4-Day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Safari with Ndutu Calving Season

• The safari commences in Arusha, where your guide will pick you up from your reserved hotel or the airport.
• With lunch boxes in tow, you will set off for a remarkable afternoon of game viewing in the Serengeti.
• Renowned for its exotic wildlife, Serengeti offers an unparalleled up-close encounter with various animals, including great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephants and giraffes, as well as thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala, and Grant's gazelle. Serengeti, derived from the Maasai language, translates to "endless plains." This vast grassland has numerous predators, including over four thousand lions, 225 cheetahs, a thousand leopards, 3,500 hyenas, and hundreds of wild dogs. Your guide will be delighted to assist you in spotting these magnificent creatures and other captivating wildlife.

Dinner and overnight at Nyikani Camp, Ndutu on a full-board basis.

• After breakfast, your guide will pick you up and drive to Serengeti Ndutu, located between Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Here, you will continue with a game drive in search of the great wildebeest migration, which is mostly concentrated in Ndutu during this period.
• Ndutu provides the best wildlife viewing during the green season, from around December to March. It is found in the southern part of the Serengeti plains, where around 8,000 wildebeest babies are born daily. The area is mostly covered by acacia tree forests, and Ndutu is also the best place to spot six species of cat - leopard, lion, cheetah, caracal, African wildcat, and serval.

• After breakfast, you will gather your lunch boxes and devote this day to observing and learning about the incredible survival strategies of animals in the wilderness during the calving season. This time of year witnesses thousands of wildebeest giving birth to their young ones, making them vulnerable targets for deadly predators.
• You will have the opportunity to witness this natural phenomenon up close and gain valuable insights into how these animals adapt and thrive in such challenging conditions.

Ndutu Area offers unparalleled wildlife viewing opportunities during the green season, typically from December to March. Situated in the southern part of the Serengeti plains, Ndutu serves as a haven where approximately 8,000 wildebeest calves are born each day. The region is predominantly adorned with acacia tree forests, providing a picturesque backdrop. Moreover, Ndutu is the prime location for spotting six magnificent cat species: leopard, lion, cheetah, caracal, African wildcat, and serval cat.

• After a tasty breakfast, collect your picnic lunches. Today, you will visit one of the seven African wonders, the Ngorongoro Crater, created when a huge volcano erupted two million years ago. The fertile lava has created a unique ecosystem, and the crater has the highest concentration of animals anywhere in Africa. The Ngorongoro Crater is home to many lion families, buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, and many more species. Nowhere else offers a chance as good as this to spot the rare black rhino.