7 Days Wildebeest Migration 2024 Calving Season
Trip information
By late January to march perhaps the greatest spectacle of the Serengeti takes place with the wildebeest calving season. Approximately 8,000 young wildebeest are born every single day during the peak of the Serengeti calving season.
The wildebeest calving season typically occurs during the rainy season in the Serengeti ecosystem of East Africa. The exact timing of the calving season can vary slightly from year to year and depends on the availability of fresh grazing grass for the wildebeest. However, it generally takes place between the months of January and March.
During this period, hundreds of thousands of pregnant wildebeest gather in the southern Serengeti, particularly in the Ndutu area and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, to give birth to their young. The timing of the calving season is synchronized with the availability of nutrient-rich grass, which grows after the seasonal rains.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 : ARRIVE KILIMANJARO THEN TRANSFER TO ARUSHA (1HR DRIVE)
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, and proceed to the Immigration desk for a visa Stamp. Before leaving the desk, make sure your passport is correctly stamped. Outside the airport, you will meet with your Nature Responsible safari guide with a signboard with one of your names. Depart the airport and drive to Haradali home for dinner and overnight.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES WHILE IN ARUSHA:
Apart from relaxing at Haradali Home, you can gladly visit different sites in Arusha. Using a public transport (tuk-tuk) or private one You will be able to experience the daily life of a typical person living in Arusha and different historical places where you can learn a bit about the city.
A few of the places you could visit would be the Cultural Heritage, the Snake Park, Maasai Market, the local market, the clock tower and local restaurants where you could have lunch.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Haradali Home
Day 2 : ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE PARK (2 DRIVING
We are glad to have you staying with us and now is the time to say goodbye so you can start your journey to visit Tanzania beautiful and famous national parks. Today you will start with Tarangire National Park. The park is named after the Tara River within the park. Tarangire National Park is very popular with many elephants as well as other animals like Lions, wildebeests, buffalos, zebras, leopards etc. This park has an area of 2,850 km². The Tara River is used by animals for water. Tarangire National Park also has very large baobab trees that have lived for many years.
By 08:00hrs in the morning, your driver will be waiting for you while your packed lunch is ready in the car. You will head directly to Tarangire National Park for all day game drive. During lunch hours, you will have a picnic lunch inside the park and enjoy the packed lunch we would have prepared for you.
In the evening you will head to for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Marera Valley
Day 3 : TARANGIRE TO SERENGETI PARK (4 HOUR DRIVE)
This is probably going to be one of the most exciting days of your safari. The great Serengeti will be within your reach. On this day, you will leave with a packed lunch after breakfast and head towards Serengeti through Ngorongoro. You will leave Osupuko Lodge by 7:30 a.m. On the way the rift valley will be one of the most beautiful views in front of you and a stop at the Ngorongoro Crater Viewpoint will be the highlight of the drive.
‘Serengeti’ is a Maasai word that means ‘Endless Plain’ as it represents a vast plain that goes towards the horizon. It is about 14,763 square kilometers and consists of three parts; The northern, southern, and Central (Seronera). Serengeti is known for the existence of The Circle of Life and demonstrates this through The Great Migration.
You will arrive at Serengeti in the early afternoon and stop for picnic lunch then proceed with game drive in this beautiful endless plain.
After the long day, you will head over to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay at Moyo Tented Camp Serengeti. Get to have a beautiful of the Serengeti in the night time and enjoy the closeness to Mother Nature.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Moyo Tented Camp
Day 4 : SERENGETI TO NDUTU (2 HOUR DRIVE)
You will depart just after breakfast with your safari guide, making sure that you have your lunchboxes with you for later. This morning will be the last day you will have the game drive in the Great Serengeti plains and will head over to the Ndutu Area for the game drive.
Ndutu Area is located in the Northwestern part of Serengeti. It covers 8.000 square kilometers and includes mountains, forests, and a vast view of the unfenced Serengeti plains on the horizon. Ndutu Area is known to be rich in minerals that support the strengthening of bones for newborns of the wildebeests. This explains why the wildebeests migrate towards the Ndutu area when they are about to give birth. Have a spectacular view of the wildebeests during calving season and enjoy Mother Nature from a close distance.
Enjoy a picnic lunch during the game drive with the packed lunchbox from Osupuko Serengeti.
In the evening, drive to Ndutu Heritage Camp, where you will be accommodated for the night.
Enjoy the beautiful view of the Ndutu Area with a touch of green.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Ndutu Heritage Tented Camp
Day 5 : FULL DAY GAME DRIVE IN NDUTU
Another beautiful day full of great memories in the Ndutu area. After breakfast, leave for a full-day game drive in the area. Enjoy your packed lunch and proceed with the game drive. In the evening, drive back to Ndutu Heritage for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Ndutu Heritage Camp
Day 6 : NGORONGORO CRATER THEN TO ARUSHA
Known as the 8th wonder of the world, Ngorongoro Crater is known for its exquisite beauty. The animals are known to be active in the early morning, so an early morning drive is highly recommended. Depending on what you decide with your safari guide; you could have breakfast at the camp and carry a packed lunch or you could carry both a packed breakfast and lunch. On this day, you will descend into the crater, which is filled with vegetation, forestry, and animals. The crater was formed by volcanic activities in the past that caused the creation of a caldera. The caldera got deeper and bigger with a depth of about 610 meters.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers an area of about 260 square kilometers. Get to explore Africa’s ‘Garden of Eden’ in the comfort of your safari vehicle and get to spot the Big five – Elephant, buffalo, leopard, black mane lion and the rare black rhino. You will also be able to see hyenas, jackals, flamingos and the yawning hippos. Enjoy a delightful picnic lunch in the heart of this ancient volcanic crater close to the hippo pool.
You will have an early evening drive back to Arusha and Haradali Home for your last night before heading to Zanzibar.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Haradali Home
Day 7 : FLIGHT TO ZANZIBAR OR DEPARTURE FROM ANY AIRPORT
After a memorable stay in the Northern circuit, it is finally time to go back home and reminisce about the beautiful experience you had. On this day, you will have breakfast at your own time followed by a transfer to the airport for your departure flight to Home or Zanzibar.
The end of your Wildebeest Migration 2024 Calving Season. Asante sana
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- Private Transport
- Entrance Park Fees
- All Meals
- All airport Transfers
- Coffee and Tea in the car
- Accommodations
- Excluded
- International and domestic flights
- Any item for personal use such us telephone bills
- Tips to safari guides and porters
- Health / travel insurance
- Masai boma visit and Olduvai Visit
- Laundry services.
- Any local or international flight and departure taxes.
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