January and February bring one of Africa's least-known but most extraordinary wildlife spectacles — the Serengeti calving season. In the short-grass plains of Ndutu, up to 8,000 wildebeest calves are born daily over a six-week period.
The concentration of newborn calves attracts every predator in the ecosystem — cheetah, lion, leopard and hyena hunt continuously. It is the most intense predator-prey interaction on earth.
KIA arrival. Arusha coffee stop. Fly to Ndutu.
Full day on the short-grass calving plains — 8,000 calves born daily, predators at every turn.
Ndutu hosts the densest cheetah population in Africa during calving season.
Flight or drive to central Serengeti for leopard, elephant and resident prides.
Final morning drive. Fly to Arusha. KIA departure.