Ndutu (Ngorongoro) Conservation Area
The nursery of the Great Migration
Highlights
- Calving season from December to March, peaking in February
- Plenty of cheetahs and other hunters during the calving season
- Acacia woodland around the Ndutu lakes
- A destination for individually planned routes, not in the fixed programme
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Ndutu (Ngorongoro) Conservation Area at a glance
Ndutu lies in the south of the Serengeti ecosystem, within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and has a fixed place in the calendar of the Great Migration. From December to March the herds are here, and in February the calving season reaches its peak. On some days, thousands of wildebeest calves are then born on the short-grass plains, and cheetahs, lions and hyenas are rarely far away. Ndutu is not included in the fixed routes; for the calving season we put together a tailor-made route for you.
Impressions
Illustration: Safari Tansania
Illustration: Safari Tansania
Illustration: Safari Tansania
Best time to travel
December to March, when the herds are in the south; in February the calving season is at its peak. Outside these months the herds move on, and Ndutu becomes much quieter.
Getting there
- Location
- in the south of the Serengeti ecosystem, within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- From the Ngorongoro Crater
- 75 to just over 100 kilometres depending on the starting point, about two and a half hours
Ndutu is built into an individually planned route as a stop of its own.
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