THE WILDEBEEST CALVING SEASON

6 days—TANZANIA IS HOME TO THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD - 7 DAYS NDUTU WILDEBEEST CALVING

$1990-3930 USD

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Safari summary

The secret to a Serengeti safari is knowing where to be and when to be there in order to enjoy the great migration. The migration is not only all about the dramatic river crossing up North but it is also in other parts of Serengeti. This tour takes you to calving season down South around Ndutu area, where an estimated 500,000 young wildebeests are born. Of course the masses of young wildebeests are meals in waiting for predators, with plenty of hunts and kills happening as the concentrated herds attract a good number of lions, cheetah and hyenas. It is a great time for photography, with elephants, giraffes and buffalos being pretty easy to spot amongst many flat topped acacia trees and across sweeping grasslands. Parks to be visited are Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	January, February, March, December
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

Itinerary

Day 1

Lake Manyara

DAY 1: ARUSHA – LAKE MANYARA After early breakfast, we will depart the lodge with picnic lunch and drive to Manyara National Park, some 120 kilometres from Arusha. Lake Manyara is a small park at the base of Rift Valley escarpment. Its groundwater forest offers an excellent change of scenery from more savannah-dominated parts. Although the park is known for tree-climbing lions, big cats aren’t the easily seen. Elephants are very prolific and are also part of main attraction.

Bougainvillea Safari Lodoge

Day 2

Ngorongoro Crater

DAY 2: KARATU – NGORONGORO Depart the lodge and drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will descend over 600 metres into the crater. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park hosts a vast variety of animals e.g. herds of wildebeests, zebras, buffalos, eland, warthogs, hippos and giant African elephants. We shall visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the South West corner, which is one of the main features of the crater.

Rhino Lodge

Day 3

Serengeti

DAY 3: NGORONGORO/NDUTU AREA After breakfast, we will head to Ndutu area, situated in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, part of the Serengeti Ecosystem. Lake Ndutu is alkaline, like most of the Rift lakes. We arrive in time for lunch at Mbugani Camps and after a sumptuous lunch, we will have a game drive in Ndutu area. The majority of the wildebeests can be found here around December and March. The area is also heavily populated with elephants, birds and resident game.

Mbugani Migration Camp

Day 4

Serengeti

DAY 5: FULL DAY IN NDUTU Enjoy a full day game viewing in the Ndutu Area. Explore the range of different habitats that include swamps, woodlands, soda lakes and the world famous Serengeti short grass plains. See the great herds of wildebeests and zebras. During a short time frame, around February normally lasting for about three weeks, the majority of the wildebeests calve.

Mbugani Migration Camp

Day 5

Serengeti

DAY 5: NDUTU – SERENGETI After breakfast, we will depart the camp with picnic lunch and drive towards Serengeti National Park with game en route. Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s most famous park and it is also the largest at 14,763 square kilometer of protected area that borders Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Park. Its far-reaching plains of endless grass, tinged with the twisted shadows of acacia trees, have made it quite essential image of a wild and untamed Africa.

Mbugani Camps

Day 6

Serengeti

DAY 6: SERENGETI – ARUSHA After breakfast, we will depart the camp with picnic lunch. Enjoy game en route as you head back to Arusha via Ngorongoro National Park, arriving in the evening for drop off to airport to catch your flight home.

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