6-Day Calving Season Safari

You’ll be welcomed at Kilimanjaro Airport with a smile, a handshake, and a heartfelt "karibu sana", Swahili for “you are very welcome.” From here, your guide will accompany you on the scenic drive west toward Karatu, a quiet town perched in the highlands near the Ngorongoro forest. It’s a place of cool breezes, rolling hills, and a gentle introduction to life beyond the cities.

This first evening is all about rest and anticipation. You’ll have time to settle in, breathe the fresh air, and let the shift begin...from the everyday, into something much more extraordinary.

Wake to the sounds of the Serengeti: distant hyenas calling, birds beginning their chorus, and the soft rustle of wind through golden grass. Today is yours to explore Central Serengeti, a region known for its rich predator activity and sweeping, open plains.

Your guide will track lions along the kopjes, scan the horizon for cheetahs, and tune into nature’s quiet signals to find the stories unfolding around you. There’s no rush here, just time, space, and the freedom to follow where the wild leads. As the light softens in the evening, you’ll return to camp for delightful meal. 

The sun rises over the central Serengeti, and with it comes another chance to tune into the rhythm of the wild. Your morning game drive takes you through predator country, where lions patrol the kopjes, cheetahs stalk in the grass, and the echoes of last night’s hunt still linger in the air.

After lunch in the bush, you’ll begin the journey south toward Ndutu, following the herds as they push into calving territory. The landscape begins to shift, dustier, rawer, more alive. By the time you arrive, you’ll be surrounded by wildebeest and zebra, and the drama of new life unfolding under wide, open skies.

Today is what this journey was made for. The Ndutu plains are alive with drama, wildebeest spread across the landscape, newborn calves taking their first steps, and predators never far behind. Throughout February 8,000 calves are born every day!

Your guide will track the stories unfolding: a cheetah stalking through the grass, a hyena waiting for its chance, the quiet courage of a mother guarding her young. This is nature at its most raw...and most beautiful.

Your final morning is spent in conversation, not with guides or rangers, but with members of the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes, two of the oldest communities in East Africa.
Sit with hunters, gatherers, and artisans who live in ways largely untouched by modern life. Learn from their rhythms, their skills, and their stories. It’s a fitting end to a journey that’s been, at every turn, about connection, to wildlife, to place, and to people.
After lunch, we’ll transfer you to the airport for your evening flight, grateful for the time shared, and already waiting to welcome you back.