10-Day Family Safari Extravaganza: Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Adventure

Your family's adventure in Tanzania kicks off in Arusha, where the Northern Circuit begins. As you land at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), an experienced and friendly guide will be waiting to pick you up. After a short one-hour drive, you will be comfortably settled in a luxurious hotel in Arusha. Enjoy your family suite equipped with child-friendly amenities such as a swimming pool and play area. After freshening up, relish a delectable dinner offered at the hotel that includes a blend of Tanzanian and international cuisines along with children's favorites. Outlined in the warm briefing is the schedule, the private vehicle that will be used, and fun facts about the safari, engaging lively conversations with the children. Spend the night in your elegant suite, fully recharged and ready for the safari in the morning.

Accommodation: Arusha Coffee Lodge or similar.

Enjoy your breakfast that also includes kids’ choices and then drive from Arusha to Tarangire National Park, which is a two and a half-hour drive in a private 4x4 car. Remember that this park is known to have abundant elephants and famous baobab trees, making it ideal for family trips. Take a private afternoon game drive. This will be customized to engage the children with short stops and enriching commentary. Look out for elephants, giraffes and zebras. Your guide will share age appropriate stories to ignite curiosity. Tarangire has luxury tented camps with family sized tents that have ensuite bathrooms. There are also stunning bush views. Feast on delectable family meals around the campfire. After dinner participate in Junior Ranger activities, such as a wildlife quiz. Then enjoy the quiet sounds of the bush while you sleep.

Accommodation: Lemala Mpingo Ridge or similar.

Get ready for an exciting day filled with animals by heading to Tarangire National Park for a private game drive. You will start the day with an early morning drive when the animals are most active. During the drive, your guide will engage children with jasmine lion, horse, willy-beast and elephant spotting games as well as other animal fun facts! With a private vehicle, families can explore the different landscapes in Tarangire and visit swamps as well as savana's while moving at a suitable pace for the family. While having breakfast during the mid-morning, kids will be served snacks to keep them energized. After the breakfast, the family will have a mid-morning drive where they will have the chance to visit riverbeds for hippo sighting and fishing or birdwatching spots for vibrant species such as love birds. After finishing pumping picnic lunches, families can go for an afternoon game drive. Families will have the freedom to choose the route based on the family's interest such as photography, tracking down animals and even looking for kill sites. After an eventful day, families will head back to the camp.

Accommodation: Lemala Mpingo Ridge or similar.

Your private 4x4 will take you through Tanzania for a 4-hour drive to Serengeti National Park. Before heading to the park, make sure you grab a family-friendly picnic lunch to eat along the way. Arriving in the early afternoon lets you embark on a private game drive in the central Seronera region of the Serengeti. In addition to lions and giraffes, see zebras and wildebeest herds participating in the Great Migration. The guide will engage kids with spotting challenges and storytelling. Refresh and luxuriate at Lemala Nanyukie, a tented camp with marvelous views of the savannah, along with family tents and a pool. Savor a gourmet family dinner. Afterward, take part in Junior Ranger activities like casting animal footprints. Finally, sleep in your elegant tent to the wild sounds of the Serengeti.

Accommodation: Lemala Nanyukie or similar.

Today, you will fully explore the savannahs of the Serengeti starting with a sunrise game drive in your private vehicle hoping to catch cheetahs and leopards. Your guide will tell children interesting stories and let them play games about the Great Migration and the Big Five. Through rivers and kopjes the Serengeti has many different types of habitats which have diverse wildlife including over 500 bird species and elephants. Enjoy a gourmet bush breakfast, lightly shaded, with children’s friendly meals consisting of crackers and juice. Afterwards, drive mid-morning to check around the Seronera River to see hippos. After having a picnic lunch, continue your afternoon game drive and shape the path based on what is most interesting to the family, be it photography or birdwatching. Arrive back at Lemala Nanyukie and spend the evening relaxing with a dip in the pool, enjoying family friendly gourmet dinner, and listening to campfire stories filled with African lore.

Accommodation: Lemala Nanyukie or similar.

Following a lavish family breakfast, journey on a morning game drive in the Serengeti, concentrating on leopards and certain birds to check off your family’s wildlife wishlist. Your guide will keep the kids engaged with spotting stories and challenges, making it fun and relaxing at the same time. Savor a delicious bush lunch served in a private location that includes options for children. Later on, head to a nearby Maasai village for an engaging family cultural experience. Partake in a beadwork class where children can color their pieces, as well as enjoy a traditional dance performance and join in. A Maasai guide shares stories about their pastoralist culture which will help foster cultural appreciation. Enjoy the rest of your evening at Lemala Nanyukie where the family dinner is served, completing the day with gourmet dishes. Engage in Junior Ranger activities like drawing wildlife before bed and serengeti stargazing.

Accommodation: Lemala Nanyukie or similar.

After breakfast, head out for the final morning game drive in the Serengeti, focused on spotting any remaining wildlife like cheetahs or birdlife. Your guide will engage children with activities like animal tracking. Travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a 3-hour drive in a private 4x4 vehicle with a packed lunch on the way. Arrive at a luxury lodge near the crater rim. Spend the afternoon unwinding while enjoying the family-friendly amenities like a pool or play area. Join a guided nature walk (if allowed) around the lodge where children can learn about local plants and insects. Have gourmet family dinner at the lodge with a kid-friendly menu and a briefing about the upcoming crater adventure so they are pumped for the last wildlife experience.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge or similar.

Get ready for an early breakfast because you have a private game drive scheduled for the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for having a concentration of wildlife. The caldera contains black rhinos, lions and even flamingos which makes it perfect for family trips. Your guide will make sure the children are entertained with fun scavenger hunts for various animals and a lot of fun facts so the drive to the caldera is comfortable. Another highlight of the trip is having a gourmet picnic lunch at the hippo pool, which is a favourite for children, and during the lunch, they get to overlook the delicious food while enjoying the breathtaking views of the crater. Continue with more game driving and visit places such as the Lerai Forest if your family is interested in leopards or Gorigor Swamp for waterbirds. In the evening, relax in the lodge you booked and let the children swim or participate in Junior Ranger activities like drawing and sketching wildlife. Assemble for gourmet family dinner and reminisce about all the sights you were lucky enough to witness.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge or similar.

Following breakfast, engage with the local culture by visiting a nearby Maasai village designed for families. Listen to stories about the Maasai migratory traditions and participate in a dance to learn more about their culture. As part of the visit, children can create their own mixture of crafts like paddles and spears. After lunch, spend the afternoon at the lodge where guests may relax and enjoy the views of the crater while children enjoy the pool, game room and other family-friendly amenities. Short guided nature walks to learn about local plants and animals are also offered in the area. In the evening, a specially prepared camp dinner is served by the lodge where families can sit around a campfire where they will be able to share stories about their Tanzanian adventure.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge or similar.

Enjoy a delicious family breakfast and optionally participate in a village guided tour or game drive for wildlife observation in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Begin your journey towards Arusha, which is a 3.5 hour drive from Ngorongoro in your private 4x4 vehicle. You will make a stop at a shop to collect family-friendly mementoes that include Tanzanite jewelry and Maasai beadwork. Arrive in Arusha around noon and relish a farewell lunch at one of the best hotels while looking back on the safari with the guide. Head straight towards International Airport Kilimanjaro JRO and start your journey back home while cherishing the most beautiful memories like Tarangire’s elephants, the great migration in Serengeti, the magnificent Ngorongoro crater views, and the unbreakable bonds of family forged in the wild heart of Tanazania.