5 DAYS SERENGETI MIGRATION PRIVATE SAFARI IN SERENGETI
AND NGORONGORO (NDUTU AREA)
CALVING SEASON
DRIVE IN – DRIVE OUT 2025

This 5-day Great Serengeti Migration calving season safari package is specially designed to increase your chances of focusing on the Serengeti wildebeest migration in the Ndutu region. We've designed the itinerary to include both the Ndutu range, where most of the wildebeest migrations are usually seen from January to March. This itinerary is designed to drive in and out from Serengeti National Park to Arusha City.

Parturition usually takes place between January, February and March of each year. When the rains start in January, the herds head south to the Serengeti. The question of how a flock knows when it will rain or not is a question many people ask, and the answer is that we don't really know! Some say they can smell the rain, but others believe they can feel the pressure of the air changing. More than 500,000 wildebeests are born in 2-3 weeks, and up to 8,000 wildebeest can be born on the same day. tour highlights

On your arrival at Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport, your Burigi Chato Safaris guide will pick you and transfer you to your lodge in Arusha or Moshi Tanzania. You will settle into your accommodation, loosen up and get used to the African atmosphere. Ready to begin your 5 Days Great Tanzania Serengeti Migration safari (Ndutu Calving Season) the next day. Arusha is a metropolis in northern Tanzania and the capital of the Arusha Region, with a populace of 416,442 plus the population of 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Located under Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climatic condition. The town is close to the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, and Arusha National Park on Mount Meru.

Accommodation: (OPTIONS)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• overnight (Arusha Town)
• BUDGET LODGES,
Mrimba palm Hotel or Arusha tourist inn hotel
• MID-RANGE LODGES,
Natron Palace Hotel City Link Hotel or Charity international
• LUXURY LODGES,
Mount Meru Hotel Tulia Hotel & Spa Kibo Paris Serena Lodge Arusha
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGE
Gran Melia

Your first day of 5 Days Serengeti Migration safari begins at 8:00 AM with a pickup from your hotel in Arusha. Once everyone is on board, you will head to Tarangire National Park. A 150 km journey takes about 3 hours. This national park is very famous and special for its diverse landscape and nine different vegetation zones. As you begin your game drive, you'll be greeted by ancient giant baobab trees that dwarf even animals like giraffes. Game drives last into the late afternoon and include a small break for a picnic lunch. The 3,000-square-kilometer park is named after the Tarangire River that flows through it. The river attracts a wide variety of animals, and you should expect to see plenty of elephants, giraffes, lions, antelopes and zebras. If you're lucky, you might spot a tree-climbing python or a long-necked gerek. Tarangire National Park has the largest population of elephants and offers a unique opportunity to see elephant families interact. Don't forget to capture this beautiful scenery with your camera. After the game drive, return to the camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits. Good night for tomorrow's adventure. Overnight at public camp/tinted camp/lodge in Manyara.

Accommodation: (OPTIONS)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• overnight (Karatu/Manyara)
• BUDGET TENTED CAMPING,
SUNBRIGHT |- LILAC | -SAVANNA |- KIZUMBA
• MID-RANGE LODGES,
Twiga Lodge |- Eileen's Trees Inn |- Fanaka
• LUXURY LODGES,
Manyara Serena Safari Lodge |- Manyara Wildlife Lodge
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES,
andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge

5 Days Serengeti Migration safari on the second day,after an early breakfast in the morning, your guide will pick you and head to Serengeti via the Ngorongoro crater rim, leaving the scenic highlands behind, you descend into the heart of wild Africa (Serengeti National Park) – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far your eye can see.

You will head to the central Serengeti area, known as Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the national the home of many animals involed in the Annual Serengeti Migration, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to the area and therefore attracts wild animals which are the representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. You will have a game drive in the area and evening drive to Public/ Tented Camp or Lodge at Serengeti. All meals included.

