5 days lodge safari – Serengeti Great Migration Calving Season (December to March)
Tour Overview
5 day Safari lets you witness the Great Wildebeest Migration calving season in the Southern Serengeti in Ndutu area during December to March when hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles give birth to their young, nearly half a million wildebeest calves are born within just a few weeks attracting a high concentration of predators. This adventure is perfect for wildlife photographers, nature enthusiasts, and travelers seeking an authentic and action-packed safari experience. With daily game drives, expert guides, and comfortable accommodations, the 5 Days Ndutu Migration Safari promises unforgettable moments in Tanzania’s vast wilderness.
Destinations
- Southern Serengeti - Ndutu
- Ngorongoro Crater
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN TANZANIA
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha town; you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming safari. All the basic information about your safari will be given to you by safari guide.
- Hotel check in starts at 12:00pm.
- Overnight at Lodge/Hotel in Arusha
- Note: No meals included
DAY 2: ARUSHA – SOUTHERN SERENGETI (NDUTU)
Your Serengeti Wildebeest Migration safari will begin in the morning with a pick up from your hotel at Arusha with everyone aboard, You’ll start your drive to the Ndutu region, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy a scenic drive with an en-route game drive along the way. Arrive in time for lunch and head out for your first afternoon game drive, later in the afternoon you will drove to your Lodge
- Overnight will be spent at Lodge/Hotel Meals:
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included
DAY 3,4,5: FULL DAY IN NDUTU (SOUTHERN SERENGETI)
For the 3 days you will spend the full day in Southern Serengeti special for Great Wildebeest Migration calving zone where thousands of wildebeest give birth daily. The enormous, stampeding herds are impressive, as are the vast amount of predators that live here, lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, and hundreds of wild dogs! And of course, plenty of other beautiful animals, which your guide will be delighted to search for together with you. Enjoy both morning and afternoon drives with a picnic or hot lunch.
- Overnight at Tented Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included
DAY 6: NDUTU – NGORONGORO TO ARUSHA
After breakfast you will join another game drive in the Ndutu while departing to Ngorongoro crater, Inside the world’s biggest caldera, you will see a diversity of wildlife ranging from black rhinos, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles, lions and leopards, to elephants and mountain reedbucks in the forests on the slopes. You might also see buffaloes, spotted hyenas and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. Late in the afternoon you will drive back to Arusha
- Overnight at Lodge/Hotel in Arusha
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included
DAY 7: DEPARTURE DAY
Rest in the hotel and transfer to the airport.
Hotels check out is 11:00am. In case you need a late check-out because of an evening flight, you have the option to extend your hotel stay till 6:00 PM for an extra fee.
Safari Cost:
- 1 person $4500
- 2 people $2900 per person
- 3 people $2500 per person
- 4 people $2300 per person
- 5 people $2200 per person
- 6 & above people $2000 per person
What’s included:
- Pick up and drop off from Kilimanjaro International airport.
- 2 nights of hotel Accommodation before and after safari (breakfast included)
- Transportation in a 4×4 Toyota Land cruiser with pop-up roof
- Professional and Experienced English-speaking safari guide
- All national park fees;
- All accommodation in safari lodges under your program
- Three meals per day on safari;
- Bottled drinking water throughout the tour
- Medical kit;
- Binocular
- All mentioned activist as per itinerary
What’s excluded:
- International Flights
- Personal spending money for souvenirs etc
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees
- Optional activities
- Tips and gratuities to driver/Safari guide (20usd/day – recommended)

