6-Day Tanzania Great Migration Safari with Ndutu Calving Season

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK), you'll be warmly welcomed by the team and transferred to your hotel in Arusha.

Depending on your arrival time, you may enjoy an optional Arusha city tour, with opportunities to visit the Cultural Heritage art gallery, explore local markets, and browse the vibrant Maasai Market for unique Tanzanian souvenirs.

Spend the remainder of the day relaxing at your hotel and preparing for your upcoming Great Migration safari.

Activities: Airport pick-up, hotel transfer, and optional Arusha city tour.

Accommodation: Zondela House

Meals and Drinks: Meals at your own expense; drinks not included.

After breakfast, your professional safari guide will collect you from your hotel in Arusha at approximately 8:00 a.m. and drive you to Tarangire National Park, a journey of around two hours.

Renowned for its magnificent elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and diverse wildlife, Tarangire offers an unforgettable introduction to Tanzania's wilderness. Upon arrival, begin your game drive through vast savannah plains, acacia woodlands, and seasonal swamps, exploring the habitats surrounding the Tarangire River.

Keep your camera ready as you search for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impalas, buffaloes, and, with luck, lions and leopards. The park is also a paradise for bird enthusiasts, with an impressive variety of resident and migratory bird species.

Around midday, stop for a picnic lunch at Matete Picnic Site, where you can enjoy your meal surrounded by the sights and sounds of the African bush. After lunch, continue your afternoon game drive, discovering more of the park's spectacular scenery and wildlife.

In the late afternoon, leave Tarangire and drive to your lodge for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay, preparing for the next stage of your Great Migration safari.

Safari Highlights

• Guided game drives through Tarangire National Park
• Impressive elephant herds and iconic baobab trees
• Opportunities to spot lions, leopards, giraffes, and zebras
• Birdwatching and wildlife photography
• Picnic lunch in the African wilderness

Accommodation: Africa Safari Karatu

Meals and Drinks: All meals included, plus all drinks except spirits/liquor.

After an early breakfast, travel to the Ndutu region, renowned for its spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration calving season. Enjoy a game drive across the open plains, searching for wildebeest, newborn calves, zebras, gazelles, and predators such as lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas.

Pause for a picnic lunch in the bush before continuing your afternoon game drive, exploring the region's wildlife-rich grasslands and seasonal lakes.

In the late afternoon, begin your transfer from Ndutu to the Central Serengeti. The journey takes several hours, depending on road conditions, wildlife sightings, and your chosen route. Enjoy scenic views and possible wildlife encounters along the way before arriving at your camp or lodge in the Central Serengeti for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Africa Safari Ngorongoro Ndutu

Meals and Drinks: All meals included, plus all drinks except spirits/liquor.

After an early breakfast, embark on a full-day game drive in Ndutu or the Central Serengeti, depending on seasonal wildlife movements and your guide's assessment of the best viewing opportunities.

Explore the vast savannah in search of wildebeest herds, zebras, and gazelles, alongside predators such as lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. During the calving season, you may witness newborn wildebeest and the dramatic interactions between predators and their prey.

Enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush before continuing your afternoon game drive through these remarkable landscapes, with plenty of opportunities for wildlife photography and unforgettable encounters.

Later, return to your Serengeti accommodation for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay.

Accommodation: Africa Safari Serengeti Kusini

Meals and Drinks: All meals included, plus all drinks except spirits/liquor.

After an early breakfast, depart the Serengeti and travel towards the spectacular Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend approximately 600 metres into the Ngorongoro Crater for an exciting game drive through one of Africa's richest wildlife habitats.

Explore the crater floor's grasslands, woodlands, and wetlands in search of the Big Five: lions, elephants, buffaloes, and, with luck, leopards and the endangered black rhino. You may also encounter hippos, hyenas, zebras, wildebeest, and abundant birdlife.

Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated scenic spot before continuing your wildlife adventure. In the afternoon, ascend the crater and drive to Karatu, where you'll check in to your lodge, enjoy dinner, and relax overnight.

Accommodation: Africa Safari Karatu

Meals and Drinks: All meals included, plus all drinks except spirits/liquor.

After a leisurely breakfast at your lodge in Karatu, begin your scenic journey back to Arusha, passing through the picturesque landscapes, traditional villages, and rolling highlands of northern Tanzania.

Along the way, enjoy a packed picnic lunch and take in final views of the countryside as you reflect on the unforgettable wildlife encounters and remarkable moments of your Great Migration safari.

Upon arrival in Arusha, your professional guide will transfer you to your preferred drop-off location or directly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK) for your onward flight, bringing your extraordinary Tanzanian adventure to a memorable conclusion.

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast and packed picnic lunch

Departure Note: Airport transfers will be coordinated with your flight schedule to ensure sufficient travel time.