7-Day Calving Season-Ndutu & Ngorongoro Crater Finale

Tanzania · Luxury

7-Day Calving Season-Ndutu & Ngorongoro Crater Finale

Overview

You will experience Tanzania’s Great Migration calving season on this 7-day safari through Tarangire, Serengeti, Ndutu, and Ngorongoro Crater. Witness thousands of wildebeest and other wildlife gathering in Ndutu, with incredible opportunities to see newborn calves and predators in action. You will explore the endless Serengeti plains and discover the remarkable wildlife of the Ngorongoro Crater.

Highlights

  • Ndutu calving season herds
  • Predator and newborn drama
  • Tarangire opening safari
  • Central Serengeti game drives
  • Ngorongoro Crater finale
  • Best from December to March
  • Private lodge based journey

Route at a glance

Follow the journey across Tanzania. Tap markers for stop tips.

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Itinerary

Upon arrival at the Airport, our representative will pick you up and drive towards your accommodation in Arusha city for your first night. If time allows, you can choose to explore the city and visit several fascinating places in the city such as cultural heritage, local and Maasai markets. Once you're settled in the lodge, you'll be briefed and get ready for the adventure ahead.

Main Destination: Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)

  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Overnight

Four Points by Sheraton Arusha Hotel

Arusha, Tanzania

HotelLuxury
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Cost

Includes

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excludes

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Transport

  • Game drives: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
  • Getting around: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
  • A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Guiding

  • Dedicated English-speaking driver-guide throughout.

Minimum age

16+

Customizable

  • Yes - dates & lodges

An unforgettable week!

“Jackson was a fantastic resource to help plan a wonderful 7 day safari, and chose excellent lodges for our stay as we drove through Tarangire, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti, and helped to accommodate our requirements. Joseph, our safari guide, was very knowledgable and made the experience unforgettable. We saw all of the big cats, the elusive rhino and an action-packed crossing, and had multiple sightings of prides of lions and cheetah feeding on prey, among numerous other birds and animals, and while some of that was of course great luck, a lot was down to Joseph’s skill and excellent understanding of the Serengeti! Joseph always responded to our torrent of questions with patience and good humour.”

Shreya R

The best safari guide ever!

“From the very beginning, 7 months before our trip, Jackson was super responsive and communicative. He made everything super easy and got us very excited for our honeymoon safari! We even had to change our dates and had no issues. Now, on to the safari itself. We were picked up from Kilimanjaro airport by Alex who was super friendly and punctual despite our early morning arrival time. Our hotel in Arusha (Gran Melia) is incredible in both beauty and service. The next day we met our guide, Ben. He was super friendly and had great vibes from the start! He is very knowledgeable, funny, and nice and we had the absolutely best time with him! We were so sad when he dropped us back off in Arusha. Thank you Ben!!”

OmerUnited States

Topy Tours "the professionals" - from planning, budgeting and delivery of an amazing Safari Experience! ...

“An ultimate safari experience with Topy travels . The Topy team Jackson delivered a personalised plan (4 vegans) for a group of 7 people from organisation, pricing and logistics; with prompt , timely, regular updates. Ben, the perfect execution of the safari . Including the pick up from Kili Airport to Arusha at 4am, one day stay (6 hours at Guest house for 5 passengers, pre planning check including attire, shoes, other essentials, weather, bugs & mosquitos, emergency, WiFi on route snacks & beers - to name just a few ! The hotel's choice was amazing be sure to pack a fleece as the temp fell to 6 Deg just for one night. Wil definitely recommend teh team and will plan a return safari to the other national parks.”

Myclix_co_ukUnited Kingdom

“I booked a 7 days safari with topy tours and i thank you Jackson , he is very patient, before booking in France, he answered all my questions, others compagnies didn t do that...but with Jackson he is very honest, kind person...and he doesn t push you to book with his compagny...i appreciated that...it is a good value safari, food, transportation, accommodation everything was good, no bad surprises...i saw many animals, very close and the big 5 fives even if rhino it is difficult to see...i recommand topy tours, serious compagny...”

Carine Aubrebourg

Absolutely Brilliant!!!!

“So grateful this company was recommended to me! Excellent communication from the onset and that continued all the way through my 7 day tour. A friendly kind, and knowledgeable guides took care of everyone on the tour and we experienced the wild of the Serengeti in an up close and magical way. We saw everything! Great value for the money and I would not hesitate to recommend Topy Tours to anyone. I look forward to using them again in future. This experience was a dream come true.”

SdamonUnited States

Common questions

Peak calving on the southern plains is typically December to March, with short grass and many predators.