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
Day 1: Arusha → Ndutu
Drive through the Ngorongoro highlands down to the short-grass plains of Ndutu, the calving grounds.
Day 2: Ndutu calving plains
A full day among the herds as thousands of calves are born, and the predators that follow them.
Day 3: Southern Serengeti
Explore the marshes and lakes of the south, a magnet for cheetah and lion.
Day 4: Ndutu → Ngorongoro
A final game drive, then climb up to the crater rim.
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.