7 Days Tanzania Family Safari
per person
7 Days Tanzania Family Safari
Africa is the best place to visit if you’re looking for a new vacation spot. Nothing beats going on safari with your family to see wild animals in their natural habitat while taking in the breathtaking scenery of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and other parks.
A family safari provides an opportunity for children to spend time together while learning more about the world. Children will be immersed in a completely new environment, soaking in the sights and making memories that will last well into their adult lives, whether they are going on game drives or exploring the lodge.
7 Days
5+ Years
Multiple parks in northern Tanzania
Family Safari
Wildebeest Migration
-
Destination
Multiple parks in northern Tanzania -
Departure
Moshi/Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport -
Dress Code
Neutral colored layered clothing comfortable shoes hat/sun and insect protection
1
Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport – Arusha Town
Whatever your arrival time at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your driver guide from our office will be there waiting for you with a warm welcoming smile, relax in your comfortable vehicle as he takes you to your hotel in Arusha. On your journey to the hotel, you will get a brief impression of this large, bustling, commercial city. Depending on your arrival time you may either meet with your Safari expert today for briefing or tomorrow before you start your Safari.
Overnight Stay at Goldcrest Hotel Arusha or Similar Accommodation (Bed & Breakfast Included)
2
Day 2: Arusha - Transfer to Tarangire
Our two hours’ journey first takes us westwards from Arusha. Along the route, your eyes will be opened to all the colors and character of Tanzania; perhaps some Maasai herdsmen driving their flocks of goats to new pastures. You’ll get to know your driver guide, amazed at his depths of knowledge as he effortlessly answers all your questions. Your afternoon game drive in Tarangire with its incredible diversity, massive baobab trees ad herds of elephants. Tarangire is huge, as you stand at the park gate and look south, it stretches as far as the eye can see. Known as the ‘ Elephants Playground” this phenomenal park contains huge herds of these mighty mammals. But Tarangire is also home to buffalo,lion, wildebeest, Zebra and gazelle ad the park can rival Serengeti for sheer animal densities. The parks is also famous for its splendid baobab trees, rolling savannah and acacia woodland. Its canbe dusty wear a scarf over your mouth but this is a minor inconvenience for sighting wildlife in such abundance.
Overnight Stay at Roika Tarangire Tented Lodge or Similar Accommodation (Full Board Accommodation Included)
3
Day 3: Tarangire - Drive to Serengeti National Park
After our morning breakfast, en-route game-drive as we depart magical Tarangire, we will travel from there to Ngorongoro, After Lunch we will then descend to the Ngorongoro Crater. We reach the rim and then descend into the vast crater itself. At one side there’s the Lerai Forest, classic mountain forest landscape with almost tropical characteristics. This is good elephant country, so keep your eyes peeled. By the side of the nearby swampland is what is sometimes called the ‘elephant graveyard’ as the mighty male tuskers at the end of their lives come to chew on the soft, swampland grasses once their teeth have failed them.
Overnight Stay at Serengeti Osinon Tented Camp OR Similar Accommodation (Full Board Accommodation Included)
4
Day 4: Full Day Serengeti Game Drive
Balloon Flight: This is the ultimate way to experience the vastness of the national park. Just imagine floating above the Serengeti plains skimming treetops in complete silence whilst seeing wildlife on the ground below. Later enjoy the bush breakfast followed by game drives in the park Today’s highlight is unknown as the animals don’t publish their schedule and what we see also depends on the season, but this area is where bushland meets grassland, a favorite spot for big cats looking for prey. Cheetah, leopard and lions are all possibilities today. Today you will have a chance to enjoy the varied landscapes of the central Serengeti. The Seronera River weaves its way through this area, providing waters for all species of wildlife. You may also see the distinctive rocky outcrops, the famous kopjes which characterized the Serengeti landscape. Lunch will be served at the picnic site with unforgettable experience enjoyed in the middle of the bush.
Overnight Stay at Serengeti Osinon Tented Camp OR Similar Accommodation (Full Board Accommodation Included)
5
Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
Pick up: after breakfast you will be be picked up from the lodge/camp for final game viewing before moving to another destination which is Ngorongoro crater. After morning game drive and lunch, this afternoon we will head south-east towards Ngorongoro, a distance of 145kms while take us around 3:30 hours. Today you will get the first sight of the spectacular incomparable Ngorongoro crater, the worlds largest intact volcanic caldera and the heart of the conservation area of the same name. But before that, we have another morning game drive in amazing Serengeti, marveling at its animal inhabitants. Another day of adventure, another day to enjoy the wildlife.
Overnight Stay at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge OR Similar Accommodation (Full Board Accommodation Included)
6
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater - Lake Manyara National Park
Pick up: after breakfast you will be be picked up from the lodge/camp for game drive in Ngorongoro crater before going to Lake Manyara National Park. Like nothing else on earth, the stunning ngorongoro crater is a unique home of many, many species of Tanzania’s wildlife. With some luck, you may even see a black rhino here. . The crater has populations of around 120 lions, with well-defined territories: 15000 wildebeest, 9000 zebras, 400 hyenas and around 50 black rhino. After the game viewing in Ngorongoro crater, After the game viewing in Ngorongoro crater, you will be transferred to Lake Manyara National Park for evening at leisure with hot dinner
Overnight Stay at Kudu Lodge OR Similar Accommodation (Full Board Accommodation Included)
7
Day 7: Lake Manyara National Park - Kilimanjaro International Airport
Pick up: after breakfast you will be be picked up from the lodge/camp for game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. Your game drive in wonderful Lake Manyara, with the rift valley escarpment and the lake itself as the wonderful, natural backdrops. Later after game viewing you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure flight back home!