4-Day Safari · mid-range / comfort
4-Day Private Calving-Season Safari – Tarangire, Ngorongoro & Ndutu
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Plan on WhatsAppA private, family-friendly safari built around the Great Migration's calving season in the southern Serengeti. From Kilimanjaro Airport you take in Tarangire's elephants and baobabs and a full day in the Ngorongoro Crater, then two days on the Ndutu plains where thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle give birth — and the predators that follow them. Travel times and activities are paced for families.
Best months to travel: Dec · Jan · Feb · Mar
Day-by-Day Itinerary
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Kilimanjaro Airport to Tarangire National Park
Met at Kilimanjaro International Airport by your private guide and driven via Arusha to Tarangire National Park. Picnic lunch, then an afternoon game drive among the park's iconic baobabs and some of the largest elephant herds in Africa, with giraffe, zebra, lion and over 500 bird species along the Tarangire River. Dinner and overnight at a lodge near the park.
Lunch, dinner · Mid-range lodge near Tarangire
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Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, drive through the highlands to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend 600 m into the crater — the largest intact volcanic caldera on Earth. Game viewing among the Big Five plus zebra, wildebeest, warthog and flamingos on the soda lakes, with a picnic lunch near the hippo pool. Ascend in the late afternoon and transfer to your lodge.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner · Lodge near the Ngorongoro highlands
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Southern Serengeti — Ndutu Calving Plains
Head onto the Ndutu plains of the southern Serengeti, a prime calving-season location where thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle gather on lush grass. Watch newborn calves and the herds' interactions — and the lions, cheetahs and hyenas the season draws in. Picnic lunch on the plains and an afternoon of game viewing before a tented-camp dinner under the stars.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner · Tented camp, Ndutu area
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Ndutu Sunrise Drive & Return to Arusha
An early sunrise game drive in Ndutu at the height of calving season, followed by a bush breakfast on the plains and a final drive through the woodlands. Around midday, begin the scenic 5–6 hour drive back to Arusha for your onward flight or an overnight before departure.
Breakfast, lunch · —
What's included
- ✓Private safari vehicle and English-speaking guide
- ✓Park and conservation-area entry fees for all destinations
- ✓Mid-range (or luxury) lodge and tented-camp accommodation
- ✓Full-board meals as specified plus bottled water throughout
- ✓Airport transfers
Not included
- ✕International and domestic flights
- ✕Travel insurance (recommended for all travellers)
- ✕Tips and gratuities
- ✕Personal expenses and optional activities
Frequently Asked Questions
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Read before you go
Free, no-fluff guides from the people who run the trips.
Tanzania Safari: The Complete Guide
Where to go, when to travel, what a day looks like and what it costs — everything you need to plan a northern Tanzania safari.
Read guide →Safari · 8 min readWhere Is the Great Migration Each Month?
A month-by-month guide to the wildebeest migration — calving in the south, the Mara River crossings in the north, and everything in between.
Read guide →Safari · 8 min readSerengeti National Park: A Visitor's Guide
Tanzania's flagship park — endless plains, the Great Migration and the finest big-cat viewing in Africa.
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Plan your 4-Day Ndutu Calving Safari with Ombeni
Private trip. From $4,035 for 2 adults + 1 child (mid-range) / $5,685 luxury. Per-person pricing on request — family-friendly.
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