DAY 1: Arrive Arusha -Tanzania– Kilimanjaro International Airport
Calving season migration safari

Upon arrival at Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport, your Tanzania Lights on Africa Safaris guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha. Settle into your accommodation, relax and get used to the African atmosphere. Ready to start your 5 Days Great Tanzania Serengeti Migration safari (Ndutu Calving Season) the next day.

Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania and the capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate. The city is close to the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Arusha National Park on Mount Meru.

Accommodation:

Mid-range:  Arusha Planet Lodge/Kibo Palace Hotel

DAY 2: Arusha- Tarangire National Park 
After breakfast transfer to Tarangire national park with your packed lunch for game viewing, enjoy a picnic lunch at Tarangire then continue with your game viewing until late evening, dinner and overnight. FB

Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Accommodation:

Mid-range:  Eileens Tree inn/Octagon Safari Lodge

One of the most noticeable things on entering the park are the baobab trees that rise up form the grass. With their massive trunks, they are instantly recognizable. There are animals that usually move northwards of the park during the wet season including the wildebeests, zebras, Thompson’s gazelles, buffalos, elands and hartebeests. The elephant population in this park was estimated to be around 6’000 in 1987, but numbers are believed to have fallen since then due to poaching.

The number of birds recorded in Tarangire National Park has been estimated at approximately 300. These include migrants that fly south to spend October – April away from the winter of the northern hemisphere. Here, you may spot various species of herons, storks and ducks, vultures, buzzards, sparrow hawks, eagles, kites and falcons, as well as ostriches. Other areas of interest within the park include the Lake Burungi circuit, the Lemiyon area, the Kitibong Hill circuit and the Gursi & Lamarkau circuit.

DAY 3: South Serengeti (Ndutu)

After breakfast, we will head to the Lake Ndutu region, situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a sublime landscape of the southern Serengeti ecosystem. The drive takes approximately 3 hrs, taking us across the beautiful landscape of The Rift Valley Lake Ndutu, alkaline like most of the other Rift Valley is frequently inhabited by a wide array of wildlife.

with appetites sated, undertake our game drive in the Ndutu region. The majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found on the short-grass plains from December to April. After the late afternoon game drive, you will drive to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Serengeti Heritage Ndutu

Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included 

DAY 4: South Serengeti (Ndutu)

After our hearty breakfast, we head out to enjoy a full day game drive in the Ndutu region. We endeavor to explore the range of different habitats found here that include swamps, woodland, soda lakes, and the worldfamous Serengeti short grass plains. We will see the awesome sight of the great thronging herds of wildebeest and zebra. During a short time frame around January, normally lasting for about 3 weeks, the majority of the wildebeest calves, dropping in the region of half a million young in this awesome act of synchronized birthing. The sea of grass provides little cover and the young Wildebeest calves can run minutes after they are born and within 3 days they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herd.

As our full day of adventure upon the ‘Endless Plain,’ we depart to our accommodation for dinner and Overnight.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Serengeti Heritage Ndutu

Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

DAY 5: Ndutu to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will drive from Southern Serengeti ( Ndutu) to the Ngorongoro Crater.

When you first see Ngorongoro Crater, it looks like a forgotten world. Concealed by the steep volcanic walls is a pristine wilderness including sweeping savannah, pockets of acacia woodland, and glistening lakes and swamps. The Crater was created when a large volcano exploded and collapsed in on itself two to three million years ago.

The drive down the into the Crater is an adventure in itself and when you reach the Crater floor, you quickly find yourself amongst large numbers of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, and more than 500 bird species. The Crater provides you with the best chance of seeing the endangered black rhino, which can sometimes be spotted in the open grasslands.

After a full afternoon inside the Crater, you will head to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay in Karatu.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Eileen’s Tree Inn/Octagon Safari Lodge

Meals & Drink: All meals included, Drinks not included

DAY 6: Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha

After breakfast, we drive to our final destination on this epic safari – Lake Manyara National Park. This, a relatively small but diverse park, 120km west of Arusha, is so named for the shallow salt lake that covers some seventy percent of the surface area, flooding and drying with the seasons and home to thousands of flamingo and in the extraordinary region of 500 other bird species. On our exploration of the park we will see monkey, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, and, with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes; not only open grassy plains but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab dotted cliffs. After lunch, we head back to Arusha where we will arrive in the late afternoon, our adventure at its inevitable end, with all the sights and sounds of wild East Africa tucked away in our mind for our adventure in life’s journey.

End of our Service

PRICE 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)

Excluded

International flights(From/to home)

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips(Tipping guideline US$15-20.00 pp per day)

Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Optional Safari Activities:

Balloon Safari (USD 585 per person)

Maasai Village Visit (U$DD 50 per vehicle)

Night Game Drive Tarangire or Lake Manyara (USD 120 per person)

Ngorongoro Crater Rim Walk (U$D30 per person)

Visit to the Olduvai Gorge and museum (U$D 40  per person)

ACCOMMODATION ON MID-RANGE ACCOMMODATION

PRICE: Per person sharing