OVERVIEW   INCLUDED   ITINERARY  ENQUIRE

• Southern Serengeti & Ndutu – Explore the southern Serengeti ecosystem during the calving season, when large wildebeest herds gather across the short-grass plains.
• Calving Season Wildlife – Between roughly January and March, thousands of wildebeest calves are born, creating dramatic wildlife encounters and attracting predators such as lions, cheetahs and hyenas.
• Private Game Drives – Spend your safari in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser with an experienced English-speaking driver-guide who can adapt game drives around current wildlife movements.
• Predator Viewing – The calving period is one of the most exciting times to look for predator-prey interaction, especially around Ndutu and the southern plains.
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Travel through the scenic highlands and wildlife-rich landscapes between the Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
• Ngorongoro Crater – Finish with a crater game drive, where you may see lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, wildebeest and, with luck, black rhino.

• Transportation in a private 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
• Services of an experienced English-speaking driver-guide
• 4 nights accommodation during the safari
• Full-board meals while on safari
• Bottled drinking water during game drives
• Serengeti National Park entry fees
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area entry fees
• Ngorongoro Crater service fees
• Scheduled private game drives
• All applicable government taxes and park fees
• Pick-up and drop-off in Arusha

• International and domestic flights
• Tanzania visa fees
• Accommodation in Arusha before or after the safari
• Travel and medical insurance
• Tips and gratuities
• Hot-air balloon safari
• Optional Maasai village or cultural visits
• Alcoholic and premium drinks unless included by the lodge
• Personal expenses such as souvenirs, laundry and telephone calls
• Any activities not specifically mentioned in the itinerary

Day 1: Arusha to Ndutu / Southern Serengeti | 1 Night

• Meet your private driver-guide in Arusha after breakfast.
• Begin the scenic drive toward the southern Serengeti ecosystem.
• Travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward Ndutu.
• Enjoy lunch along the way or a packed picnic lunch depending on timing.
• Arrive in the Ndutu area and begin your first game drive.
• Look out for wildebeest herds, zebras, gazelles and predators across the short-grass plains.
• Continue toward your lodge or tented camp.
• Check in, relax and enjoy dinner.

Day 2: Full-Day Ndutu Calving Season Game Drive | 1 Night

• Enjoy an early breakfast.
• Depart for a full-day private game drive in the Ndutu and southern Serengeti area.
• Follow the herds based on current wildlife movements.
• Look for newborn wildebeest calves and large concentrations of plains game.
• Search for lions, cheetahs, hyenas and other predators attracted to the calving herds.
• Stop for a picnic lunch in a scenic area.
• Continue with an afternoon game drive.
• Return to camp in the evening.
• Enjoy dinner and overnight in the Ndutu area.

Day 3: Southern Serengeti / Ndutu Exploration | 1 Night

• Have breakfast at camp.
• Head out for another day of game viewing across the southern plains.
• Explore different sections of the ecosystem depending on where the herds are concentrated.
• Spend time observing wildebeest, zebras, gazelles and predator activity.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch during the game drive.
• Continue wildlife viewing in the afternoon.
• Return to camp in the evening.
• Relax and enjoy dinner.

Day 4: Ndutu to Ngorongoro | 1 Night

• Enjoy breakfast at camp.
• Leave Ndutu with a morning game drive along the way.
• Continue toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Enjoy lunch during the journey.
• Drive through the scenic highlands surrounding Ngorongoro.
• Arrive at your lodge in the Ngorongoro or Karatu area in the late afternoon.
• Check in and relax.
• Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha | Departure

• Enjoy an early breakfast.
• Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater rim.
• Descend into the crater for a private game drive.
• Search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos and other wildlife.
• Keep an eye out for the endangered black rhino.
• Stop for a picnic lunch inside the conservation area.
• Continue the game drive before ascending out of the crater.
• Begin the drive back to Arusha.
• Arrive in the late afternoon or early evening.
• Drop-off at your hotel or another agreed location in Arusha.