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8-Day Mid-Range Ndutu Migration

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Description

This 8-day safari includes an opportunity to see the Great Migration. At this time of year (December to April), the Migration is in Ndutu (part of Ngorongoro Conservation Area) and Southern Serengeti. Tanzania is a country bursting with natural beauty, wildlife, and some of the friendliest people you will ever meet. This safari provides countless opportunities to view and learn about Tanzania’s rich wildlife. Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Ndutu, Serengeti and more

Inclusions

Included

  • Park fees
  • All activities
  • All accommodation
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals
  • Drinking water

Excluded

  • International flights
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips
  • Personal items
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals

Itinerary

Welcome to Tanzania! You will be picked up from the airport by a Branded Africa Safari representative and driven to your accommodation in Arusha. Depending on your arrival time, you will hopefully have time to relax and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime!
Busy Arusha is an essential part of safari life here in northern Tanzania and most travellers pass through at some stage.

Your Branded Africa Safari guide will collect you from your accommodation after breakfast. This morning, you will drive to Tarangire National Park. The transit drive is approximately two and a half hours on good tarmac roads. The Park is named after the Tarangire River which runs through it. This ‘river of warthogs’ is the only source of water for wildlife in the region during the dry season. The Park is well known for its elephant families, which can often be seen congregating by the river. You may also see giraffe, bushbuck, and hartebeest. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators, including lions and leopards. There are more breeding species of birds found in Tarangire than anywhere else on the planet! The huge and ancient Baobab trees can be seen here. Some of them are said to have lived for more than a thousand years.
Lunch will be at a picnic site inside the Park. After your game drive, you will transit to your accommodation in Karatu.

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Meals & Drinks:

  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

After breakfast, we will head to the Lake Ndutu region, situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a sublime landscape of the southern Serengeti ecosystem. The drive takes approximately 3 hours, taking us across the beautiful landscape of the Rift Valley Lake Ndutu. It is alkaline like most of the other Rift Valley lakes and is frequently inhabited by a wide array of wildlife. With appetites sated, undertake a game drive in the Ndutu region. The majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found on the short-grass plains from December to April. After the late afternoon game drive, you will drive to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight.

Accomodation:

Meals & Drinks:

  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Another day set aside for game drives in the Serengeti. It is possible to have a more relaxed pace, and do early morning and late afternoon game drives, returning to your accommodation for lunch and some relaxation.
Every day is different in the Serengeti and there is always plenty to explore.

Accomodation:

Meals & Drinks:

  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

After breakfast, you will wend your way through the Serengeti towards Ndutu, stopping off to experience more wonder on the way! Whilst it boasts abundant wildlife, it is perhaps best known for the annual Great Migration. Vast numbers of wildebeest; zebra and antelope move in an annual pattern, constantly seeking fresh grazing. The migration can be found during any given month; you just need to know where to look! At this time of year, the Migration is normally in Southern Serengeti / Ndutu (Ndutu is actually part of Ngorongoro Conservation Area). One of the main features of this area is Lake Ndutu. It is an alkaline lake (like most of the other Rift Valley Lakes) and is a treasured source of water.
Overnight will be a Mid-Range seasonal Tented Camp.

Accomodation:

Meals & Drinks:

  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

After a hearty breakfast, you will head out to enjoy a full day’s game drive in Ndutu. You will explore the range of different habitats found here including swamps, woodland and savannah. With luck, you will see vast crowds of wildebeest, zebra and antelope, sometimes stretching to the horizon. The sound of the wildebeest gently mooing is hauntingly beautiful.
During a short time frame (normally in February), many of the female wildebeest give birth to their young, dropping over half a million young in this incredible act of synchronized birthing. The grass provides little cover and the young are easy pickings for a variety of predators (cheetah, lion, hyena, and leopard). Wildebeest calves can run minutes after they are born and within 3 days they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herd.
After a full day’s exploration, you will return to your Tented Camp in time for dinner.

 

Accomodation:

Meals & Drinks:

  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

This morning, you will gently wend your way through Ngorongoro Conservation Area, seeing more animals only the way (it is common to see a journey of giraffe on the lush slopes). You should reach the Crater by lunch time.
When you first see Ngorongoro Crater, it looks like a forgotten world. Concealed by the steep volcanic walls is a pristine wilderness including sweeping savannah, pockets of acacia woodland and glistening lakes and swamps. The Crater was created when a large volcano exploded and collapsed in on itself two to three million years ago. The drive down into the Crater is an adventure in itself and when you reach the Crater floor, you quickly find yourself amongst large numbers of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, and more than 500 bird species. The Crater provides you with the best chance of seeing the endangered black rhino, which can sometimes be spotted in the open grasslands.
After an afternoon game drive, you will drive to your accommodation in Karatu.

