8 Days Tanzania Family Safari

8- Days Tanzania Family Safari is best planned for family holidays, where you stay in the bush of Tanzania with total relaxation at the same time enjoy wildlife. 

This itinerary is specially designed to cater to the interests and needs of families travelling with young ones, offering a blend of game drives, family-friendly activities, and educational experiences in Tanzania’s most renowned national parks.

Go on 4×4 WD on Serengeti Family safari holidays in Tanzania jeep & discover the attractiveness of Africa’s famous Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro and Tarangire National Park, in budget accommodation and luxury way staying. Tanzania family adventure & safari.

Book this 8 Days Family Safari in Tanzania with Mbuga Wonderlust Adventures and unleash your imagination of an African safari, explore the charm in Tanzania wilderness whilst spotting all top wildlife species.

Duration

8 days

Group Size

06 people

Tour Type

Safari

Languages

English

  • Family-Friendly Accommodations
  • Stay in lodges and tented camps that cater to families, offering spacious accommodations and child-friendly amenities.

  • Interactive Activities
  • Participate in activities like guided nature walks, bushcraft lessons, and visits to local Maasai villages.

  • Educational Game Drives
  • Enjoy guided game drives tailored for families, with knowledgeable guides who engage children with interesting wildlife facts.

  • Cultural Experiences
  • Engage with local Maasai communities to learn about their traditions and way of life.

  • Big Five Encounters
  • Encounter Africa's iconic Big Five - lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and rhinos - in their natural habitats.

Itinerary

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania where Mbuga Wonderlust Adventures representative will be readily waiting to welcome you and your family in Tanzania. From the Airport, you will be transferred to a hotel within Arusha Town. At the hotel, you will have rest from the long flight or just have a dip into the pool waters.
Your tour guide will brief you about this 8 days Tanzania Family safari and later leave you to spend your time at the hotel for the rest of the day. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at your hotel in Arusha.
Accommodation Options: Gran Melia Arusha
Meal: Dinner
Pick up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha/Moshi and depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. Tanzania’s third-largest National Park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
The following two days of this Tanzania family safari holiday or Family safari in Tanzania will be spend in Serengeti National Park. You will not only be amazed by the incredible numbers of wildlife but also stunning sceneries of the dotted Serengeti plains.
On each of the following days, you will wake up and find a thrilling morning game drive in the park to explore its diverse birdlife and wildlife. The morning game drive are best for adventures in Serengeti as you are likely to spot both birdlife and wildlife at the time when they are most active. Keep an eye out for the iconic Big Five African Animals (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and, buffalo) while on game drive in Serengeti National Park. You will also encounter several other wildlife species including zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, hyenas, cheetahs, wild dogs, crocodiles, gazelles, and several antelope species. Serengeti is also home to about 500 different bird species and if you are keen enough, you will spot a number of them. Return to your lodge for lunch after the morning game drive.
After lunch, have a short rest and go for another thrilling game drive in the Park. Later after the game drive, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Meal : Lunch, Breakfast, and Dinner
After breakfast, depart to Ngorongoro Crater with your lunch boxes. Descend 600 meters to the floor of this crater to enjoy a thrilling wildlife watching tour. The Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage site a world natural wonder. The Crater is said to have formed over 2 million years ago. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest unbroken volcanic caldera.
The crater floor has a range of environments that act as a habitat for the alarming populations of wildlife here.
The crater floor is known for its large populations of leopards, lions, buffalos, rhinos, and elephants, among other wildlife species. While here, you are guaranteed to spot several wildlife species including the famous African Big Five species. There is also a large number of birdlife that can be seen in the crater. After your adventure in the crater, you will proceed to your booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Meal: Breakfast, lunch, and Dinner
Today you will wake up early in the morning and enjoy a short morning game drive at the crater floor. After this morning game drive, you will return to your lodge for a healthy breakfast. Following breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and transfer to Arusha. Along the way, you will enjoy the scenic countryside and landscapes. Lunch will be en route.
Arrive in Arusha in the late afternoon and transfer to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation Options: Gran Melia Arusha
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Today depending on your scheduled outbound flight, you will wake up lazily at your hotel in Arusha and have breakfast. After your breakfast, the driver guide will be waiting to transfer you to the airport to catch your flight back home.
Meal: Breakfast
End of Tour

Included:

  • 4x4 Safari Car
  • Park fees
  • All activities (unless labelled as optional
  • All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
  • All transportation (unless labelled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water on all days
  • Full board accommodation on safari.
  • Driver’s Salary and park fees for vehicle and driver.
  • Service of an English-speaking driver guide, allowances to the guide.

Excluded:

  • Sleeping bag
  • Flights
  • Optional activities
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Visa fees
  • Tips
  • Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
  • Travel insurance

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