Accommodation: (OPTIONS)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• overnight (Central Serengeti)
• BUDGET CAMPING –
Nyani Public Campsite |- Pimbi Public campsite
• MID-RANGE LODGES,
Katikati Tented Lodge |- Kenzan Tented Camp |- Kiota Tented Camp |- Serengeti Wilderness Camp
• LUXURY LODGES,
Serengeti Serena Lodge |- Serengeti Wildlife Lodge |- Angata Serengeti |- Asanja Moru |- Dunia Camp (ASILIA AFRICA) |- Kiota Camp |- Serengeti Sopa Lodge
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES,
Four Season Safari Lodge |- Melia Serengeti Lodge |- &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas

On the third day you will spend Spend a full day exploring the vast plains of the Serengeti on your way to 5 Days Days Serengeti Migration. You will rise early to enjoy an early morning game drive. At sunrise, you may encounter animals grazing in the beautiful sunrise light. Sunrise in the Serengeti is not to be missed. Special photo opportunities abound during this magical time. You can choose to return to your accommodation for a hot lunch, or enjoy a packed lunch at various picnic spots in the Serengeti. After lunch, continue your game drive. Watch out for lions at dusk. Cheetahs can also be seen on the plains in the early morning and evening when temperatures are not too hot. They rely on sunlight and speed to catch their prey. Hippos can be seen in large pools and rivers, and alligators are sunbathing on the banks of the river. Return to camp in time to enjoy a sundowner before dinner. Dinner and overnight at the accommodation of your choice.

Accommodation: (OPTIONS)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• overnight (Central Serengeti)
• BUDGET CAMPING –
Nyani Public Campsite |- Pimbi Public campsite
• MID-RANGE LODGES,
Katikati Tented Lodge |- Kenzan Tented Camp |- Kiota Tented Camp |- Serengeti Wilderness Camp
• LUXURY LODGES,
Serengeti Serena Lodge |- Serengeti Wildlife Lodge |- Angata Serengeti |- Asanja Moru |- Dunia Camp (ASILIA AFRICA) |- Kiota Camp |- Serengeti Sopa Lodge
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES,
Four Season Safari Lodge |- Melia Serengeti Lodge |- &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas

Rise early for an early morning game drive in the Serengeti, then drive to Ndutu for a full day game drive in the area. You start looking for big cats and start calving wildebeest. This time wildebeest arrive in the area in the mid-February, during the calving season. You can choose to have lunch at the lodge and drive out or go on a full day game drive. Drive to Tanzania Bush Camps Ndutu in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight. Stayed at Public Camp/Tinted CampP in Ndutu.

(You can also make a hot air balloon in this area.) Those who book in advance have the option to jump over the prairie in the morning in the Serengeti. Wake up before dawn and let him drive to the balloon launch site to capture the most dramatic light. And as soon as the sun rises it takes off into the sky. Glide over the plains and acacia trees and enjoy stunning views of the Seronera River Valley and the surrounding plains. After your descent, enjoy a sumptuous champagne breakfast in the wilderness of the Serengeti.

Accommodation: (OPTIONS)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Overnight (Ndutu)
• MID-RANGE LODGES,
Kenzan Ndutu |- Ndutu Safari Lodge |- Kati Kati Ndutu |- Kirurumu Ndutu
• LUXURY LODGES,
Ndutu Under Canvas |- Lake Masek Tented Camp |- Sanctuary Kusini |-Angata Migration Camp Ndutu

On this Fifth day of your 5 Days Serengeti , you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descend at round 6:30am into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a huge ground of about 260 sq kms with a depth of over 2000 feet.

The 5 hour game drive in the crater floor, will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the digital camera equipped is certainly recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs and Lions are observed in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the lovely Hippo pool, you will commence a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. This is the ultimate leg of your safari, with a 4hr drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off to your favored region at Arusha by 6PM in the evening. With an extremely good experience Serengeti Wildebeest Migration and masses of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.

Accommodation: (OPTIONS)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch overnight stay – (Arusha – Arusha Town) (OPTIONAL)
• BUDGET LODGES –
Mrimba palm Hotel Arusha tourist inn hotel • MID-RANGE LODGES –
Natron Palace Hotel City Link Hotel Charity international
• LUXURY LODGES –
Mount Meru Hotel Tulia Hotel & Spa Kibo Paris Arusha Serena Lodge