Safari Tour: 6-DAYS NDUTU CALVING SEASON – UNFORGETTABLE AFRICA WILD ADVENTURE - Tanzania Safari Tour
6-Day Tanzania Safari Tour by SAKIBO SAFARIS LTD
Offered by - SAKIBO SAFARIS LTD
Tour Features
Experience one of nature’s most extraordinary spectacles with Sakibo Safaris during the Ndutu Calving Season. Journey into the heart of the Southern Serengeti, where thousands of wildebeest gather to give birth, creating an incredible scene of new life, movement, and survival. Witness newborn calves taking their first steps, large herds moving across the endless plains, and predators following the abundance of prey. Beyond the wildlife, enjoy breathtaking landscapes, unforgettable game drives, and the authentic beauty of Tanzania’s wilderness. With Sakibo Safaris, every moment becomes a story to remember. Come witness the miracle of life in Ndutu and experience Tanzania at its wildest and most spectacular.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Not for solo travelers | Solo travelers cannot book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Tanzania
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Suricata Boma Lodge No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 2 | Tanzania Bush Camp (Central Serengeti) No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 3 | Safari Haven No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 4 | Tanzania Bush Camp (Central Serengeti) No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 5 | Farm of Dreams Lodge No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 6 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast, Lunch Included with Drinks |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Our driver will pick you up from your accommodation in Arusha and start the road drive to Tarang ire, a distance of 128 km, like a 3-hour drive. After breakfast, at 8:00 am, you'll depart to Tarang ire National Park. You'll take picnic lunch boxes, and when you arrive in Tarang ire, you will proceed with the game drives. Tarang ire is home to elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, zebra, oryx, impala, etc. This park has many baobab trees and some varieties of acacias, whereas Tarang ire pythons climb trees and one place in Tanzania. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Suricata Boma Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Mto wa mbu - Central Serengeti National park
After breakfast, depart Mto wa Mbu and drive toward the legendary Serengeti National Park with Sakibo Safaris. Enjoy breathtaking landscapes as you travel through the Ngorongoro highlands and into the endless savannah plains.
Upon entering Serengeti, your adventure begins with an exciting game drive, searching for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, leopards, and more.
With our professional guide and comfortable safari vehicle, every moment becomes an unforgettable African wildlife experience.
Sakibo Safaris – Experience Tanzania, Live the Wild.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp (Central Serengeti)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - Central Serengeti National Park to Ndutu Area
DAY 3: CENTRAL SERENGETI TO NDUTU AREA
After an early breakfast, begin the day with an exciting morning game drive in Central Serengeti, one of the best areas for encountering Tanzania’s iconic wildlife. With your experienced Sakibo Safaris guide, explore the open plains and search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas.
After the morning game drive, continue your journey south toward the spectacular Ndutu Area. As you leave Central Serengeti, the landscape gradually changes, offering beautiful views of vast grasslands, rocky kopjes, and wildlife-rich plains.
The journey to Ndutu is more than just a transfer—it is another opportunity for en-route game viewing.
Ndutu is especially famous during the Great Migration season, when large numbers of wildebeest and zebras gather in the area. During the calving season, the plains become an incredible wildlife spectacle, attracting predators such as lions, cheetahs, and hyenas.
Arrive in Ndutu in the afternoon, enjoy further exploration depending on time and wildlife conditions, then proceed to your camp for dinner and overnight.
Sakibo Safaris – From the Endless Serengeti Plains to the Wildlife Heart of Ndutu, Every Moment Is an Adventure.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Safari Haven
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - Full day game drive in Ndutu
tart your morning in Ndutu with an early game drive as the African wilderness comes alive. Ndutu is famous for the Great Migration, especially during the calving season when thousands of wildebeest gather on the short-grass plains.
With your expert Sakibo Safaris guide, explore the area in search of wildebeest, zebras, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and other wildlife. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wild before continuing your afternoon game drive.
Ndutu is where migration, new life, and predators create one of Tanzania’s most unforgettable wildlife experiences.
Sakibo Safaris – Follow the Migration, Witness the Wild.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp (Central Serengeti)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 5 - Central serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
After having an early breakfast at the camp, you’ll depart and drive to the Ngorongoro Crater. This incredible location showcases a wide range of wildlife native to East Africa, and you might even be fortunate enough to spot the elusive black rhinos. The crater spans around 20 kilometers in diameter, so you should plan for about 6 hours to fully explore it. You’ll have a chance to enjoy lunch at the picnic site, which overlooks the Hippo Lake. Afterward, you’ll continue with an afternoon game drive before making your way back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 6 - Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
After you’ve had your breakfast, you’ll drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Here, you’ll get to see different animals like birds, baboons, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, and elephants. If you’re lucky, you might even spot lions relaxing in the trees. This park is famous for its diverse landscapes, with open grassy areas, forests filled with monkeys, and cliffs with big baobab trees.
Once you’re done with the exciting safari, you’ll drive back to Arusha, and that will mark the end of your adventure.
Sakibo Safaris — creating unforgettable journeys through Tanzania’s wild beauty.
Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch Included with Drinks
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Aug 21, 2026 - Aug 21, 2027
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Tanzania is a beautiful East African country with neighbours Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east. It is known for its vibrant culture, wonderful national parks, diverse fauna and flora and of course the great wildebeest migration. If you are planning a safari trip to Tanzania then you should find out all about flights to Tanzania, passport and visa requirements.Tanzania’s main airport is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) located 13km/8mi southwest of Dar es Salaam. The latter is the entry point for visitors to the southern parks.Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is situated 46km/29mi east of Arusha, the gateway of Tanzania’s most popular Northern safari circuit.
This tour starts in Arusha and ends in Arusha, Tanzania
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Getting There
Tanzania is a beautiful East African country with neighbours Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east. It is known for its vibrant culture, wonderful national parks, diverse fauna and flora and of course the great wildebeest migration. If you are planning a safari trip to Tanzania then you should find out all about flights to Tanzania, passport and visa requirements.Tanzania’s main airport is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) located 13km/8mi southwest of Dar es Salaam. The latter is the entry point for visitors to the southern parks.Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is situated 46km/29mi east of Arusha, the gateway of Tanzania’s most popular Northern safari circuit.
This tour starts in Arusha and ends in Arusha, Tanzania
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Offered By
SAKIBO SAFARIS LTD
Tanzania
One of the sought-after attractions in the Northern Tanzania Safari is the Annual Great Animal Migration and regarded as one of the seven wonders of the modern world, in which millions of wildebeest and thousands of other wildlife, including zebras – followed by their predators – move in search of pasture and water between Serengeti National Park and the Masai Mara in Kenya.
Reviews
Joyce Vitalis msuya
Tanzania
August 19, 2026
TANZANIA MAJESTIC TOUR & WATERFALLS EXPERIENCE
I had an amazing and unforgettable safari experience with Sakibo Safaris Ltd. Everything was well organized, from the accommodation and transportation...
I had an amazing and unforgettable safari experience with Sakibo Safaris Ltd. Everything was well organized, from the accommodation and transportation to the game drives. Our guide was professional, friendly, and very knowledgeable about Tanzania’s wildlife and nature. We had wonderful wildlife sightings and created beautiful memories throughout the safari. I highly recommend Sakibo Safaris Ltd to anyone planning a safari in Tanzania.
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