Calving 2

8 Days, 7 Nights Safari – The Circle of Life (Calving Season)

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Tailor Made Safaris
Group Size 12 Pax
2 Safari Vehicles / Supply Vehicle & Crew
Everyone gets a window seat guaranteed!!!!

“Out Of Africa” Style Under Canvas
“Bringing You Closer To Africa – Bringing You Closer To Nature”

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All about the 8 Days, 7 Nights Safari – The Circle of Life (Calving Season).

8 Days 7 Nights

The Circle of Life (Calving Season)

Standard Camping Safari Itinerary In Brief
Group Size 12 Pax
Get One Night Free After Safari

Safari Code: TSCS 2
Recommended Months

February – March

Special get One Night Free
After the Safari meals Included

Destination:
Tarangire National Park – Lake Manyara National Park – Angata Kiti Plains – Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater

Starting November the great herds come down to Central Serengeti, most of the females are pregnant by this time of the year. They slowly start to move South wards to the short grass plains. The short grass plains in in the south is rich in calcium and iron.

Just like us humans need calcium and iron for our babies this is the same with the wildebeests and other animals as well.

Some females will start giving birth as early as December. Come mid-February an average of 8000 calves are born per day all the way to mid-March, this season is called the Calving Season.

During this time of the year almost all the plains game give birth as food is in plenty for all. All depends on the short rains that starts in Mid-November, mid-December. Making the grass lush and green 

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
  • All transfers according to program
  • All executions mentioned in this program
  • Entrance fees to all National Parks
  • Extra-fees for Ngorongoro Crater
  • Scout fees
  • Overnight all Hotels/Campsites according to program
  • FB during safari (picnic-lunch) Safari Starts with Picnic Lunch Boxes and ends with breakfast
  • 5 litres mineral water per person per day on safari; tea; coffee
  • Driver/guide and car (Land rover / Land cruiser/ Nissan Patrols) for Safaris without km limit!!!
  • Driver/guide and car ((Land rover / Land cruiser/ Nissan Patrols) for Safaris without time-limit!!!
  • Flying Drs Service
  • Safari Crew
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
  • International flights
  • Visa fees
  • Drinks (if not mentioned above)
  • Tips
  • Expenses of personal nature (like souvenirs)
  • Excursions and trips not included in this program (e.g. Serengeti Balloon Safari )
  1. Day1 Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport

    Day 1: Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport

    Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet and greet with your driver guide at Kilimanjaro International Airport.
    From Kilimanjaro International Airport then transfer to your hotel for overnight at Mt. Meru Hotel. Overnight

    Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire National Park – Savanna Bush Camps

    On this day of safari after breakfast on this day of safari, you will have a safari briefing. You will be briefed from A to Z about your safari.

    After safari briefing you will depart with your picnic lunch boxes you will depart from Arusha to Tarangire National Park. You will stop at Shoppers Supper Market for your last minute shopping.

    Arriving at Tarangire National Park, after park formalities you will enter Tarangire National Park.

    Tarangire National Park (The Garden of Elephants) you will get to see large herds of Elephants in this national park. With luck you will get to see Lions, Leopards and other plains game in this national park.

    Luck being on your side, you may even get to see the painted wolves (African Wild Dogs) and even huge Python that has coiled up a tree after a huge meal.

    Later you will exit the national park and proceed to Savanna Bush Camps for dinner and overnight.

    After dinner you will be entertained by a local dance troupe from the village. FB

    Day 3: Savanna Bush Camps – Lake Manyara National Park – Savanna Bush Camps

    On this day of safari, after breakfast you will depart from Savanna Bush Camps with picnic lunch boxes to Lake Manyara National Park. Exploring the national park for its predators and prey.

    Lake Manyara is famous for its Tree Climbing Lions, with luck being on your side you will get to see them. You will get to even elephants in this national park, In lake Manyara National Park, you will get to see lots of bird’s species. You will also visit the board walk and Hippo deck.

    Later you will exit the national park, stop at a fruit kiosk. Here you will taste some exotic fruits that are grown in this fertile village that is situated at the base of Africa’s Great Rift Valley.

    You will taste seasonal fruits of the season that are grown in this village. Fruits like Papaya, Red Bananas, Sugar Cane, Tamarind Fruit, Baobab Fruit, Custard Apple and other fruits of the season.

