8 Day Tanzania Calving Season Safari

Newborn wildebeest in Ndutu, big cats in Central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater in one 8-day safari timed for the calving season.

8-day Tanzania safari · From $4,200 USD per person

Destinations: Tarangire National Park · Serengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Conservation Area

What's included

• Airport pick-up and drop-off
• All park entrance fees.
• Accommodation as per itinerary.
• Professional Guide
• Meals as specified (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Bottled water

What's not included

• International flights
• Visa and travel insurance.
• Personal expenses (laundry, phone calls, drinks)
• Tips and gratuities
• Optional activities (e.g. hot air balloon safari )
• Optional activities not listed in the itinerary

Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Arusha: Airport Transfer

   On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet our professional safari representative and driver-guide, who welcomes you to Tanzania. You are transferred to your hotel in Arusha for overnight accommodation

2. Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

   After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park for your first wildlife experience. Enjoy a game drive through the park, famous for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest

3. Day 3: Tarangire to Central Serengeti: Big Cat Experience

   After breakfast, journey toward the legendary Serengeti National Park and on to the Central Serengeti, well known for resident wildlife and excellent chances to meet lions, leopards and cheetahs. Your guide searches

4. Day 4: Full Day in Central Serengeti: Big Cats

   Spend a full day in the Central Serengeti with a focus on big cats. With no long transfer you can dedicate more time to game drives and wildlife observation. Search for prides of lions, solitary leopards resting in

5. Day 5: Central Serengeti to Ndutu: Wildebeest Migration and Big Cats

   After breakfast, drive toward the Ndutu Area in the Southern Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. During calving season the short-grass plains are an important gathering area for the migrating wildebeest

6. Day 6: Full Day in Ndutu: Calving Season and Newborns

   Today is dedicated entirely to the Ndutu Area. Spend the day following the Great Migration and looking for the most memorable moments of the calving season: large wildebeest herds, newborn calves, zebras and gazelles

7. Day 7: Ndutu to Ngorongoro Highlands

   Enjoy a final morning or half-day game drive in the Ndutu Area, another chance to experience the migration before leaving the Southern Serengeti. Then continue toward the Ngorongoro Highlands, enjoying the changing

8. Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater: Big Five Experience and Departure

   After an early breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for your final major wildlife experience. Spend the day on the crater floor searching for the Big Five and other wildlife, with special attention to finding

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