Wildlife spectacle · Tanzania

5 Days Calving Season Serengeti

Built around the southern Serengeti and the seasonal calving period, with time for wildlife viewing and photography.

Duration: 5 Days · Style: Great Migration · Best time: Jan–Feb · Route: Arusha → Ndutu → Serengeti → Ngorongoro

Highlights

  • Thousands of newborn calves
  • Predator action
  • Ndutu plains

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1: Arusha → Ndutu

    Drive through the Ngorongoro highlands down to the short-grass plains of Ndutu, the calving grounds.

  2. Day 2: Ndutu calving plains

    A full day among the herds as thousands of calves are born, and the predators that follow them.

  3. Day 3: Southern Serengeti

    Explore the marshes and lakes of the south, a magnet for cheetah and lion.

  4. Day 4: Ndutu → Ngorongoro

    A final game drive, then climb up to the crater rim.

  5. Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha

    Early descent into the crater for a half-day game drive, then return to Arusha in the late afternoon for your onward journey.

Destinations on this journey

Serengeti · Ngorongoro

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