8 Days
An eight-day trip built around the January-to-March calving season on the short-grass plains of the southern Serengeti, where the operator says around half a million wildebeest are born and predators concentrate. Three days are spent on the calving grounds at Ndutu before moving to central Serengeti and finishing at the Ngorongoro Crater.
Overview
An eight-day trip built around the January-to-March calving season on the short-grass plains of the southern Serengeti, where the operator says around half a million wildebeest are born and predators concentrate. Three days are spent on the calving grounds at Ndutu before moving to central Serengeti and finishing at the Ngorongoro Crater.
- Where you go: Arusha, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park
Highlights & Inclusions
Highlights
- Big Five Safaris
- Game Drives
- Great Migration Safaris
- Maasai Cultural Visits
- Wildlife Safaris
- Arusha
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Serengeti National Park
What is included
- Private expert guide and 4x4 throughout
- Full-board luxury camps and crater-rim lodge
- All park, crater and conservation fees
- Maasai cultural visit
- Airport transfers and ground transport
Your guides
Guides named by Ancient Africa Safaris on its own website. Who accompanies your trip is arranged with the operator.
- Henry Kaweesa Founder & Lead Safari Designer
- Ayub Kigozi Senior Guide, Uganda
- Godwin Mugisha Senior Guide, East Africa
FAQs
How long is this safari?
Ngorongoro & Serengeti Calving Season runs for 8 Days, set out day by day over 5 days in the itinerary below.
How much does it cost?
Pricing is $7,400 per person in US dollars. The final figure depends on group size, travel month and the lodges you choose, so the operator confirms it on your quote.
What is included in the price?
5 items are covered by the quoted price. The full list is under Highlights & Inclusions.
Who runs this safari?
It is operated by Ancient Africa Safaris. Every booking and payment is arranged directly with them; this marketplace passes your enquiry straight through.
Day-by-day itinerary
What the operator has planned, day by day, across 5 days.
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Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and rest at a plantation lodge below Mount Meru.
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Day 2
Days 2-4: Southern Serengeti (Ndutu)
Three days on the calving grounds: newborn calves, cheetah and lion hunting, and concentrations of raptors.
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Day 3
Central Serengeti
North along the Seronera river valley looking for leopard in the sausage trees and the area's resident lion prides.
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Day 4
Days 6-7: Ngorongoro
A full-day descent into the crater for black rhino and big-tusked elephant, plus a visit to a Maasai homestead on the crater rim.
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Day 5
Departure
Drive or fly back to Arusha for the onward flight.
That is the whole itinerary
Ask Ancient Africa Safaris about this safari
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- 8 Days
- Arusha · Ngorongoro Conservation Area · Serengeti National Park
- From $7,400 per person
Operated by
Ancient Africa Safaris
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