6-Day Calving Season Safari

Witness the Miracle of New Life in the Serengeti

Book This Safari
Scroll Down

Calving Season Safari Experience

The 6-Day Calving Seasons Ndutu Safari offers an unforgettable experience as you witness the incredible wildebeest migration and calving season in Tanzania. Starting in Arusha, you’ll journey through diverse landscapes, including the Tarangire National Park, known for its magnificent elephant herds. The highlight of the trip is the Ndutu region in the southern Serengeti, where you’ll see thousands of wildebeest calves being born amidst the short-grass plains. This season attracts numerous predators, providing thrilling opportunities to observe predator-prey interactions. The safari also includes a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater, home to a rich variety of wildlife, and concludes with a visit to Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions and stunning scenery.

Safari Highlights

  • This is a mid-range tour and it includes overnight stay at lodges and tented camps
  • You can make small changes to the tour's accommodations and destinations upon request.
  • This tour can begin any day, based on availability.
  • Ideal for solo travelers, this private tour can be booked individually.
  • Expert Maasai guides with 10+ years experience
Wildebeest herd during calving season

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park

You’ll be picked up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. Tanzania’s third-largest national park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park, which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here, you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. After the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge, where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Accommodation: Omega View Hotel

Meals: All meals included

Day 2: Transfer to Ndutu (South Serengeti)

Ndutu, Serengeti
Ndutu plains

Your safari will begin by 8AM in the morning with a pick up from your hotel in Karatu and head towards the Ndutu region. A few minutes commencing the drive, you will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) where you will notice the landscape changing from hilly forests to plain and green grasslands. Once you reach Ndutu you will begin a half day game drive with a convenient stop for your picnic lunch. Sweeping grasslands cover the region which gradually fade into the Serengeti. Ndutu forms a part of the route for the annual migration of more than 2 million wildebeests and thousands of zebra, antelope and gazelle. During game drives at the right season between December and April, you will be able to see the fertile plains turn into calving grounds and nursery for the great migration. This season attracts hordes of predators prying on vulnerable young wildebeest. After game viewing, you will now head towards your choice of accommodation, where a freshly prepared dinner awaits you.

Accommodation: Lake Ndutu Luxury Tented Camp

Meals: All meals included

Day 3: Full game drive in Ndutu

Ndutu, Serengeti
Ndutu wildlife

Stunned by the previous day’s spotting of the migration, today you get another chance to view the beautiful wildlife spectacle. The Ndutu region is a part of the glorious Serengeti National Park as well as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Today you will be following the migration depending on its location. During game drives at the right season between December and April, you will be able to see the fertile plains turn into calving grounds and nursery for the great migration. This season attracts hordes of predators preying on vulnerable young wildebeest. The action-packed game drive will end late in the evening by around 5PM. You will now head towards your choice of accommodation, where a freshly prepared dinner awaits you. Ensure you get some good rest and recharge yourself for another eventful day.

Accommodation: Lake Ndutu Luxury Tented Camp

Meals: All meals included

Day 4: Ndutu to Central Serengeti

Serengeti National Park
Serengeti landscape

With lunch box from your hotel we do en route game drive towards Serengeti where we will have our lunch in one of picnic site, then we continue to explore the Serengeti landscape, kopjes and variety of wild animals include cheetah, leopard, hyena, elephants, zebras, buffalos, giraffe, antelopes, vultures, secretary bird, Cori bustard and so on. We will continue with game drive till dusk where will head to place of our accommodation.

Accommodation: Moyo Tented Camp

Meals: All meals included

Day 5: Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and fourteen kilometres of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge

Meals: All meals included

Day 6: Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara
Lake Manyara

With lunch box from your hotel we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park after necessary registration we start game drive. The park is famous for black and white colobus monkey, blue monkey, velvet monkey, olive baboon, herds of elephants, tree climbing lions, buffalos, zebras, wildebeest, inland, hippos and since the three quarter of the park is lake, we will see dozens of waters bird’s species. Lunch will be taken in one of the picnic sites in the park, then in the late afternoon we will drive back to Arusha.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch included

Pricing Information

Prices are per person in US Dollars

10 entries per page
Start Dates Solo 2 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 6 People 7+ People
Jan - Dec 2025 $4,500 $2,700 $2,680 $2,490 $2,375 $2,100 $2,050

Flexible Pricing Options

Dear customer,

We are glad that you are considering a tour with us! To ensure we provide the best experience tailored to your needs, we want to let you know that our tour prices vary based on several factors:

  • Number of Participants: The price can vary depending on the number of people joining the tour or trip.
  • Duration: The number of days you choose for your tour will influence the overall cost.
  • Accommodations & Destinations: The level of accommodations, the parks you wish to visit, and the tour destinations will also affect the price.

Accommodation Options for Your Safari

Standard Package: $2,050 per adult
  • Stay at Omega View Hotel, Karatu [Full Board]
  • Stay at Canopy Migration Camp Ndutu [Full Board]
  • Stay at The Whisper Serengeti, Central Serengeti [Full Board]
Luxury Package: $2,700 per adult
  • Stay at Eileen's Trees Inn - Standard, Karatu [Full Board]
  • Stay at Africa Safari South Serengeti - Luxury Glamping [Full Board]
  • Stay at Tanzania Bush Camps, Seronera [Full Board]
  • Stay at Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp [Full Board]

What's Included

  • Park fees (for non-residents)
  • All activities (unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water (on all days)

What's Not Included

  • International flights (from/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (tipping guideline: US$50.00 per person per day)
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government-imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Plan Your Calving Season Safari

Complete the form below and our safari specialists will contact you within 24 hours

Opening your email app...