Why visit the Ndutu region?
SAFARI À NDUTU
The Great Migration in Tanzania is THE phenomenon every traveller dreams of seeing. Going on safari in Tanzania in the Ndutu region may be essential for observing this great migration. From late December to mid-March, you can find two million animals, peacefully grazing on these plains between the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park. It is the calving season, a truly unmissable spectacle!
THE ANIMALS OF THE REGION
In the Ndutu region, you will find wildebeest and zebras in abundance! Several species of antelope join the herd. You can also admire giraffes and elephants. All these herbivores naturally attract their predators: lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, caracals and servals will offer you some of the most breathtaking hunting scenes!
THE FLORA PRESENT
The Ndutu region is known for its vast plains of short grass. It attracts the great migration in the birthing season because it is very rich in nutrients and therefore well suited to raising young herbivores. In addition, short grass allows adults to see predators approaching and anticipate them in order to protect their newborns.
Beyond its vast plains, there are woodlands and large granite rocks called kjopes, on which lions like to rest.
But Ndutu also attracts many animals thanks to its lake. Lake Ndutu and Lake Masek are two shallow twin alkaline lakes. Ndutu is therefore the famous savannah shown in films. Vast plains, acacias, kjopes and waterholes. An animal’s dream.
TRAVELLING IN THE NDUTU REGION
Located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the Ndutu region is a must-see in Tanzania. Here are the advantages:
- The only reserve in Tanzania where off-road driving is allowed.
- It is a calving area. Thousands of animals are born there every day between December and March.
- A vast area: more than 8,000km²!
- Abundant wildlife
In addition, the Ndutu region is located a short distance from
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Empakaai Crater
- The Lengaï and Loolmalasin volcanoes
- Lake Eyasi
- The Olduvai and Laitoli gorges
When to go on safari in the Ndutu region?
Between late December and mid-March to see the births, and because after that the great migration begins its long journey towards the Masaï Mara in Kenya. It is therefore no longer visible in the Serengeti outside this period.
How do you get to Ndutu?
TRAVEL TIME
Between the Ngorongoro Crater and Ndutu, it is a one-hour drive. If you are setting off from Lake Manyara, allow 3 hours’ driving time.
Where to stay?
In the Ndutu region, several types of accommodation are available to you! We recommend staying at the Ndutu wildlands tented camp. A semi-luxury tented camp, it is reasonably priced and offers the comfort of a true lodge. The advantage of tented camps is that you can set up wherever you like and sleep in the middle of the savannah!
