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof and window seat for everyone, airport pickup and drop-off
Lunch (Optional[4])
Lunch
Dinner (Optional[4])
Dinner
Breakfast (Optional[4])
Breakfast
4 nights accommodation: 2 nights Mbuni Migration Camp (Ndutu), 2 nights Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Tanzania mandatory visitor insurance, USD 44 per person, paid online before travel
International flights and Tanzania visa
Drinks, tips for guide and camp staff, and personal expenses

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

I will pick you up anytime you are available. The guide will be wearing a green or khaki shirt with our company logo. They will also be holding a signboard displaying the client's name and the number of clients in the group.

Itinerary

Duration: 5 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Kilimanjaro Airport to Tarangire National Park

    1 stop
  • 1
    Tarangire National Park

    Your guide meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and you drive straight to Tarangire National Park for your first game drive. Tarangire is famous for its huge elephant herds and ancient baobab trees, with giraffe, zebra, buffalo and, with luck, lions resting in the shade. In the green calving season the park is lush and quiet. Picnic lunch in the park, then continue to Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands for the night.

    6 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Across the Ngorongoro Highlands to the Ndutu Calving Plains

    1 stop
  • 2
    Ndutu Lake

    Drive up through the green Ngorongoro highlands, past the crater rim and Maasai villages, and down onto the open plains of the southern Serengeti, stopping at Olduvai Gorge if time allows. In the afternoon you reach Ndutu, the heart of the wildebeest calving grounds from January to March, with a first game drive among the herds on the way to camp. Night at Mbuni Migration Camp, right on the calving plains.

    8 hours • Admission ticket included
    • Day 3

    Full Day with the Calving Herds in Ndutu

    1 stop
  • 3
    Ndutu Lake

    A whole day with your guide on the short-grass plains around Ndutu, the nursery of the Great Migration. From January to March thousands of wildebeest and zebra calves are born here each day, and predators follow close behind: lions, cheetahs, hyenas and jackals. Your guide follows the herds and the hunts, with a picnic lunch out on the plains. Calving usually peaks in February; we confirm where the herds are just before your trip. Second night at Mbuni Migration Camp.

    10 hours • Admission ticket included
    • Day 4

    Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

    1 stop
  • 4
    Ngorongoro Crater

    Leave Ndutu early and drive up to the Ngorongoro Crater rim, then descend about 600 metres into the largest intact volcanic caldera on Earth, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the crater floor live lions, hyenas, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest and the rare black rhino. Picnic lunch by the hippo pool, then climb out to Karatu for the night.

    6 hours • Admission ticket included
    • Day 5

    Return to Kilimanjaro Airport

    1 stop
  • 5
    Mto wa Mbu

    After breakfast, a relaxed drive back towards Arusha with a short stop at the colourful Mto wa Mbu market for fruit and local crafts. Your guide then takes you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home, or on to Zanzibar for a beach extension.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Bigfivetrails

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Nature and Wildlife Tours
Multi-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
4WD Tours
Safaris
Involves Animals
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