Encounter Migration in Ndutu-southern Serengeti

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), After Airport formalities, you will be met outside the customs area by company representative where you will have a private transfer to Arusha for your overnight stay.

In the morning you will be picked up from the Hotel, short safari briefing before travel to the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park. Travel though agricultural farm and fresh produce market of Mto Wa Mbu village, situated next to Lake Manyara national park entrance. The village is a souvenir hunters paradise, harbouring thousands souvenir salesmen, prepared to jump at your slightest call. You will have game drive in the park till lunch time. Enjoy picnic lunch boxes served at a selected picnic sites followed by more game drives till evening searching for tree-climbing lions.
The Park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically positioned African wildlife areas consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park) at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The park habitat attracts broad range of animals together with one of Africa sparsely inhabited African elephants herds, the park is famous for tree-climbing lions, large flock of flamingos fascinated by the algae in the lake.

Have a fully breakfast before leaving for Ngorongoro conservation area. A journey of about 30minutes. Descend into the stunning Ngorongoro crater about 2000 feet over 600 meters to the floor of the crater. Enjoy wildlife game viewing with your driver guide while sharing his knowledge with you. Ngorongoro Crater is the worlds largest volcanic caldera. The area is covered with grasslands, forest and swamps. Background of jaw-sinking beauty because of the permanent water supply within the ground of the crater and support resident animals more than 25,000. The area is well known for black Rhinoceros as well as the pride of lion that includes the magnificent black-manned males. Picnic lunch boxes will be served at the crater while watching hippos, followed by more game drives till evening. There are lots of colorful flamingos and a variety of water birds in this area for bird lovers. Other game that you can see includes leopard, hyena, cheetah, Elephants, Jackal, hippos, waterbuck, baboons, antelope family, and small mammals. After a day of game drive, ascend to the crater and drive to your overnight hotel for dinner and relaxation.

Enjoy breakfast served at the lodge; depart for Serengeti national park. The drive to Serengeti National Park takes 3 to 4 hours with game drive en route. You will start your game drive once you arrive at the Serengeti gate.
Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most famous National Park. You will take a game drive through the massive open plains. The park is one of the parks in Africa with the highest concentration of wildlife. The park is dominated by huge herds of plains game.
Afternoon game drives in the Serengeti-Seronera river valley area till sunset. The area is famous for big cats, cheetah, leopard, and lion are commonly seen around. Serengeti believed to have the largest population of lions in Africa) due to the abundance of prey species. More than 3000 Lions live in this eco-system.
Serengeti is well known for its resident wildlife animals which can be seen throughout the year particularly BIG FIVE-named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters.

Waking up in the Serengeti is something really extraordinary. Sights, sounds, and smells of Africa are all around us. An exciting and eventful day awaits you as you depart your lodge in the morning as you expect an incredible opportunity to view all the wildlife up close and personal. Every detail so finessed, every experience so magical. You have a game drive in Serengeti, afternoon you will drive to Ndutu area as the wildebeest migrations expected to be in this area in February. Many predators follow the migration of animals, and therefore a great chance not to be missed.

Ndutu always has wildlife just like Seronera. Ndutu can be visited all year round. The most important in the Ndutu area is an off-road drive, it is the place where you can drive as closely as you wish to follow the animals that is what we call it photographer’s heaven.
You can witness the herds of Wildebeest and Zebras mainly around February and is lasting for about 3Weeks where the greater part of the wildebeest calves.

Getting up early before birds for morning game drives in Ndutu. (alternative, you may do a walking safari in this area assisted by a park ranger), followed by short game drives before a drive to Arusha. You will be arriving Arusha around 16:00hrs. Drop off at Kilimanjaro International Airport for a flight back home or to Zanzibar.

You can simply depart on this day only if you have booked domestic flights departing JRO from 19:00hrs onwards OR International Flight departs at 20:00hrs onwards. If not, you will need to book a post night accommodation for an earlier flight.