Serengeti 5 days migration safari calving season overview

This 5-Day Calving Season Great Serengeti Migration Safari Package with Serengeti Migration Experts has been specifically designed to focus on and increase your chance to see the Great Serengeti Wildebeest Migration in the Ndutu Area. We have designed the itinerary to include both the Ndutu area, where the majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found from January to March. This 5-day Serengeti itinerary has been designed so that you drive in & drive back to Arusha town.

Between January and March of every year is the typical time for a Serengeti safari during the calving season. After the rains start in January, the herds start moving toward the Serengeti's south. Many individuals have inquired as to how the herds determine if it is raining or not, and the answer is that we are unsure. Many people claim to be able to smell the rain, while others think they can feel changes in air pressure. The cattle always follow where it rains. That much is certain.

Within a two- to three-week time period, over half a million wildebeest are born. with as many as 8,000 being born on the same day!
Day 0. Kilimanjaro Airport - Arusha
Day 1. Arusha-Ngorongoro (Ndutu Area)
Day 2. Full-Day Ngorongoro (Ndutu area)
Day 3. Ngorongoro (Ndutu area) – Central Serengeti
Day 4. Central Serengeti—Ngorongoro
Day 5. Ngorongoro Crater: Back to Arusha

5 days Serengeti Migration safari calving season itinerary

The following are the well planned itinerary to satisfy the 5 days Safari to Serengeti during the calving season in this year 2022. Apart from wildebeests migration, also the package enables you to get a chance to spot the Big five wild animals found at Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.

Day 0: Arrival to Arusha/Kilimanjaro for 5 days safari in Serengeti

Upon arrival at Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport, your Tanzania Serengeti Migration Experts Co LTD guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha or Moshi Tanzania. Settle into your accommodation, relax and get used to the African atmosphere. Ready to start your 5 Days Great Tanzania Serengeti Migration safari (Ndutu Calving Season) the next day.

Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
overnight stay – (Arusha – Arusha Town)
• BUDGET LODGES –
Mrimba palm Hotel | Arusha tourist inn hotel
• MID-RANGE LODGES –
Natron Palace Hotel | City Link Hotel | Charity international
• LUXURY LODGES –
Mount Meru Hotel | Tulia Hotel & Spa | Kibo Paris | Arusha Serena Lodge
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –
Gran Melia

Day 1: Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater (Ndutu Area) | Serengeti 5 days safari

Before moving to Serengeti in this 5 days safari, you will head towards Ngorongoro National Park (Ndutu Area). The destination for today is the Ndutu region which is a 3hr drive from your accommodation (Arusha). After about an hour commencing the drive for this 5 days safari, you will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), where you will notice the landscape changing from hilly forests to plain and green grasslands as you drive further. Once you reach Ndutu, you will begin your day game drive with a convenient stop for your picnic lunch. During game drives at the right season between December and April, you will be able to see the fertile plains turn into calving grounds and nurseries for the great migration.

The calving season attracts hordes of predators prying on vulnerable young wildebeest. Crested with Ndutu Lake and Lake Masek, these waterholes offer plenty of wildlife game during the dry season. The Ndutu is also the home ground for 6 species of big cats – leopard, lion, cheetah, caracal, serval, and wildcat.

Day 2: Full day game drive in Ndutu | 5 days Serengeti Migration safari

The Ndutu region is a part of the glorious Serengeti National Park as well as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). Heading out for a full day game drive after breakfast, today you will be following the migration depending on its location in either NCA or Serengeti. During game drives at the right season between January to March, you will be able to see the fertile plains turn into calving grounds and nursery for the great migration. This season attracts hordes of predators prying on vulnerable young wildebeest. Tented Camp at Ndutu.

Day 3: Ndutu to Serengeti | 5 days Migration safari calving season

The excitement for today will be quite high as you make your way into the most celebrated wildlife park in the world – The Serengeti. After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. Serengeti means endless plains in the local African language and watching the grassland stretch out as far as the eye can see and eventually merging with the sky at the horizon is an absolutely breathtaking view. With an overall land area of 14,763 Sq Kms, It puts our notion about distance to shame.

Along with the “Big 5”, a very pleasant sighting would be one of Africa’s most beautiful animals. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night at Public camp/Tinted Camp/Lodge at Central Serengeti.
Optional Serengeti Balloon Excursion
Those with advance reservations will have the opportunity to balloon across the plains during one of your mornings in the Serengeti. After your descent, enjoy a magnificent champagne breakfast right in the midst of the Serengeti wilderness.

Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
overnight stay – (Karatu/Manyara- Mtowa Mbu)
• BUDGET TENTED CAMPING –
SUNBRIGHT | Manyara Wildlife Lodge
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Rim | Migration Safari five days

In the morning, at 7am, you will head out for a short game drive in the Serengeti after a good breakfast. After completing a half day game drive along with a picnic lunch, we will branch out and head towards the Ngorongoro. The 75km drive to Ngorongoro Crater rim will take about 2.5 hrs, with mild game action to see on the way. Overnight at Public camp/Tinted Camp/Lodge at Ngorongoro.

Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight stay – (Ngorongoro – Ngorongoro {Crater Rim})
• BUDGET CAMPING –
Simba Public Campsite
• MID-RANGE LODGES –
Rhino Hotel
• LUXURY LODGES –
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge | Ngorongoro Wildlife | Ngorongoro SopaEntamanu Camp | Kirurumu Ngorongoro | Lemala Ngorongoro Camp |

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha | End of Serengeti Safari calving season

Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descend at around 6:30am into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. The 5 hour game drive in the crater floor, will show you a lot of animal action. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater.
This is the last leg of your 5 days Serengeti & Ngorongoro safari, with a 4hr drive left to Arusha.

Accommodation:
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
overnight stay – (Arusha – Arusha Town) (OPTIONAL)
• BUDGET LODGES –
Mrimba palm Hotel | Arusha tourist inn hotel
• MID-RANGE LODGES –
Natron Palace Hotel | City Link Hotel | Charity international
• LUXURY LODGES –
Mount Meru Hotel | Tulia Hotel & Spa | Kibo Paris | Arusha Serena Lodge
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –
Gran Melia

Serengeti 5 days Safari Migration calving season price inlcusions and exclusions

The following are the things that will be included and not included in the 5 days Serengeti Migration safari package price.

Inclusions in this 5 days Serengeti migration safari

Things included in the price in this migration safari 5 days at Serengeti are as follows:

The all Park fees
All activities (unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water on all days

Exclusions in this 5 days Serengeti migration safari

Things included in the price in this Serengeti migration 5 days safari are as follows:

International flights (from/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips to Guide and Cook
Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Alcohol drinks

5 days Serengeti migration safari calving season Tanzania (2022)