Northern Tanzania Family Trip
9 days—visit, Arusha, Tarangire National Park, lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park
$2569-3185 USD
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Safari summary
A nine day family trip it offers an opportunity for parents and children to enjoy a leisurely safari and avoids packing and unpacking every day. A stay in one place for more than a night gives more relaxing time for parents to enjoy their trip with the children. A two night stay in Arusha with a morning nature or coffee walk after a long flight to Kilimanjaro on the previous night will give you and children an opportunity to stretch your muscles and of fresh air of our natural vegetation around. Afternoon at leisure at the lodge or relax by the pool at the lodge. Your third day will drive two hours off Arusha Town to Tarangire National Park, a home of matriarch families of Elephants and oldest Baobab trees on earth. On arrival proceed with game drive in the park in search for Lions, antelopes, zebra and various birds species. The next day a full day visit to Ngorongoro conservation area for a full day tour inside the crater with a high chance of spotting the big five (Lion, buffalo, elephants, Rhino and Leopard). Your fourth day to Lake Manyara national park a home of tree climbing lions and variety of bird species. The lake and bird species in and around the lake are major reason but the ground water forest also lies a long this part of the Rift valley that is a home of different monkey species and warthogs. Your sixth to ninth day will be in Serengeti, the vast plain full of various animals in large number and famous for wildebeest migration. The common spotted are lions, elands, cheater, hyena , zebra , wildebeests , Gazelles, elephants and numerous bird species
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Easy activity | |
Best months | January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Farm | plantation visits
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Internal flights
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- All drinks
- Hot air balloons
- International flights
- Laundry
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Arrive JRO - Arusha
Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and transfer to a lodge/hotel in Arusha or Moshi for dinner and overnight.
African View lodge HB. https://african-view.com
Full day Arusha
Breakfast at the lodge/hotel 09:00: Depart for a morning nature walk or coffee tour near the lodge/Hotel 12:30: Lunch at the lodge/hotel Afternoon: Leisure at the lodge or depart for shopping in town Dinner and overnight at a lodge in Arusha
African View lodge HB. https://african-view.com
Arusha
Collect your picnic lunch from Arusha at around 08; 00 and drive to Tarangire National Park; arrive mid-morning and proceed for game drive in search for families of Elephants, zebra, wild beasts, eland, giraffe , lions, cheater, leopard and different bird species are easily spotted. Late afternoon will sign out of the park and drive to Karatu area for dinner and overnight at a Lodge
Kudu Lodge FB https://kuducamp.com
Full day
Ngorongoro Crater
Early breakfast at the lodge then collect your picnic lunch depart to Ngorongoro conservation area for a full day game drive at the crater floor. The crater residents Lions, wildebeests, buffalos, antelopes, zebras and Rhino will be spotted here. Enjoy your picnic lunch while watching hippos wallowing in their pool. Late Afternoon drive back to Karatu area for dinner and overnight at a lodge in Karatu.
Kudu Lodge FB https://kuducamp.com
Full day
Lake Manyara
Depart for Lake Manyara National Park with picnic lunch Afternoon game drive at Manyara in search of warthogs, Olive baboons, giraffe, and flamingos on the lake, buffalos, and lions and difference other bird species. Time permit go for an hour treetop- walk way that give a chance to explore the ground water forest and wildlife like Velvet Monkeys, baboons , antelopes, buffalos and dik-diks Late afternoon: drive to Karatu area for dinner and overnight at lodge/tented camp
Kudu Lodge FB https://kuducamp.com
Karatu
Serengeti
After breakfast at the lodge, collect your lunch box and drive to Serengeti National park via Ngorongoro conservation area with a brief stop at Maasai village in Ngorongoro. This tribe will entertain you with their well-preserved traditional dance and show you their ways of life, their food and their dressing code. Proceed to Serengeti National park for late afternoon game drive heading to your accommodation area in central Serengeti.
Shuhudia FB https://www.shuhudiaadventurecamp.com
Full day
Serengeti
Today you have a full day to explore the this vast park, you can choose to go for a morning and afternoon game drive then back to camp for hot lunch or depart for a full day game drive with picnic lunch and back to the camp for dinner and overnight. Our guide will work hard to ensure you have come across enough lions, zebra, wildebeests, elephants, hyenas , antelopes and countless bird species. Evening return to the tented camp for dinner and overnight.
Shuhudia FB https://www.shuhudiaadventurecamp.com
Full day
Serengeti
Today you can opt to go for an early morning balloon ride over Serengeti (Extra) or depart for an early morning game drive in Serengeti from 6 am for about 3 hrs then back to the camp for breakfast. You can choose to have rest of morning at leisure and after lunch game drive or take a lunch box and proceed for a full day game drive toward north of Serengeti. Evening back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Shuhudia FB https://www.shuhudiaadventurecamp.com
Serengeti - Arusha or JRO Airport
Morning: Breakfast at tented camp 09:00: Transfer to the airstrip for a short flight to Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport for onward flight.
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