Family Adventure Safari

14 days—Family Adventure Safari to Tanzania

$6900-6950 USD

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Safari summary

A combination of Zanzibar beach holiday, Mount Kilimanjaro Day Trek, game-driving safaris through national parks, cultural destinations and unspoiled wilderness give the first time visitor a true "Taste of the North." Your nights will be spent under the stars in a mix of lodges, permanent camps, and tented camping. Wake up in your own private camp in the heart of the Ngorongoro plains to the soft sound of Maasai cow bells as a new day begins over The Great Rift Valley. This is a trip to Africa that truly has it all.
Included Services
• Local tourist taxes
• Binoculars for game drive viewing
• Bottled Water at all times while on safari
• Park or reserve entry fees - where applicable
• Driver's salary and allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
• Game drives or sightseeing as detailed on the itinerary - where indicated
• All meals at hotels as mentioned in the itinerary – ( Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner )
• Ground transportation with an English-speaking driver/guide or naturalist guide
• Pick up from airport of arrival and drop off to the airport of departure while on safari
• Transport based on excellent 4X4 Vehicle (Landcruiser) with open roof for game viewing
• Full board Accommodation and If accommodation is fully booked we'll suggest a comparable alternative
Excluded Services
• International flights
• Tips and gratuities, which are optional
• Airport customs entry visas (currently US$ 50 per person)
Optional Services
• Balloon Flight Trip over the Serengeti or Maasai Mara
• Optional Night Game Drives or any tour mentioned as Optional Tours
**PLEASE NOTE: The tour can be upgraded to a higher standard accommodation at an extra cost. It can also be cheaper if less expensive (but still good quality) accommodation is used. The final cost of the tour depends on your budget and preference.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus Game drives
Activity level Easy activity
Best months All months
Countries
Parks

Fine details

Safari highlights
  • Night game drives

Itinerary

Day 1

Arusha | Kilimanjaro

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha Upon arrival in Arusha, you will be picked up at the airport and taken to your hotel. The rest of the day is free. Relax, take a stroll, enjoy the sights and sounds. Get plenty of rest – tomorrow will be huge! Dinner and Over night at Outpost Lodge.

Day 2

Arusha | Lake Manyara

Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park The day starts with a hearty breakfast and briefing with your tour guide. From Arusha we drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The park covers 330 sq. km, 70% of which is occupied by the lake. The varied ecosystem consists of ground water forests, acacia woodland and open grassland along the lake shore and sustains a wealth of wildlife, including the Big Five -lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo. The park is famous for the elusive tree-climbing lions that inhabit the woodland between the lake and the Rift Valley. It is also an ornithologists’ paradise and is host to over 400 species of birds. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House Hotel/Lodges.

Day 3

Serengeti

Day 3: Manyara to Serengeti The Serengeti is a home to a staggering 1.6 million animals have been recorded moving through the park. We will do game drive until 1pm, when we break for lunch. After eating, there’s time for a little rest (perhaps a quick nap), then we’re back out on the plain looking for more big game. We follow the trail of the migrating wildebeest through the afternoon, then venture back to the campsite for dinner and over night at Katikati Tented Lodge.

Day 4

Serengeti

DAY 4: Serengeti Central Areas Your day will start with the charming of birds in the Africa savanna, when you are ready you will be served African breakfast. And after, you will start your full day game drive in the famous Serengeti. Around 1230 and 1300 break for your lunch. After lunch have a rest for one hr, then proceed with your game viewing following the move of the migrants on the southwest of the park. Approx1.3 million wildebeest, 250,000 gazelles and 200,000 Zebras have been recorded sharing the short grass/ water which is the source of food for the millions of Animals in the Serengeti. Dinner and overnight at Katikati Tented Lodge.

Day 5

Serengeti

Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area Another early start, but trust us: it’s worth it, After breakfast we head back to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a vast UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in a 260km-wide volcano crater. Archaeology buffs and anyone interested in history have the option to stop at Odulpai Gorge, where some of the earliest known human remains have been found. The site was occupied by our genetic ancestors some two million years ago, and continues to offer clues about the origin of homo sapien. We can also pass by the Maasai boma for a taste of real African culture and traditional living. After lunch, we keep exploring the Ngorongoro crater, venturing right up to the rim for Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge.

Day 6

Tarangire

Day 6: Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Tarangire After breakfast, we take a packed lunch and head back to the crater. We detour through a traditional Maasai village, where you can get acquainted with the locals, watch some traditional dancing, and see what life is really like on the African plains. From there we descend to the crater floor in search of more big game. The Ngorongoro crater is rich in Tanzanian wildlife, The short rainy season is over and the animals come out in big numbers to enjoy the fresh water and green grass. We eat our packed lunches on the crater floor, at one of several picnic sites near Lerai Forest or Hippo Pool. If we’re lucky, we’ll spot the rare Black Rhinoceros. In the late afternoon we venture back up out of the crater and head onward to Tarangire National Park, where we spend the night at Maramboi Tented Lodge.

Day 7

Arusha | Tarangire

Day 7: Tarangire National Park - Arusha We save the best for last. After breakfast, we embark on our final game drive through the Tarangire National Park. African elephants – the world’s biggest mammals – are very common in this area. The park is also dotted with the iconic Baobab, shrub-like trees that can grow up to 30m tall. After a full day of exploring Tarangire, Later in the afternoon, we head back to Arusha for Dinner and overnight at Outpost Lodge.

Day 8

Arusha

Day 8: Arusha Arusha is the hub of Tourism in Tanzania, there is a lot of activities to be done here, you will get a chance to go canoeing and after you will go for a local lunch, visit to the souvenir shops. Dinner and overnight at Karama Lodge 6 Days in Zanzibar – (The Spice island)

Day 9

Arusha

Day 9: You will depart Arusha at 12:00hrs and head to the Airport for a flight to Zanzibar arrive at 16:00hrs. On arrival our driver will be there waiting for you to pick you up and transfer you to the Hotel – Mnarani Beach cottages.

Day 10

Day 10 - 13: Full leisure days in Zanzibar When in Zanzibar there is a lot of activities you can do in Stone town for full day Spice and prison Island tour. The full day tour will take you to the most scenic parts of the Old Town. This culturally rich town got it’s name from the use of coral stone as the main construction ingredient. Being the oldest town in East Africa, the historical roots and influences can be felt at every turn of the tour. Starting from the House of Wonders which is one of the prominent landmarks of Stone Town, you can proceed on to the Palace Museum which was a Sultan’s residence. The Arab Fort, the Dr Livingstone House, Fred Mercury’s home and the pub and Hamamni Persian baths are just a few of the many attractions in this relic of a town.

Day 14

Day 14: It's the final day in Zanzibar and East Africa so be sure to grab any last minute souvenirs you may want and say one last goodbye to the tranquil blue waters before being transferred to Zanzibar International Airport for your flight back home. Kwa heriyakuonana - (Good bye and see you again).

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