8 Days Tanzania Wildlife and Calving Season Safari is an amazing Tanzania safari tour that takes you to the top Tanzania safari destinations of Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park and Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania. All these offer great animal viewing to see all the African Big 5 animals, huge elephant herds, and zebras, among so many others.
This 8 Days Tanzania Wildlife and Calving Season Safari is a great Serengeti Migration safari to book for an opportunity to witness the calving season in Tanzania. The calving season is also a great time to watch the predator-prey in action, as well as see loads of predators like lions, leopards, even cheetahs and hyenas as they lurk to pounce on the week calves.
This 8 Days Tanzania Wildlife and Calving Season is best booked for travel in late December to March, when the calving season is taking place. Note that this 8 Days Tanzania Wildlife and Calving Season Safari can be customized to fit your preferences, tastes and definitely your budget.
Tanzania Safari Highlights of 8 Days Tanzania Wildlife and Calving Season Safari
- Wild game
- African big 5 animals
- Calving season
- Extensive game drives
- Cultural tour in Arusha
Summary Itinerary of 8 Days Tanzania Wildlife and Calving Season Safari
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire National Park
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park (Central)
Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Drive to Ndutu Area in Serengeti National Park
Day 6: Drive to Ngorongoro Crater
Day 7: Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
Day 8: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport your guide upon your arrival, who will brief you about the safari. Thereafter, you will be driven to Arusha town from where you shall check in at the hotel, have dinner and overnight stay. Depending on your time of arrival, you may engage in a cultural tour in Arusha.
Accommodation: Tulia Boutique Hotel and Spa
Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire national park
You will have breakfast at your hotel, and then proceed to transfer to Tarangire National Park. You will also enjoy beautiful views of the baobab and acacia trees where the wildlife species take shelter. You shall then proceed to drive into the wilderness of the national park to engage in a game drive. You will enjoy looking out for wildlife species during your Tanzania safari such as elephants, dik dik, leopards, buffalos, gazelles among others. This national park also has over 500 bird species and you will see different birds during your safari. After having lunch, you will engage in another game drive to explore more attractions and enjoy seeing wildlife species. You will return to your lodge for dinner and to spend the night stay.
Accommodation: Baobab Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park (Central)
After an early breakfast at your lodge, you will proceed to Serengeti national park to explore the vast savannah plains in search of more wildlife species such as the big 5 like lions, elephants, rhinos, elephants and buffalos. You will have lunch at your lodge in the national park before you engage in an evening game drive to search for wildlife species like zebras, hippos, giraffes, antelopes, kudu, gazelles, hyenas and many others. You will have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full day in Serengeti national park
You will start another day of wildlife viewing in Serengeti national park with breakfast prepared at your lodge. After having your breakfast, you will engage in a morning game drive around Serengeti national park.
You will have lunch and then after lunch, you will have an afternoon game drive as you enjoy the beautiful views around Serengeti national park and look out for various wildlife species like elephants, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, antelopes, waterbucks, hippos, hyenas, dik dik, kudu and different bird species. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Drive to Ndutu Area
After breakfast at the lodge, you shall transfer to the southern region of Serengeti National Park whilst enjoying a game drive, in the Ndutu area, and chance to see the Great migration. The morning game drive is more successful always with hunters like lions, hyenas, leopards, Jackals, Cheetahs and many more. Other visible game include Rhinos, Elephants, and Zebras, Giraffes, Wildebeest, Kobs, Topis, Gazelles, Oribis and others. After the game drive we drive to Southern part of Serengeti with en-route game drive viewing more and more animals as we cross to the Ndutu area passing next to the Ndutu Lake. With parked lunch, you shall enjoy all day game drive viewing and witnessing the birth of new generation of wildebeest in the area, commonly known as the calving season.
Accommodation: Ndutu Heritage Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Drive to Ngorongoro crater
You will have breakfast before leaving Serengeti national park and driving to your next wildlife viewing destination which is the Ngorongoro crater. You will descend 600 meters into the crater which is home to numerous wildlife species like the big 5 which includes lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos and elephants. Other wildlife species in Ngorongoro include hyenas, wildebeests, antelopes, cheetahs, antelopes, zebras, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs among others. There are also different bird species which can be spotted around Ngorongoro crater like ostriches as well as flamingos common along the shores of Lake Magadi. After your game drive around the Ngorongoro crater, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree Inn
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Drive to Lake Manyara National park
Breakfast will be served at your lodge as the day before ahead of your transfer to Lake Manyara national park. You will see the famous tree climbing lions during your safari in this national park. You will also enjoy views of the Great Rift Valley during your safari. After checking in at your lodge and having lunch, you will engage in an afternoon game drive to explore the national park and look out for different wildlife and bird species like impalas, zebras, hippos, giraffes, elephants, buffalos among others. You will have dinner and spend the night at the lodge.
Accommodation: Twiga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Departure
You will have breakfast at your lodge before checking out as you prepare to drive back to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your outbound flight, which will bring your Tanzania safari to an end.
End of 8 Days Tanzania Wildlife and Calving Season Safari
Price inclusions
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
- 4×4 safari land cruiser
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Price quoted per person sharing
- Tanzania VAT on tourism activities and park fees
- Concession fees and crater fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
Price exclusions
- Flights
- Items of personal nature
- Hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