Accomodation:

Meals & Drinks:

  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

This morning, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Your final destination on this epic safari! Manyara is a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. Everything you’ll see here is on a different scale. It is both compact (this is one of the narrowest parks in Africa) and epic (the Great Rift Escarpment towers over Lake Manyara’s western boundary). The park’s namesake is a shallow, salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is home to thousands of wading birds (including flamingos and over 500 other bird species). You may see baboon and elephant in the park’s thick evergreen forest, and watch for the tree-climbing lions that have become famous throughout Africa.
You will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the Park.
After your game drive, you will be dropped off at a place of your choosing e.g. Arusha, Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha Airport. We hope you have enjoyed your adventure with Braded Africa safaris

 

Meals & Drinks:

  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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What our Client Say

paolosa
paolosa
2024-09-03
Quite a journey! We carried out a 10-day tour through the parks (serengeti, ngorongoro, tarangire...). Needless to confirm the beauty of those places. As Guide we had Masha who turned out to be a pleasant and smart person in solving the technical problems encountered. It was a challenging trip, as the parks are only accessible by 4WD, but for lovers of wildlife and landscapes it is a real paradise.
Vavolpe
Vavolpe
2024-09-02
BEST EXPERIENCE EVER Hello everyone, My partner and I were accompanied by GODI and MR PEACE on a fantastic trip to the parks of Tanzania. GODI, a guide who speaks Italian very well, explained to us every curiosity of the animals we spotted. Mr Peace with his experience was able to make us make excellent sightings. They were both very very good, professional, welcoming, friendly. They made us feel at home and live one of the most beautiful experiences of our live. Thank u so much guys AKUNA MATATA
Sightsee784240
Sightsee784240
2024-08-29
Amazing experience! 10 days of unforgettable safaris! Itinerary: Parco Manyara Easy Lake with visit to Datoga and Hazdabe Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti Serengeti Mara Lago Natron Tarangire National Park Thanks to Masha for the excellent organization and availability both during the planning and during the trip. Fast and efficient Response times in fulfilling my itinerary requests with the right Recommendation of those who know and love its territory. Lodges and tented camps great. Special thanks to my Exaud Driver/Guide, excellent Guide, impeccable guide, prepared, attentive, helpful, kind, able to find any animal hidden or hundreds of meters away from us and if that was not enough speaks also excellent Italian. The professionalism of Exaud made my trip fantastic, thanks to him I saw many animals, birds and witnessed the spectacle of wildebeest migration. So you come home already thinking about your next safari to organize with the Branded Africa Safaris. Highly recommended!!!
Weijie J
Weijie J
2024-08-23
Beautiful Safari Experience Peter was very kind and professional, in 3 days of safari we saw practically everything while going out for only 6/7 hours a day as we were tired
Angelica D
Angelica D
2024-08-22
Straight to the heart of Africa Our Guide Masha and the drivers of the two jeeps in our small group were the perfect way to get in touch with this part of Africa and gave us an experience that will remain unforgettable. Their love for Tanzania and their work is such as to transmit it also to us who came home excited and with all the amazement and wonder for everything we saw and learned thanks to this tour. They taught us to be patient, not to take anything for granted and every sighting was told, explained and placed in the wider context of the parks we visited. Beautiful moments of contact with the local culture, especially the visit to the Maasai village and having as guides to Lake Natron some Maasai. Thanks to Masha and Branded Africa Safaris that made our trip unique. They will remain forever in our hearts!
Elisabetta
Elisabetta
2024-08-05
Thank you for this amazing Safari! Our Safari adventure was amazing! We had a great tour: we started from Ngorongoro crater, we moved then to the center of Serengeti and travelled north to see the great migration of gnus. After that we visited the lake Natron and the amazing waterfalls near it. As I said it was a great tour per se, but it wouldn’t be that amazing without the best guide we could ask for. Deo drove us everywhere and took care of us like a friend from the first moment on. He knew all the best places to find animals and we managed to see all the big five!!! He kept saying we were lucky to see all these beautiful animals… I think we were lucky to have him as a guide! He knows everything about animals, plants, landscapes and the culture of tribes living in those areas, like Maasai. We learned a lot also about his way of life and his hometown. His attention by driving is also not to be taken for granted. He has experience on the difficult streets that you may encounter during this kind of trips. If we had any doubts or questions, the manager of the agency was also available for us. I forgot to mention that we were on our honeymoon and the manager even organized a cake for us! So in the end we could just say that Branded Africa Safari is a great agency to plan your Safari with. We felt safe and in good hands always! Elisabetta & Benedikt
Lavale0409
Lavale0409
2024-07-29
Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro I met masha in 2019 when we were planning our Tanzania safari for 2020. He impressed me for his kindness and availability so among the various Safari companies, we had chosen to rely on him. Unfortunately covid ruined our plans, but Masha told us not to worry and that she would always keep our deposit valid. And so it was! After 5 years, we managed to do our Safari. It was a crazy experience, masha helped us to create a not too heavy itinerary because they were also traveling with a 2 year old girl. The choice of tented camps made our Safari even more unforgettable. We went home with the desire to organize another Safari, obviously always leaning on him!
Stefano M
Stefano M
2024-07-28
the best simply fantastic guides available and prepared super comfortable jeep fantastic program super recommended
Alessandro L
Alessandro L
2024-06-05
Best Safari Experience Possible! Best choice if you are looking for a safari trip in Tanzania! Our guide, Deo, was amazing! He drove us around Serengeti Park and the Ngorongoro Crater with great experience, showing us all possible animals and view points! You surely need some luck to spot all the "big five" and many more as we did, but an experienced guide is definitely a great starting point. The lodges and tents we slept in were great and welcomed us with all services. 100% recommended!!!
Emma R
Emma R
2024-06-05
Fantastic Beautiful experience. We spent three very intense days between Serengeti and the crater where our guide Deo showed us all the animals including the big five! They organized everything for us, even the very good lodges and tented camps!! An experience definitely worth repeating!