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Embark on an unforgettable family adventure through Tanzania's stunning landscapes and wildlife. Begin your journey at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where a representative will transfer you to the luxurious Gran Melia Arusha for a relaxing evening.
After breakfast, head to Tarangire National Park, famous for its elephants and diverse bird species. Enjoy a thrilling game drive and a scenic picnic lunch.
Next, travel to the iconic Serengeti National Park, where you can witness the Great Migration and spot lions, cheetahs, and wildebeests. Spend two days immersed in the beauty of the Serengeti.
Visit the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for incredible wildlife viewing, including the Big Five. Finally, explore Lake Manyara National Park before returning to Arusha.
This family-friendly itinerary offers a perfect mix of adventure and relaxation, creating lasting memories as you explore Tanzania together.
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Hotel (6 nights)
7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners
Safari Jeep, with WIF onboard
Trip Itinerary
Travel Distance & Time from JRO to Arusha: 55km/1hr
Road Type: Paved
Upon arrival at the airport, our representative will be at the airport to pick you up and transfer you to Arusha for an overnight stay. The drive from the airport to your hotel is about an hour.
Destinations: Arusha
Meals: Bed & Breakfast
Travel Distance & Time: From Arusha to Tarangire: 139.7km/3hr 2min
After breakfast, your safari guide will collect you from your accommodation and drive you to Tarangire National Park. This natural wonder is named after the Tarangire River that flows through the park and provides the only permanent water for wildlife in the area. The park is famous for its large population of elephants and more than 550 species of birds. These creatures are among the fauna that roam the park's grounds, which are dotted with baobab trees, acacia woodlands, high grasses and seasonal swamps. The Park is also home to buffalo, zebra and wildebeest. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators such as lions and leopards. Absorb the scenic beauty of the landscape and wildlife from an open roof of the vehicle.
The lunch area is fascinating, boasting an observatory with amazing views to the river and wildlife (with good chances of seeing a hunt while having your picnic). In the afternoon we will still do a game drive before continuing to your accommodation.
Destinations: Tarangire National Park
Meals: Full Board (3 Meals)
Travel Distance & Time: From Karatu to Serengeti: 96.5km/2hr 5min
After breakfast, you will continue towards Serengeti National Park, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. Passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will be able to see the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater view.
The Serengeti is famous for its abundance of wildlife, long stretches of rolling grasslands, breathtaking rivers, and budding ecosystem. The seemingly endless grassy plains are host to the famous Great Migration - the largest mass movement of hooved animals on the planet. More than 2 million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of zebras and all kinds of antelopes annually migrate in an endless search for food and water. As for Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park. The entire 2 days are set aside to savor the beauty of the Serengeti.
Destinations: Serengeti National Park
Meals: Full Board (3 Meals)
Travel Distance & Time: From Serengeti to Crater: 67.3km/1hr 47min
In the fifth day we spend all morning enjoying our final game drive in the Serengeti and in the afternoon, we’ll be heading to Ngorongoro conservation area. On the way we may have a chance of spotting the abundant wildlife roaming freely through the unfenced reserves offering us an uninterrupted game viewing experience.
We overnight at Rhino Lodge which is a few hundred meters away from the crater rim. The lodge offers amazing views of untouched high montane forest with Mount Oldeani and Mount Makarot.
Destinations: Ngorongoro National Park
Meals: Full Board (3 Meals)
Travel Distance & Time: From Crater to Karatu: 51.6km/1hr 37min
This region has often been described at the "eighth wonder of the world" and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera. The 2,000-foot-deep crater formed when a volcano exploded and collapsed on itself some 2 to 3 million years ago. A rich grassy pasture covers the crater floor and provides favorable conditions for grazing animals such as lions, zebras, gazelles, buffalo and warthogs, to name a few. This natural enclosure provides a safe haven for some of Tanzania's endangered black rhinos..
Early in the morning we will descend into the caldera, explore all its riches with a good chance of witnessing lion stalking prey or leopards watching, relaxing in the trees above.After an extensive game drive and a picnic lunch we leave the crater in the afternoon to travel back to Karatu, again staying at Eileen’s Tree lodges.
Destinations: Ngorongoro Crater
Meals: Full Board (3 Meals)
Travel Distance & Time: From Manyara to Arusha: 124.7km/2hr 18min
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park. This is a relatively small but diverse park, located at Manyara region on the edge of the Great Rift Valley and is one of the famous park in the northern zone with many unique attractions including the lake Manyara, Maji moto (hot natural springs surrounded by palm and fig trees), High diversity of species of birds both local and migratory species, tree climbing lions, High population of Hippopotamus, Large herd of Elephants and Buffalos, also Rift Valley Escarpment forms a unique scenic beauty of the park.
In the afternoon, you will stop for a picnic lunch, thereafter you will head back to Arusha which marks the end of this magical adventure.
Destinations: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation: N/A
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
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