    After this excursion you will proceed to Savanna Bush Camps for dinner and overnight .FB

    Day 4: Savanna Bush Camps – Angata Kiti Plains – Serengeti National Park

    Today your start will be early!!! After breakfast at around 0600 hrs. You will depart from Savanna Bush Camps to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, entering the conservation area from Loduare Gate after park formalities. You will then assent the out rim of the crater, stop at the view point get an introduction lecture how the crater was formed then proceed to Ndutu Woodlands via Oldupai Gorge (The Cradle Of Mankind) Here at Cradle Of Man Kind you will get to see some of the fossils that were found in this gorge. From Oldupai Gorge you will then proceed to Shifting Sands, Nasera Rock and Our lonely friend the Fig Tree.

    At around 1500 hrs. Angata Kiti Plains you will proceed to Naabi Hill Gate via visiting another lonely friend the Shetani Tree and then proceed to Naabi Hill for park formalities.

    After park formalities at Naabi Hill you will then enter Serengeti National Park. From Naabi Hill Gate you will proceed to your private camp set up (Special Campsite) set in a very special place in Serengeti National Park.

    Once at your private Camp you will meet the crew, you will be introduced to the crew that would have set up the camp for you. You will be shown to your tents, freshen up, sit by the fire, dinner will be served shortly. FB

    Serengeti Excursion

    On your request we can also offer a balloon safari in Serengeti (facultative): in the early morning you will start to this unforgettable adventure. After a breath-taking flight of about one hour in dawn and a champagne breakfast you will return at about 09.30hrs to your camp.

    Days 5-8: Serengeti National Park

    These 4 Days, you will spend 4 full days with unlimited kilometres of game drives.

    Your game drives will be adopted to the position of the Great Herds. Your game drives will be adopted to the position of the calving Wildebeest in the short grass plains south of Serengeti.

    Returning to camp for dinner and overnight

    Day 9: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater Tour – Savanna Bush Camp

    On this day of safari, you will depart very early in the morning with picnic lunch box. Say bye to your crew and proceed to Ngorongoro Crater via Naabi Hill Gate. You will then decent 2000 feet in to the crater floor.

    You will then explore the Ngorongoro Crater floor for its predators and prey till late afternoon.

    You will then assent the inner wall of the crater, exit the Ngorongoro Conservation Area at Loduare Gate and proceed to Savanna Bush Camp. Arriving at Savanna Bush Camp for dinner and overnight.

    You will be our guests at Savanna Bush Camp on this night, you will also be entertained by a local dance troupe after dinner at Savanna Bush Camps. FB

    You will be our guest this evening at Savanna Bush Camps in Mto Wa Mbu Meals Included!!.

    Day 10: Savanna Bush Camp – Arusha – Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport / Continue with your onward safari

    After breakfast on this day of safari after breakfast you will depart from Savanna Bush Camps in Mto Wa Mbu to Arusha, Have Hot lunch in Arusha. Then you shall be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport in time to Connect with your international Flight back home.

    OR

    You will then continue with your onward going safari BB

    End of Safari

Your Safari Route Map

The map below is 95% accurate with the Great Migration

Key Point As To Your Safari
1 Kilimanjaro International Airport 2 Arusha City / Arusha Airport
3 Meserani Snake Park 4 Makuyuni Village
5 Minjingu Village 6 Tarangire Park Gate
7 Mto Wa Mbu / Savanna Bush Camps 8 Lake Manyara Park Gate
9 Lake Manyara Hippo Deck 10 Lake Manyara Board Walk
11 Karatu Township 12 Loduare Park Gate
13 Ngorongoro View Point 14 Ngorongoro Decent Road
15 Oldupai Gorge 16 Shifting Sands
17 Nasera Rock 18 Fig Tree
19 Area To See The Great Migration 20 Shetani Tree
21 Naabi Hill Gate 22 Gol Kopjes – Area To See The Migration
23 Area To See Wild Animals 24 Serengeti Visitor Centre
25 Camp Set Up Area 26 Seronera Village
27 Retima Hippo Pool 28 Area To See The Calving
29 Area To See The Great Migration in Ndutu