4 Day Epic Flying Calving Migration Safaris

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4‑Day Epic Flying Calving Migration Safaris

Tour Highlights
  • Start Zanzibar
  • End Zanzibar
  • Main Country tanzania
  • Transportation -harter-flight, -op-up-roof-4x4-vehicle
  • Offered As family, fly-in, group, honeymoon, private
  • Safari Type Private Tour
  • Special Food Vegetarian, Vegan, Fruitarian, Lactose-Free, Diabetic-Friendly

Itinerary Overview

Experience the highlights of Tanzania's Great Migration calving season on this 4-day flying safari from Zanzibar to the spectacular wildlife areas of Tarangire, Ndutu, and Ngorongoro.
Begin with a flight from Zanzibar to Arusha, followed by an exciting game drive through Tarangire National Park before continuing to Karatu for an overnight stay at Marera Valley Lodge.
The following two days are dedicated to the Ndutu calving grounds, where enormous herds of wildebeest gather during the calving season. Spend one afternoon and a full day exploring the plains, searching for newborn calves, predators, zebra, gazelles, and other wildlife.
On the final day, leave Ndutu and travel toward Ngorongoro Crater for a spectacular crater game drive before continuing to Kilimanjaro

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1: Zanzibar – Arusha – Tarangire National Park – Marera Valley Lodge

Destination: Tarangire National Park
Activities:
  • Morning flight from Zanzibar to Arusha
  • Meet and greet at Arusha Airport
  • Private 4x4 safari transfer
  • Tarangire National Park game drive
  • Elephant and wildlife viewing
  • Wildlife photography
  • Drive out of Tarangire
  • Scenic transfer toward Karatu
  • Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge
Experience:

Your safari begins with a morning flight from Zanzibar to Arusha.

Upon arrival, meet your professional safari guide and begin the journey toward Tarangire National Park, famous for its ancient baobab trees, open savannah, seasonal wetlands, and large elephant herds.

Enjoy a game drive through the park while your guide searches for a variety of wildlife.

Possible sightings include:

  • Elephants
  • Lions
  • Leopards
  • Buffalo
  • Giraffes
  • Zebras
  • Wildebeest
  • Impalas
  • Greater kudu
  • Warthogs
  • Baboons
  • Numerous bird species

Tarangire is particularly renowned for its elephants, which can often be seen gathering around water sources and moving through the park's distinctive baobab landscapes.

After the game drive, exit the park and continue toward Karatu.

Arrive at Marera Valley Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: mareravalley
Alternative: None/On request
Meals: lunch, dinner
Drinks: water
Day 1 image

Day 2: Marera – Southern Serengeti National Park

Destination: Serengeti National Park - South
Activities:
  • Early breakfast
  • Drive toward Ndutu
  • Enter the Ndutu wildlife area
  • Great Migration tracking
  • Calving-season wildlife viewing
  • Predator tracking
  • Wildlife photography
  • Afternoon game drive
  • Sunset wildlife viewing
  • Overnight in Ndutu
Experience:

After breakfast, depart Karatu and travel toward the Ndutu area, one of the most important locations for experiencing the Great Migration during the calving season.

The short-grass plains of Ndutu provide nutrient-rich grazing that attracts enormous numbers of wildebeest and other herbivores.

During the calving season, you may encounter:

  • Wildebeest with newborn calves
  • Nursing mothers
  • Zebra
  • Thomson's gazelles
  • Grant's gazelles
  • Lions
  • Cheetahs
  • Leopards
  • Spotted hyenas
  • Jackals
  • Ostriches
  • Flamingos
  • Numerous bird species

The abundance of newborn calves attracts predators, making Ndutu an exceptional area for observing natural wildlife behaviour.

Spend the afternoon exploring the plains and searching for migration herds, newborn calves, and predators.

Later, continue to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: serotentedcamps
Alternative: None/On request
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Drinks: water
Day 2 image

Day 3: Full-Day Ndutu – Great Migration Calving Season

Destination: Serengeti National Park - South
Activities:
  • Early breakfast
  • Sunrise game drive
  • Full-day Ndutu exploration
  • Great Migration herd tracking
  • Calving-season experience
  • Predator tracking
  • Wildlife photography
  • Bush picnic lunch
  • Afternoon game drive
  • Sunset wildlife viewing
  • Overnight at Sero Tented Camp
Experience:

Today is dedicated entirely to the Ndutu calving grounds.

After an early breakfast, head into the wilderness for a full-day game drive.

During the calving season, thousands of wildebeest gather across the short-grass plains. Large numbers of calves are born during this period, creating one of the most remarkable wildlife experiences in Tanzania.

Your guide will search for opportunities to observe:

  • Newborn wildebeest calves
  • Nursing mothers
  • Wildebeest herds
  • Zebra herds
  • Lions
  • Cheetahs
  • Leopards
  • Spotted hyenas
  • Jackals
  • Gazelles
  • Vultures
  • Flamingos
  • Other resident wildlife

You may observe fascinating behaviour such as mothers protecting their calves, calves learning to follow the herd, predators stalking prey, and herds moving across the open plains.

Enjoy a bush picnic lunch before continuing your afternoon game drive.

Return to Sero Tented Camp for dinner and your second night in the Ndutu area.

Accommodation: serotentedcamps
Alternative: None/On request
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Drinks: water
Day 3 image

Day 4: Ndutu – Ngorongoro Crater – Kilimanjaro International Airport

Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Activities:
  • Early breakfast
  • Final morning game drive in Ndutu
  • Drive toward Ngorongoro
  • Ngorongoro Crater descent
  • Crater game drive
  • Big Five wildlife search
  • Picnic lunch
  • Crater exploration
  • Ascend from Ngorongoro
  • Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport
Experience:

Wake early and enjoy breakfast before beginning your final Ndutu morning game drive.

Take one last opportunity to observe the migration herds, newborn calves, predators, and other wildlife before leaving the calving grounds.

Continue toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Upon arrival, descend into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, a natural wildlife sanctuary surrounded by steep crater walls.

Explore the crater floor, where grasslands, wetlands, woodland, and the soda lake provide habitat for an impressive concentration of wildlife.

Your guide will search for:

  • Lions
  • African elephants
  • Cape buffalo
  • Black rhinoceros
  • Leopards
  • Spotted hyenas
  • Hippos
  • Zebras
  • Wildebeest
  • Gazelles
  • Flamingos and other waterbirds

Enjoy a picnic lunch during the crater game drive before beginning the ascent.

After leaving Ngorongoro, continue by road toward Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Arrive at the airport for your onward flight, marking the end of your safari.

Accommodation: None/On request
Alternative: None/On request
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Drinks: water
Day 4 image

Include

  • Parking fees (for non-residents)
  • All activities mentioned
  • All accommodations mentioned
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation mentioned
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals
  • Drinks

Cancellation Policy

  • 61 days+ prior to the start date: 0% of the total cost full refund
  • 31 – 60 days prior to the start date: 50% of the total cost
  • 21 – 30 days prior to the start date: 70% of the total cost
  • 8 – 20 days prior to the start date: 80% of the total cost
  • 1– 7 days prior to the start date: 100% of the total cost no refund