Ndutu and Serengeti Migration Wet Season Mid-Range Safari & Zanzibar



Ndutu and Serengeti Migration Wet Season Mid-Range Safari & Zanzibar
Best time to travel: Mid-December to Mid – March.
Duration: 14 Days 13Nights
National Parks and places visited: Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Zanzibar.
Type of accommodation: Standard lodge and Tented Camp.
Itinerary Overview
This 14-day safari and beach adventure explores Tanzania’s diverse landscapes and wildlife. Experience Tarangire’s elephant herds, Ndutu’s Great Migration calving season, and Serengeti’s iconic predators. Visit the Ngorongoro Crater, home to the Big Five, before flying to Zanzibar for a relaxing beach retreat. Enjoy crystal-clear waters, white sandy beaches, and cultural experiences on the island. Accommodations include lodges, tented camps, and beachfront hotels, ensuring comfort throughout your journey. This tour blends thrilling safaris with Zanzibar’s serene tropical paradise.
Highlights:
Day 1: Arrival activity:
On your arrival, you will meet our representative, greet and then transfer to the lodge in Arusha where you will overnight at Pazuri Inn Arusha (Hb/Half board)
Distance 60 km
Time 1.5 hour
Day 2 & 3: Arusha - Tarangire National Park
In the morning you will meet your guide for prior safari day briefing and drive to Tarangire National Park with parked lunch where you will have two days of game viewing. The Park with its endless baobab trees, savanna, open grassland and scattered acacia tress is home to the largest elephant herd in Northern Tanzania. In addition you can also see variety of mammals such as Giraffes, Buffalos, Zebras, lions, Leopard and many others, including more than 500 bird species. The extensive wildlife watching begins when your guide pop-up the roof of the vehicle after you get in the Park. Lunch at the picnic site then after you can continue with game viewing. Later in the afternoon you will arrive at Burunge Tented lodge (fb/full board) for two nights.
Distance: 180 km Day distance
Time: 9-10 hours
Day 4,5 & 6: Tarangire National Park – NDUTU
This morning drive to NDUTU located at North Western Ngorongoro Conservation area bordered with southern plains of Serengeti where breathtaking landscapes, endless horizons and woodland forest with abundant wildlife await you. During the Ndutu wet season, over 1.5 million wildebeests migrate to calving grounds, where up to 8,000 calves are born in few weeks. The area’s natrocabonatite volcanic ash soil in rain season bring Ndutu and southern Serengeti Plain in lush green grasses which provide essential nourishment for the herd. This season also attracts predators like Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and Hyena, leading to intense predator-prey dynamics. The migration supports the ecosystem’s biodiversity and is a critical period for the survival and renewal of wildlife in the Serengeti. Other wild life will be there too such as Elephant, Hippo, Buffalo, Zebras and many other and so this will make your safari to an impressive experience. You will have 3 days for safari here. Accommodation at: Heritage Tented Camp (fb /full board) for 3 nights.
Distance: 250 km
Time: 6 hours
Day 7 & 8: Ndutu - Serengeti National Park
Today we will move to Serengeti National Park, we will explore the southern and south east Serengeti to the Central part of the Park while for some times, still there will be chances of sporting migratory heard as the same as Ndutu area. The Serengeti is a UNESCO-World Heritage Site and the third largest National Park after the Nyerere and Ruaha National Parks in Tanzania. Furthermore it is the ideal place to watch the impressive land mammal international migration remain on earth. The endless plains of the Serengeti provides a truly exceptional landscape which lends itself for great wildlife viewing and make it attractive all the time. You will see elephants, hippos, lions, zebras, wildebeest, cheetahs, leopards and more.
Accommodation at: Osotua Tented Camp (fb /full board)
Distance: 120 km day distance.
Time: 6 to 7 hours
Day 9: Serengeti-Ngorongoro Crater-karatu
Today in the morning drive to Ngorongoro. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest inactive volcanic caldera, harboring a dense population of wildlife, including the Big Five. The area is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, combining wildlife conservation with Maasai pastoralism. The crater floor’s diverse ecosystems, from forests to lakes, support over 25,000 large animals. The area’s unique blend of natural beauty, cultural heritage, and abundant wildlife makes it one of Africa’s most remarkable destinations. You will have a half day of the Crater tour. Towards noon you will drive to Karatu for a night stay at Marera Valley Lodge (fb /full board)
Distance: 190 km Day distance
Time: 10 hour
Day 10: Karatu – Arusha-Zanzibar.
After breakfast you will start your journey back to Arusha. During the descent down from the highlands to the valley you will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful views across the Gregory Rift Valley around Lake Manyara.
On your arrival in Arusha you will take a flight to Zanzibar.
Distance: 149km Time: 3hours
After you arrive at Zanzibar Airport the representative of Tanzania wildhog safari will meet and pick you after passport control and then transfer to the hotel for overnight.
Accommodation: Sunset Kendwa (BB/Bed and breakfast basese).
Day 11. Relaxing on the beach.
This day you will have a free time of relaxing on the beach. Accommodation: Sunset Kendwa (BB/Bed and breakfast bases) .
Day 12&13 Relaxing on the beach.
Within this days you will have free time of relaxing and enjoying Zanzibar Island.
Accommodation: Sunset Kendwa (BB/Bed and breakfast bases).
Day 14. Transfer to the Airport.
Today you will be transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your flight to the next destination due to your holiday plan. End of our Tour.
What’s Included:
- Flying doctor fee ( Medical evacuation).
- Accommodation at your arrival in (Hb/half board) basis
- Accommodation in Zanzibar in (BB/Bed and breakfast) bases.
- Accommodation while on safari in full board basis
- Professional safari guide (either in languages: English, Germany, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese e t c
- Transfers from & to the airport
- Private 4X4 Safari Vehicle with opened roofed, AC power invertor
- All park fee, crater Service fees
- Unlimited pure bottled drinking water for entire safari
- All excursions as mentioned in the itinerary
What’s Excluded:
- Travel Insurance
- Increasing of Park fees & Government Taxes when applicable.
- Maasai village visit 50 $ per vehicle.
- Zanzibar Activities.
- All items of personal Nature.
- Travel Insurance.
- Tips & Gratuity,
- International flight
Price:
TRAVEL TIME | PAX 2 | PAX 3
| PAX 4
| PAX 6
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15 DECEMBER – 31 MARCH | $ 6358 | $ 5275 | $ 5125 | $ 4644 |