5-Day Great Migration Experience
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Overview
Ndutu, located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area bordering the southern Serengeti, is renowned for the Great Migration’s calving season (December–March), when vast herds of wildebeest and zebras gather, attracting numerous predators. Central Serengeti, especially the Seronera area, offers year-round wildlife viewing with its savannah, kopjes, and river sustaining high densities of animals and big cats, making both regions exceptional safari destinations at different times of the year.
Itinerary Details
Arrival
Day 1: Ndutu game drive
Ndutu lies in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, bordering the southern Serengeti. It is best known for the Great Migration calving season (December–March), when hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebras gather on its nutrient-rich plains. The open landscape makes wildlife viewing excellent, especially for predators like lions, cheetahs, and hyenas hunting during the calving period.
Day 2: Full Time ndutu game drive
After breakfast, you’ll head out for a full-day game drive in the Ndutu area, exploring its open plains and woodlands where the Great Migration herds often gather, especially during the calving season. The day offers excellent opportunities to spot predators such as lions, cheetahs, and hyenas in action, as well as other resident wildlife. You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush before continuing your safari through different parts of Ndutu, returning to Moyo tented lodge in the evening.
- Main Destination:
- Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP)
- Accommodation:
- Moyo Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3: Ndutu to Central Serengeti
After breakfast, enjoy a game drive in Ndutu as you make your way toward the Central Serengeti. The journey takes you through changing landscapes, from the open plains of Ndutu to the rolling savannahs and kopjes of the Seronera area. Along the way, you’ll have opportunities to spot migrating herds (seasonal), predators, and a variety of wildlife before arriving at your lodge in Central Serengeti for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Full Central Serengeti Game drive
After breakfast, spend a full day exploring the Central Serengeti, especially the Seronera region, which is rich in year-round wildlife. Game drives take you across its open plains, river valleys, and iconic granite kopjes, offering excellent chances to see lions, leopards, cheetahs, and large herds of herbivores. You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush before continuing your safari through different areas, returning to your lodge in the evening.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Pure Migration Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5: Central Serengeti then transfer to JRO
After an early morning game drive in the Central Serengeti, enjoying the last chance to spot wildlife in the Seronera area, you will return to the lodge for breakfast (or take a packed breakfast). Afterwards, you’ll transfer to the airstrip for your flight or begin the scenic drive back to Arusha/Kilimanjaro (JRO).
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
End of tour
Includes & Excludes
- Overnight stays in the lodge(s) as shown on the itinerary (check-out at 10 am)
- Meal plans as shown on the itinerary
- Private (4x4) modern safari vehicle for safari game drives
- Language preference-speaking safari guide for the duration of your safari
- Park fees for all the (national) parks on the itinerary
- Game drives in the national parks
- Any extra activities as shown on the above itinerary
- Drinking water in the safari jeep
- Arrival and departure airport transfers
- International flights & Domestic flights
- Fees for passports, visas, immunisations, and insurance
- Personal insurance (travel insurance and Flying Doctors)
- Tips for staff such as driver cum guides/chef/porter
- Other drinks such as wines, Beer, champagnes and spirits
Note (COVID-19)
“Please note that all these are sample itineraries. We will tailor-make your safari according to your wish and due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel around the world, it is free to postpone your travel up to 1 year after the original travel date”
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