10-Day Tanzania Ideal Family Safari & Zanzibar

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival - Arusha

On arrival, our representative will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drive to Mount Meru Game Lodge in Arusha. It is a stunning lodge at the base of Mount Meru that offers a great view of Mount Meru. After a while, our safari manager will come for a pre-safari briefing and leave you to enjoy the rest of the day at the lodge. You will be relaxing while looking forward to your great Tanzania safari.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Mount Meru Game Lodge

• Luxury lodge located near Arusha (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha – Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, depart with picnic lunch for Tarangire. Drive via Arusha city where you can do last-minute purchase. You will drive further along the Masai steppe and across a few Maasai villages and reach Tarangire gate before noon. After park formalities, start game viewing right away. Tarangire is the fifth largest national park in Tanzania located at the base of the great East African Rift Valley and it runs along the lines of the Tarangire River. The park is made up of low-lying hills dominated by scattered acacia woodland & huge African baobab trees.

Tarangire River & the swamp on the southeast are the only permanent sources of water in the park, thus it acts as a refugee area for wild animals, especially during dry season. Tarangire is well known for its large population of elephants found nowhere else in Africa.
Afternoon drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Marera Valley Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Tarangire National Park – Serengeti National Park

On this day of your Tanzanian safari full of adventure, we will take you to “Wild Africa” Serengeti National Park. The driving is along the high-lying farmland of Karatu and across local villages all the way to Ngorongoro gate. After registration and other park formalities, you will drive up to the crater viewpoint 2,300 meters for some great photos of the crater floor from above. Then start driving along the Crater rim and down to the world-rich Serengeti National Park with its endless rolling plains.
On the way, you will visit one of the Maasai Boma
Proceed to Serengeti National Park with en-route game viewing. This park is renowned for being the location of the Great Wildlife Migration, which involves over two million wildebeests, zebras and antelopes. It is also an extremely large and wild game park, and home to the Big Five of Africa.
Lunch at a picnic site.
Dinner and overnight at Kon Tiki Serengeti Tented Camp.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Kontiki Serengeti Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full day Game Drive in Serengeti

After breakfast morning and afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park (or full day game drive with picnic lunch) in search of migration. The Serengeti Migration (also referred to as "The Great Migration") is arguably the greatest wildlife show on earth. It is the largest single movement of wildlife on earth in search of water, pasture and breeding grounds.
Dinner and overnight at Kon Tiki Serengeti Tented Camp.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Kontiki Serengeti Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro Crater.
Descent over 2000 ft (600m) into the Crater floor for a wonderful game viewing. The road down to the crater is amazing (packed lunch will be served on the crater floor). Ngorongoro Crater, the Eden of Africa is a Natural Wonder of the World formed some millions of years ago due to some tension forces that left a large caldera. Today the Crater is home to a larger number of wildlife which includes herds of wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, elands, warthogs, hippos, African elephants and the rare black rhinos.
Dinner and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Marera Valley Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Manyara National Park– Arusha – Zanzibar

Continue enjoying your Tanzanian safari (option at an extra cost of $59 per person park fees). After early breakfast, you may drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive before driving back to Arusha Airport to catch your afternoon flight to Zanzibar. The highlight of Lake Manyara is its tree-climbing lion and colourful flamingos.
If you're visiting Lake Manyara National Park, your flight will be at 16:35hours arriving at Zanzibar Airport at 18:00 hours. If not you can have an early flight at 13:30 hours arriving at Zanzibar Airport at 14:15 hours.
On arrival at Zanzibar Airport, meet our representative and transfer to Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa Zanzibar at Kiwengwa on the Northeast beaches of Zanzibar Island.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa

• Luxury resort located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Zanzibar Island

Days spent at leisure and relaxing on the white sand beaches of Zanzibar. If you wish, you can organize some water sports with the hotel like snorkelling, scuba diving, swimming with wild dolphins, Safari Blue, Nakupenda Sandbank etc.
Accommodation is at Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa – Deluxe Ocean Room on Half Board basis.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)

Accommodation:

Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa

• Luxury resort located on Zanzibar (Tanzania Beaches)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Departure

Breakfast at the hotel
This is your departure day. Depending on your flight time (option), you can go on a guided stone town tour or walk around Stone Town on your own before your transfer to Zanzibar Airport to catch your flight back home.
From Stone Town to Zanzibar Airport you will take about 10 minutes driving.
Your transfer from Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa to Zanzibar Airport is included.
End of our services.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Airport (Zanzibar)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.