3-Day Ndutu Calving Safari – Wildebeest Births - Serengeti Wildlife Safaris

3-Day Ndutu Calving Safari – Wildebeest Births

3 Days 2 Nights

Overview

Experience the spectacular Ndutu Calving Season and Great Migration on this 3-day Tanzania safari, specially designed for travelers with limited time who want to experience the heart of the migration. Spend two nights at Serengeti Classic View and explore the Southern Serengeti and Ndutu plains, where huge wildebeest herds gather to give birth. During your game drives, look for newborn calves, zebras, gazelles, lions, cheetahs, hyenas and other wildlife, with excellent opportunities for photography. The safari includes a full day in Ndutu, giving you valuable time to follow the migration and search for predator activity before returning to Arusha on Day 3.

Itinerary

Your safari begins with an early morning pickup from your hotel in Arusha. Meet your professional safari guide and depart toward the Serengeti in a comfortable 4x4 safari vehicle. Enjoy the scenic journey through northern Tanzania before entering the Serengeti ecosystem. As you approach the Southern Serengeti and Ndutu area, the landscape opens into vast grasslands, seasonal lakes and acacia woodland. Begin your first game drive as you enter the migration area. During the calving season, you may encounter large wildebeest herds, newborn calves, zebras and gazelles. Your guide will also search for predators following the migration, including lions, cheetahs and spotted hyenas. Continue to Serengeti Classic View for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Serengeti Classic View
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After an early breakfast, set out for a full-day game drive in Ndutu, the main highlight of your safari. During the calving season, the short-grass plains become a nursery for the Great Migration. Huge herds of wildebeest gather here to give birth, with thousands of newborn calves appearing across the plains. Spend the day observing the migration and searching for exciting wildlife encounters. You may see mothers protecting their calves, zebras and gazelles moving among the herds, and predators carefully watching the young animals. Your guide will look for:  Wildebeest and newborn calves; zebras and gazelles; lions and lion prides Cheetahs  Spotted hyenas  Elephants  Giraffes  Eagles, vultures, and other birds. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness before continuing your afternoon game drive. Because the Great Migration follows rainfall and fresh grazing, your guide will monitor current wildlife movements and choose the best areas to explore. Return to Serengeti Classic View for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Serengeti Classic View
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Wake early for your final Ndutu game drive. The morning offers another opportunity to search for wildebeest herds, newborn calves and predators before beginning your journey back to Arusha. Your guide will select the best area based on recent wildlife sightings. Enjoy your final wildlife encounters and photography opportunities across the Southern Serengeti plains. After the game drive, begin your return journey toward Arusha with a picnic lunch along the way. Continue through the beautiful landscapes of northern Tanzania and arrive in Arusha in the late afternoon or evening. Your guide will drop you at your hotel, airport, or another agreed location.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Activities: Morning game drive and transfer

Included & Excluded

  • Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
  • Professional safari guide
  • 2 nights at Serengeti Classic View
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Picnic lunch during the full-day game drive
  • Serengeti National Park and applicable conservation fees
  • All game drives mentioned in the itinerary
  • Bottled drinking water
  • Arusha pickup and drop-off
  • Government taxes and applicable tourism fees
  • International and domestic flights
  • Tanzania visa fees
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Alcoholic and personal drinks
  • Laundry and personal expenses
  • Hot-air balloon safari and other optional activities
  • Additional accommodation before or after the safari
  • Personal items and souvenirs
  • Anything not specifically mentioned under inclusions

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3-Day Ndutu Calving Safari – Wildebeest Births