7 Days Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Migration Calving Safari
Duration
Tour Type
Safari Overview
This 7-day wildlife immersion is just sufficient to witness the great wildebeest calving migration safari. This tour has been designed specifically to focus on following the migration trail during calving from December to April.
The areas to be covered are Lake Ndutu and the Southern and Central areas of Serengeti National Park where majority of the wildebeest are usually found.
A visit to the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater is part of this safari as well.
Included
- Park Conservation Fees
- Transportation in a 4x4 Safari Vehicle
- Services of a Multilingual Drive-Guide
- Full board accommodation
Excluded
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Personal items
- Tips and Gratuities
Tour Plan
Pick up from your Arusha hotel or the Kilimanjaro International Airport/Arusha Airport and drive to Tarangire National Park, a 2-hour trip.
Tarangire National Park is known as a wonderful birding destination and also features large numbers of games, particularly during the dry season, when the Tarangire River is the only source of water in the area.
The landscape is of particular interest too, due to the high number of scenic baobab trees. You will do the game drive until later afternoon when you will be transferred to Karatu for your dinner and overnight sleep.
Overnight
Dinner and overnight at the Maramboi Tented Lodge
After breakfast we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for the full day game drive in the park a scenic lake that made Ernest Hemingway exclaim "the loveliest I had seen in Africa
This offers a compact game-viewing circuit and is one of the most diverse reserves in the country Lake Manyara covers two-thirds of the park and at the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley
Over 400 species of birds can be found in Manyara including thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large waterbirds such as pelicans, cormorants and storks
Overnight
Dinner and Overnight at the Marera Valley Lodge
After breakfast we will set off for the Ndutu Area situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation
Area which is part of the southern Serengeti ecosystem a full day game drive viewing the great migration at Ndutu area Lake Ndutu like most other rift lakes is alkaline, however, the water is still drinkable and consumed by a wide array of local wildlife
We will spend the afternoon with a game drive in the Ndutu Area. A majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found on the short-grass plains from December to April.
The area is usually heavily populated with elephant, birds and resident game evening your driver will drive at take take you to an Acacia Migration Camp for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast you will enjoy a full-day game drive in the Ndutu Area exploring a great range of various habitats such as swamps, woodland, soda lakes and the world-famous Serengeti short grass plains.
You will witness herds of wildebeest and zebras during a short time frame from around February and lasting for about 3 weeks where a majority of the wildebeest calve you may back to the camp for hot lunch and have an afternoon section of game drive until evening
The sea of grass provides little cover and the young ones make easy prey for a variety of predators.
Wildebeest calves can run minutes after they were born and within 3 days, they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herd In the afternoon we will set off for Serengeti National Park.
Overnight
Dinner and overnight at the Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp
Spend the these two full days in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including for the game drives and the wake up time.
For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive. Alternatively, you could do a full-day game drive with picnic lunch.
Overnight
Dinner and overnight at the Acacia Central Camp
We will have an early breakfast and afterward drive to the famous Ngorongoro Conservation Area From here we will descend down to 600 m into the crater to view an array of wildlife with a picnic lunch saved in the crater you may have game drive until evening and drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight
With its year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebras, buffalo, elands, warthogs, hippos, and giant African elephants among others
What makes this attraction especially famous is the dense population of predators such as lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which requires a trained eye to be spotted.
We will also visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the south-west corner and one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos hippos and other water birds can usually be seen in this lake.
Overnight
Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge
After breakfast, we will drive Mto wa Mbu for a morning cultural tour and walking safari We will have a sumptuous local lunch as we take in the stunning views hovering around us.
An optional mountain biking activity can be arranged at an added cost In the
drop off
Afternoon we will head back to Arusha or to the airport for the drop off.
