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Calving Season Safari Packages

? Ndutu Calving Season – Nature’s Greatest Nursery (January to March) Every year between late December and March, the southern plains of Ndutu (straddling the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti) become the epicenter of one of Africa’s most awe-inspiring wildlife spectacles — …

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New life on the southern plains

The Ndutu and southern Serengeti plains are the focus during the main calving period, when vast herds gather on nutrient-rich grasslands.

Season begins

Late December–January

Herds settle across the southern plains as the landscape turns green.

Main calving period

January–February

A strong planning window for newborn wildlife and active predators.

Herds begin moving

March

The migration gradually shifts as rainfall and grazing conditions change.

Seasonal timing varies with rainfall, and individual wildlife encounters cannot be guaranteed.

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Available Calving Season Safari itineraries

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