Tanzania: A Grand Family Safari 2024

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Join us on an 10-day family safari in Tanzania, for the ultimate family safari adventure across the African landscape where you'll have an opportunity to view Africa's "Big Five" on daily game drives in a few of the region's national parks.  
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

    • Where the wild things are... your family discovers the spirit of adventure witnessing the 'Big Five'during morning
    • afternoon and evening safari game drives... a two-million-year-old crater...Mt. Kilimanjaro.... elephant herds that dwarf their neighbors
    • antelope
    • zebra
    • gazelle... buffalo
    • wildebeest and long-necked giraffes.. and in the Serengeti
    • golden-maned lions playing their part in the circle of life.Wake up to views of Mt. Kilimanjaro from your African lodge... and discover who lives on the slopes of this mighty mountain. Experience the real life home of Maasai warriors and Africa's Big Five. Get a true taste of daily life in the African bush when you learn how to make beaded jewelry and throw a spear
    • and go inside a village school. You may see lions resting under enormous baobab trees... wildebeest making their way past herds of elephants and gazelles... elephants
    • up close. Travel aboard our open-top Africa safari vehicles where everyone has a great view of Tanzania's amazing wildlife during morning and afternoon game drives. Your Tauck Director provides a window into an unknown
    • unseen world that introduces Tanzania's nocturnal society

What's this trip about?

    Join us on an 10-day family safari in Tanzania, for the ultimate family safari adventure across the African landscape where you'll have an opportunity to view Africa's "Big Five" on daily game drives in a few of the region's national parks.  

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Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start City Arusha, Tanzania
End CityArusha

Travel Themes

  • Family Friendly

Destinations

Activities

  • Kid-friendly activities

Trip includes

    • Small group departures are limited to 30 guests for a more intimate safari experience On-Tour Air (2 flights) Gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides and drivers included Hot air balloon over the Serengeti Private game drives in open-top, 4x4 safari vehicles (limited to 6 guests) – a window seat for everyone

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Arrive Arusha, Tanzania

Tour begins: Kilimanjaro International Airport. 
A transfer is included from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Meliá Arusha in Arusha. Your new 5-star luxury resort is located adjacent to a traditional coffee plantation. Your family's Africa safari adventure begins in the morning!

LODGING : Meliá Arusha

PORTOFCALL : Arusha, Tanzania

Day 2 First game drive, Arusha National Park

Adventures await on our family safari! First up this morning, join an experienced local guide on a full-day game drive in Arusha National Park (the first of many on your journey) to look for gentle giraffes, boisterous baboons, colo...

Day 3 Tarangire, where legends say life began

Head to Tarangire National Park today – the place where life began, according to Maasai legend, and immortalized in many movies about Africa. Marvel at the classic African savannah stretching out all around you, the wildlife-rich pl...

Day 4 Game drives in the African bush

An up-close look at wildlife in Tarangire today begins with a morning game drive to Silale Swamp. After returning to the lodge for lunch and some free time, enjoy an afternoon game drive before making your way back to the lodge, for...

Day 5 A village school, Lake Manyara & a Maasai boma

Make your way to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area today. En route, you'll stop for lunch in Lake Manyara National Park, a bird-lover's paradise and meet the students and teacher at a new primary school that Tauck helps support; Arri...

Day 6 A two-million-year-old "Garden of Eden"

One of the best places on this Africa tour to spot the Big Five – elephants, leopards, lions, buffalo and the rare black rhinoceros – ancient Ngorongoro Crater, often called Africa's "Garden of Eden," is home to almost every species...

Day 7 Fly to the Serengeti

Today, you'll depart Tloma Lodge and hop a morning flight from Lake Manyara to the Seronera airstrip in Serengeti National Park. As you do, you'll fly over Oldupai Gorge, where, over 50 years ago, archaeologists Louis and Mary Leake...

Day 8 Hot air ballooning & a Serengeti game drive

Rise early for a whole new angle on the landscapes and wildlife of Serengeti National Park – an unforgettable ride over the vast Serengeti plains in a hot air balloon* – followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush and some game vi...

Day 9 Maasai traditions & a final game drive

Your lodge in the Serengeti enables you to savor the African landscape, view even more wildlife, and discover local Maasai traditions and daily life on the last full day of your family's fun-filled Africa tour.  This morning, enjoy ...

Day 10 Back to Arusha & journey home

Tour ends: Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Tour concludes after a flight back to the city of Arusha, a visit to the Shanga community project, and lunch at the Cultural Heritage Center. Flights departing Africa leave late tonight; we have reserved a day room for you at the Meliá Arusha so that you can repack and r...

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Price per day$919
Last Updated: 11/7/2024
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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