6-Day Tanzania Migration Safari with Ndutu Calving and Ngorongoro

• Receive an airport pick-up from a safari representative and transfer to your accommodation in Arusha.
• Relax and prepare for the safari adventures ahead while enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of the city.
• Spend the evening at leisure before your overnight stay in Arusha.

Accommodation: Arusha Planet Lodge
Meals: At own expense

• In the morning, meet your personal safari guide and depart from Arusha towards Tarangire National Park.
• Travel across gently rolling Maasai plains lined with scattered acacia trees and observe local Maasai communities along the route.
• Pass Maasai people in colourful traditional dress walking along the roadside, riding bicycles, herding cattle, and driving donkey carts.
• Arrive in Tarangire National Park, famous for its large elephant herds and diverse wildlife.
• Enjoy a game drive through seasonal swamps, open savannah, and along the life-giving Tarangire River in a safari jeep with open-roof viewing.
• Search for zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, lions, and leopards across the wilderness landscapes.
• After the extensive game drive, continue to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Eileen's Tree Inn
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• After breakfast, depart for the Lake Ndutu region located within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the southern Serengeti ecosystem.
• Travel for approximately three hours through the beautiful landscapes of the Great Rift Valley.
• Arrive at Lake Ndutu, an alkaline lake frequently visited by a wide variety of wildlife species.
• Enjoy a game drive across the Ndutu region where the wildebeest migration is commonly found between December and April.
• Explore the short grass plains while searching for migrating herds and predators following the movement of wildlife.
• After the late afternoon game drive, continue to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Ndutu
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• After breakfast, depart for a full-day game drive across the Ndutu region in the southern Serengeti ecosystem.
• Explore diverse habitats including swamps, woodlands, soda lakes, and the famous Serengeti short grass plains.
• Witness vast herds of wildebeest and zebras spread across the endless plains during the migration season.
• Around January, observe the remarkable wildebeest calving season when thousands of calves are born across the plains within a short period.
• Watch newborn wildebeest calves quickly adapt to life in the wilderness as predators closely follow the migrating herds.
• After a full-day safari experience on the Endless Plain, return to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Ndutu
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• After breakfast, depart from Southern Serengeti Ndutu and travel towards the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater.
• Admire the breathtaking views of the crater surrounded by steep volcanic walls and pristine wilderness landscapes.
• Descend into the crater floor and explore sweeping savannah, acacia woodland, lakes, and swamps during the game drive.
• Spot large numbers of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and more than 500 bird species within the crater ecosystem.
• Search for the endangered black rhino across the open grasslands of the crater floor.
• After a full afternoon safari experience inside the crater, continue to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Eileen's Tree Inn
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, the final destination of your safari adventure.
• Explore this diverse park known for its shallow salt lake, scenic landscapes, and rich birdlife.
• Observe thousands of flamingos and a variety of other bird species around the seasonal lake.
• Search for monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, elephants, and the famous tree-climbing lions.
• Discover the park's varied environments including grassy plains, primate-filled woodlands, and baobab-dotted cliffs.
• Enjoy lunch before departing for Arusha in the afternoon.
• Arrive back in Arusha by late afternoon, marking the end of your unforgettable East African safari experience.