Heritage Ndutu Migration Camp

It is a seasonal camp. It opens in mid December and closes at the end of March, which is the calving window on these plains, and the site is not occupied for the rest of the year. Heritage does not publish a tent count, so we do not state one.

The camp trades from 15 December to 31 March each year and is closed from April to November. If your dates fall outside that window we will put another camp in the same area in front of you.

By light aircraft to Ndutu airstrip, which is about two hours in total from Kilimanjaro including the road transfer to Arusha Airport, then roughly thirty minutes to camp by game drive vehicle. By road it is six to seven hours from Arusha over the crater rim and down past Olduvai Gorge.

Yes. Children are accepted and families usually take the quad tent, which sleeps four. Children are charged on an age scale and the trip builder shows the exact figures for your dates and party. The camp is unfenced, so children are escorted to and from the tents after dark.

Full board dining, mineral water with meals, daily housekeeping and VAT. Park entry fees, the conservation area concession fee, the Tourism Development Levy, game drive vehicle hire, transfers, flights, tips and any beverages beyond the water served at meals are not included. The entry and concession fees are set by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and are added to your trip price at the figures current for your dates.

Mid January to mid March for the peak of the calving. February is the busiest month and carries the highest predator activity, with several thousand calves commonly cited as being born each day at the peak. Late December and early January are quieter and the herds are still gathering.

There are electrical outlets in the tents, but the camp runs its power in set hours rather than continuously, with a break overnight. If you charge camera batteries or a laptop, plan around that and bring a spare battery.

Wi Fi reaches the mess and lounge tent. It does not reach the tents, and it is best treated as enough for a short message home rather than for working. The camp does not publish mobile network coverage for the site, so do not count on a signal.

Each tent has its own en suite bathroom with a flush toilet and a shower. Hot water is heated when you ask for it rather than being available all day, so mention your preferred shower time to the staff when you arrive.

Treat the tap water as water for washing. Drinking water is provided and mineral water is served with meals. Heritage does not publish a statement that the tap water is safe to drink, so we do not make that claim for them.

Nights at Ndutu during the calving months usually fall to around fourteen to sixteen degrees, and dawn on the open plains in an open vehicle feels colder than that. A fleece and something windproof are worth packing even though the days are warm.

Close. The camp is unfenced and sits on open ground, and guests routinely describe zebra, giraffe and antelope walking through in daylight and lion calling nearby at night. Staff escort guests between the mess and the tents after dark, and that escort is not a formality.

Yes. From 1 October 2026 visitors entering mainland Tanzania must hold the government inbound travel insurance, 44 USD per adult and valid for up to 92 days, covering emergency medical care, evacuation, repatriation and lost luggage. Children aged 3 to 17 pay half and infants under 3 are free. It is bought online before you fly or on arrival, and residents of Tanzania and of East African and SADC countries are exempt. If you land in Zanzibar first, the Zanzibar policy covers you instead. It is paid by you directly and is not part of your trip price.