8 Days Tanzania Calving Season Safari

Overview

Experience the raw drama of nature on this 8-day Tanzania safari, timed perfectly with the calving season in the southern Serengeti. Each year between January and March, over half a million wildebeest give birth on the lush Ndutu plains, drawing predators and offering unmatched wildlife spectacles. Your journey begins in Tarangire, known for its vast elephant herds and iconic baobab trees, before moving to the Serengeti’s calving grounds, where new life and predator action unfold before your eyes. Explore the Ngorongoro Crater, a natural wonder teeming with wildlife, from lions to endangered black rhinos. With expert guides, comfortable lodges, and breathtaking landscapes, this safari promises not just sightings but stories you’ll carry forever. The calving season delivers an extraordinary combination of beauty, vulnerability, and survival—making it one of the most powerful safari experiences Tanzania has to offer.

Day 1: Arrival in Kilimanjaro

Upon landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, our friendly driver will be ready to greet you warmly, holding a sign with your name. You’ll then be comfortably transferred to the charming Nice Hotel. Later, our knowledgeable safari coordinators will give you a briefing, giving you a glimpse of the exciting adventures ahead. Take time to relax and enjoy the tranquil surroundings of Nice Hotel, complete with a swimming pool, lush garden, bar, and restaurant. Overnight: Nice Hotel or similar

Day 2: Tarangire National Park

After breakfast we depart for Tarangire, Tanzania’s third largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah and up to six thousand elephants. You will spend your night at Lodge/Similar. All meals included.

Day 3&4: Ndutu (Calving Season)

You will kickstart your day after a delicious early breakfast. Today you get another chance to view the beautiful wildlife spectacle Ndutu Region. 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 December and April, 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. Watching the circle of life take its course will be an unforgettable experience etched for life. The action-packed game drive will end late in the evening you will now head towards Tented/Similar for your dinner and Overnight stay.

Day 5: Serengeti National Park

After early morning breakfast you will proceed with the game drive in Serengeti National Park. You want to experience the most memorable moments worth the tale to tell and the adventure to explore with the most fascinating memories. The park is filled up with wild animals and the most beautiful landscape. The Serengeti, East Africa’s eternal paradise with its endless plains and wild animals makes one feel as though evokes a sense of having arrived in an apparently peaceful corner of the world. You will explore the vast Serengeti with its endless plains looking for the Big Cats. The Serengeti hosts the largest mammal migration in the world and is a popular destination for popular African Safaris. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 Zebras flow South from the Northern Hills to the Southern plains for the short rains and then swirl west and north after the long rains Enjoy Afternoon game drives in the park and a break for lunch. Later drive to Lodge/Similar for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6: Full Day Central Serengeti

In the morning, after breakfast, you’ll embark on a full-day game drive through central Serengeti where you will spend another full day exploring the Serengeti. The Serengeti’s diverse landscapes, ranging from open savannahs to dense woodlands, are a sanctuary for the “Big Five” (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros), along with cheetahs, giraffes, hyenas, and a multitude of bird species. Your safari will reveal captivating scenes of predator-prey interactions, heartwarming family dynamics, and the harmonious coexistence of wildlife in their natural habitat. Prepare for an unforgettable adventure, fully immersing yourself in the timeless beauty and wildlife wonders of the Serengeti. Dinner and overnight at Lodge/Similar.

Day 7: Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater often described as one of the wonders of the world. It is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and a natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s densest animal populations. It is one of the few places where the rare black rhino can be observed in their natural setting. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other species. With a bit of luck, the ‘Big Five’ can be spotted during one game drive only. After ascending the crater, you will drive to Karatu town. You will have your dinner and Overnight stay at Tented lodge/Similar

Day 8: Departure

After breakfast from the hotel you will check out and start your journey back to Arusha for hot lunch before proceed to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home, and this marks your end of safari with us.