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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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Calving-season planning

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.

Southern Serengeti & Ndutu Approximate December–March calving focus Geographic park boundaries with an approximate monthly calving-season focus—not live tracking. Rainfall changes herd distribution, and births or wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors; country context © Natural Earth.

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