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Tarangire · Ndutu & Southern Serengeti · Ngorongoro

The 7-Day Great Migration Calving & Newborn Predators Expedition

Front-row seats to the calving season on the Ndutu plains, with a sunrise balloon safari over the herds.

6Nights
7Camps
$4,150 – $4,850 per person · $8,300 – $9,700 totalFrom Price, Per Person
Destinations: Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro
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Built for travellers who want to witness hundreds of thousands of wildebeest gathered on the short-grass plains of Ndutu and the Southern Serengeti, this circuit combines flexible private game drives with handpicked luxury mobile and boutique camps — putting you right in the centre of the birthing season without giving up privacy or comfort. Every morning opens with Tanzanian coffee on your private tent veranda, followed by 4x4 game drives timed around active predator hunts and birthing activity. Evenings belong to secluded sundowners, open-air bush dinners under the stars, and a private campfire — with newborn calves finding their feet within minutes of birth, and lion, cheetah and hyena working the open plains around them.

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Accommodation

Summary

DaysCampExperiences
Day 1 Arusha Highland Retreat Arusha, Tanzania —
Day 2 Tarangire Big Game Tracking Tarangire National Park —
Day 3 Ndutu Calving Plains Tented Camp Ndutu, Southern Serengeti —
Day 4 Sunrise Balloon Safari & Predator Tracking Ndutu, Southern Serengeti —
Day 5 Full-Day Great Migration Calving Action Southern Serengeti & Ndutu —
Day 6 Ngorongoro Crater Rim Suite Ngorongoro Crater —
Day 7 Scenic Bush Flight & Departure Ngorongoro to Arusha —
Wildlife & Activities

Highlights

  • Front-row access to the Great Migration birthing grounds on the Ndutu short-grass plains.
  • Sunrise hot air balloon safari with a champagne breakfast over the calving herds.
  • Private Big Five game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor with a secluded lakeside lunch.
  • Romantic sunset sundowners overlooking the Southern Serengeti plains.
Day by Day

Your Itinerary

Day 1

Arusha Highland Retreat

Arusha, Tanzania

Landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), your private driver-guide greets you with chilled sparkling water and fresh towels. Transfer by executive 4x4 through the coffee plantations to your quiet retreat near Arusha and your private suite.

Spend the afternoon relaxing in your villa or by the pool, then close the evening with a welcome dinner of locally sourced organic cuisine and fine wine.

1 night · Private Suite
Day 2

Tarangire Big Game Tracking

Tarangire National Park

An exclusive full-day game drive in Tarangire, tracking elephant herds and tree-climbing lions from your private 4x4 with open pop-up roof, stopping whenever you like for photos or quiet wildlife-watching.

A gourmet picnic overlooking the Tarangire River is followed by a sunset cocktail back at the lodge, over the Great Rift Valley escarpment.

1 night · Private Suite
Day 3

Ndutu Calving Plains Tented Camp

Ndutu, Southern Serengeti

Drive up through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area into the lush short-grass plains of Ndutu, the epicentre of the calving season — thousands of wildebeest and zebra spread across the horizon as you approach your luxury tented migration camp.

In the late afternoon, your guide sets up a private sundowner on a scenic vantage point — champagne as the sun drops, followed by a private three-course dinner under the stars.

1 night · Private Suite
Day 4

Sunrise Balloon Safari & Predator Tracking

Ndutu, Southern Serengeti

Rise before dawn for a hot air balloon safari, drifting silently over the Ndutu plains as the sun comes up on wildebeest herds and newborn calves below, then a hot bush breakfast with champagne on landing.

The afternoon is a private game drive tracking cheetah, lion and hyena along the marshlands and lake beds, before a relaxed evening by the campfire.

1 night · Private Suite
Day 5

Full-Day Great Migration Calving Action

Southern Serengeti & Ndutu

A full day tracking the massive calving herds across the Southern Serengeti and Ndutu — mother wildebeest giving birth and calves finding their feet, predators watching from a distance. Your private guide paces the day entirely to you, with a hot lunch packed for the bush.

In the evening, a private campfire outside your tent, with personalised storytelling from a resident guide.

1 night · Private Suite
Day 6

Ngorongoro Crater Rim Suite

Ngorongoro Crater

Drive to the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater and descend 600 metres into the caldera, tracking black rhino, hippo and flamingo in complete privacy.

A multi-course hot lunch with sparkling wine is served near a quiet lakeside spot on the crater floor, away from the main tourist crowds, before ascending to your crater-rim lodge.

1 night · Private Suite
Day 7

Scenic Bush Flight & Departure

Ngorongoro to Arusha

A leisurely breakfast in your suite, then a transfer to the airstrip for a scenic light-aircraft flight back to Arusha, taking in the Rift Valley landscapes from above.

Day-room access and lunch in Arusha follow, before your private transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) for the international flight home.

What to Expect

Includes & Excludes

Includes

  • Private executive 4x4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • Ndutu hot air balloon safari (a $550 per-person value)
  • All national park fees, concession fees and crater permits
  • Luxury full-board accommodation
  • Safari perks — candlelit dinner, bush sundowner, champagne breakfast
  • One-way Serengeti/Ndutu–Arusha flight
  • All airport transfers

Excludes

  • International airfare
  • Tanzanian tourist visas ($50–$100 per person)
  • Tips for guide and lodge staff
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Personal laundry
  • Premium cellar wines and spirits
Investment

Pricing by Season

2 Pax (Private Couple / Travelers)
$4,150 – $4,850 per person · $8,300 – $9,700 total
3 Pax (Private Small Group)
$3,620 – $4,250 per person · $10,860 – $12,750 total
4 Pax (Private Group)
$3,250 – $3,780 per person · $13,000 – $15,120 total
5 Pax (Private Group)
$2,980 – $3,450 per person · $14,900 – $17,250 total
6 Pax (Private Group)
$2,790 – $3,220 per person · $16,740 – $19,320 total

Price is per person, sharing, and varies with season — see the pricing table below.

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6Nights
7Camps
$4,150 – $4,850 per person · $8,300 – $9,700 totalFrom, Per Person
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