This ten days wildebeest migration safari its special for the calving season from December - March they always begin their cycle in the Southern Serengeti area of Ndutu and follow wherever the grass is greener... Whilst we have a good idea of where the wildebeest should be at any given time of year, it really does depend on where the rain falls The wildebeest migrate around the Serengeti and into the Our 10 days Migration Calving safari stays in luxury lodges and tented camps at all inclusive.
Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport meet and greet by our Airport office representative who will assist you incase of Visa or any passport control issue after that will welcome you to our office for the refreshments where you will meet your guide then transfer to Arusha dinner overnight at the hotel. Arusha is a city in East Africa's Tanzania located at the base of volcanic Mt. Meru It's a gateway to safari destinations and to Africa's highest peak 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro lying some 100 kilometers northeast.
After breakfast at the Hotel and short safari briefing then depart and drive to Tarangire full day game drive in the Tarangire National Park until afternoon lunch time your driver will set and prepare the table for a fully hot meal lunch soup bread rolls main dish and fruits salad following with a glass of wine tea and coffee after lunch continue with a game drive until evening drive to the camp for the dinner and overnight. The Park Located slightly off the main safari route Tarangire National Park is a lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania that is most famous for its elephant migration, birding and quiet authentic safari atmosphere. The majority of travelers to the region either miss out Tarangire altogether or venture into the park for a matter of hours leaving parts of Tarangire virtually untouched.
After breakfast morning walking safari with armed ranger afternoon game drive in the Park until afternoon lunch time your driver will set and prepare the table for a fully hot meal lunch soup bread rolls main dish and fruits salad following with a glass of wine tea and coffee after lunch continue with a game drive until evening drive to the camp for dinner and night game drive overnight at the Lodge. Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams It’s the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem – a smorgasbord for predators – and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed.
Breakfast at the Lodge drive to Manyara National park for a full day game afternoon during lunch time your driver will set and prepare the table through our car shade for a fully hot meal lunch soup bread rolls main dish and fruits salad following with a glass of wine tea and coffee after lunch continue with a game drive until late afternoon drive to the lodge for diner and overnight. Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife More than 400 species have been recorded and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day Inland of the floodplain a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants.
Early breakfast at the lodge depart and drive to Ngorongoro crater for the game drive in the crater afternoon during lunch time your driver will set and prepare the table through our car shade for a fully hot meal lunch soup bread rolls main dish and fruits salad following with a glass of wine tea and coffee after lunch continue with a game drive late afternoon drive back to the lodge for a dinner and overnight. The jewel in Ngorongoro's crown is a deep, volcanic crater the largest un flooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder We will visit Lake Magadi a large but shallow alkaline lake in the south western corner which is one of the main features of the crater A large number of flamingos hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here.
Breakfast at the Lodge then depart to Serengeti south in Ndutu area a full day game drive at Ndutu Area viewing the great wildebeest migration viewing afternoon during lunch time afternoon your driver will set and prepare the table for a fully hot meal lunch soup bread rolls main dish and fruits salad following with a glass of wine tea and coffee late afternoon to Ngorongoro to the camp or the dinner and overnight late evening drive back the camp/ lodge for dinner and overnight. Explore the range of different habitats that include swamps, woodland, soda lakes and the world famous Serengeti short grass plains. See great herds of wildebeest and zebra. During a short time frame around February, normally lasting for about 3 weeks the majority of the wildebeest calve. The sea of grass provides little cover and the young are easy pickings for a variety of predators.
After breakfast at the camp following with a game drive in Ndutu area exploring the grassy plains and woodlands in the area, tracking the massed herds of wildebeest and zebra witnessing the birth of new calves and trailing predators such as lion, cheetah and hyena on the hunt game afternoon during lunch time your driver will set and prepare the table through our car shade for a fully hot meal lunch soup bread rolls main dish and fruits salad following with a glass of wine tea and coffee after lunch continue with a game drive until evening drive back to the Camp for dinner and overnight It is the Migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought or crocodile infested river can hold them back.
After breakfast at the Lodge following with a game drive Serengeti national park searching for a big cats big five afternoon your driver will set and prepare the table for a fully hot meal lunch soup bread rolls main dish and fruits salad following with a glass of wine / tea and coffee after lunch continue with game drive on the way to central Serengeti to the lodge the Magnificent Wildlife. The only living things which look as if they really belonged to it are the Wild Animals. Between the animals and Africa there is an understanding that the human beings have not yet earned Laurens van der Post, Venture to the Interior, 1963… Today, the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Maasai Mara Game Reserve across the border in Kenya, protect the greatest and most varied collection of terrestrial wildlife on earth, and one of the last great migratory systems still intact.
Early morning hot air balloon safari after landing you will have a celebration champagne and good breakfast following with a game drive in central Serengeti searching for a big cats / big five afternoon your driver will set and prepare the table for a fully hot meal lunch soup bread rolls main dish and fruits salad following with a glass of wine tea and coffee continue with game drive until evening when your drive will set a sundowner picnic table with drinks and snacks before you drive back to the camp or the dinner and overnight. 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.
After breakfast at the Lodge following with a morning game drive Serengeti national park en route to Seronera Airstrip for the flight back to Arusha on arrival you will be transfered to the Arusha coffer lodge for a day room and lunch evening transfer to kilimanjaro international airport drop off for your flight back home. Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park, also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th world wide wonder.
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