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6 Days from$4200 p/p in USD -
DeparturesArray
Destinations
Tanzania,
Tour Type
Guided, Large Group, Small Group
Safari Standard
Mid Range
Tour Overview
This safari will take you to experience the calving season of the Great Migration, which usually takes place between January and February of each year. While the route of the migration has remained the same for thousands of years, the exact timings of the journey vary depending on seasonal rainfall, so these timings are merely a guideline. The wildebeest will try to give birth to calves in better conditions, which means that they will avoid any predator that could cause a lot of complications in the process. Sadly, predators are pretty intelligent, and they always head to the south of Serengeti (the places where everything will happen) to take advantage of the vulnerable newborns, making it a very risky natural situation for the heads of the family since they will protect their calves with everything they can.
General Information
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Safari types:Big Five Safari, Guided Safari, Migration Safari, Wildlife Safari
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You will visit:Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara NP, Tarangire National Park
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Wildlife:Big Five, Birds, Antelope, Thomson's Gazelle, Zebra, Giraffe, Hippo, Crocodile, Cheetah, Hyena, Wildebeest, Baboon
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Activities:Game Drive
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Getting around:4x4 Safari Vehicle
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Start/end:Start in Arusha, end in Arusha
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Minimum age:4 years
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 4,200 per person
What's Included
- Accommodation & meals as per itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All transportation
- All activities (unless labelled as optional)
- Drinking water
- Park & conservation fees
What's Excluded
- Flights & visas
- Additional accommodation before & after the tour
- Tips (guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance etc.)
- Government-imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Leviva Travel and Tours‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Leviva Travel and Tours‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries and services are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
You will be picked up from the airport by a representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Arusha. Here you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation for the adventures to come. Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa is nestled in the heart of Arusha and it will captivate you with the natural beauty of the Tanzanian landscape.
- Accommodation：Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa
- Dining：Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Bottle Water
- Transportation：Off-road vehicle
In the morning, you will be picked up from your lodgings in Arusha by our personal safari guide. We will set out for Tarangire National Park on a good tarmac road across gently rolling Maasai plains with scattered acacia trees. As we zip along we’ll pass many Maasais in their colorful dress walking on the roadside, riding bicycles, herding cattle and driving donkey’s carts. Tarangire National Park, well known for its large elephant herds, is also host to a multitude of other creatures. From the open roof of our state of the art safari jeep, we’ll experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and life-giving Tarangire River. Endeavor to encounter a multitude of creatures, from zebra to wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, and giraffe, to name a few. It is possible to glimpse lions stalking prey or leopards watching, relaxing on the trees above. After our extensive game drive experiencing the varied sights and sounds of the wilderness, we’ll drive to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight.
Accommodation：Farm of Dreams Lodge
Dining：Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Bottle Water
Transportation：Off-road vehicle
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 hours, taking us across the beautiful landscape of the Rift Valley Lake Ndutu. It is alkaline like most of the other Rift Valley lakes and is frequently inhabited by a wide array of wildlife. With appetites sated, undertake a 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 your overnight.
Accommodation：Sero Tented Camp
Dining：Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water
Transportation：Off-road vehicle
After our hearty breakfast, we will head out to enjoy a full-day game drive in the Ndutu region. We endeavor to explore the range of different habitats found here including swamps, woodland, soda lakes, and the world-famous Serengeti short grass plains. We will see the awesome sight of the great thronging herds of wildebeests and zebras. During a short time frame around January, normally lasting for about 3 weeks, most of the wildebeest calves drop 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’ ends, we will depart to our accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay.
Accommodation：Sero Tented Camp
Dining：Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner, Bottle Water
Transportation：Off-road vehicle
After breakfast, we’ll head out for an en-route game drive through the Ndutu. We may, with lady luck on our side, spot all of the Big Five across the ‘Endless Plain’ to the Ngorongoro Crater. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site formed millions of years ago with the massive explosion of a volcano once higher than Kilimanjaro. It is 610m deep and covers roughly 304 sq km. Due to its dense animal population of approximately 25,000 ungulates, the Crater offers the best game viewing. We will arrive at the Crater rim before lunch. With our overview of the spectacular landscape that spreads out before our eyes stored in our memories and memory cards, we descend the bumpy winding track that brings us onto the Crater floor. Very quickly, we will be able to see wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, elephant, perhaps if we’re lucky, the black rhino through the grass. After lunch and a full afternoon inside the Crater, we’ll head to our partner midrange lodge in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation : Farm of Dreams Lodge
Dining：Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water
Transportation：Off-road vehicle
After breakfast, we’ll drive to our final destination on this epic safari – Lake Manyara National Park. This is a relatively small but diverse park, 120km west of Arusha. It is so named for the shallow salt lake that covers some seventy percent of the surface area, flooding and drying with the seasons. It is home to thousands of flamingos and in the extraordinary region of 500 other bird species. On our exploration of the park, we will see monkeys, giraffes, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephants, and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes: open grassy plains, primate-filled woodlands, and baobab dotted cliffs. After lunch, we’ll head back to Arusha where we will arrive late in the afternoon our adventure at its inevitable end. You’ll have all the sights and sounds of wild East Africa tucked away in your mind for your adventure in life’s journey.
Dining：Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water
Transportation：Off-road vehicle
