11-Day Family Tanzania Safari Itinerary

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Overview

Tanzania is a great safari location for families! The national parks are close together, so the driving distances are minimized, and there are a number of excellent cultural activities to enjoy.

Our sample safari itinerary tries to keep daily drives short, mixes game viewing with more active endeavors, combines hotels and tented camps, and offers a swimming pool every few days.

For cultural options, you can join a mock-hunt with the Bushman tribe (days 5-6), tour a Maasai Village, see fossils at the Olduvai Gorge, and visit a local orphanage. To stretch your legs, you can hike through the coffee plantations in Karatu to the elephant caves and waterfalls and walk around the Ndutu Crater at Arusha National Park.

We can arrange a hot air balloon ride in the Serengeti, but the minimum age for children is 7 years old.

National Parks:

We can also customize your itinerary!

Start Dates:

You can start your safari on any day of the year.

Itinerary

Day 1:	Arrive Kilimanjaro Airport, transfer to Moshi, overnight Ameg Hotel.
Day 2:	Morning tour of Moshi including local market. Afternoon free to relax at the swimming pool, go golfing, or do more shopping. Overnight Ameg Hotel.
Day 3:	In the morning, drive to a local village for 1 hour hike to a beautiful waterfalls. With good weather, you will have great views of Kilimanjaro. In the afternoon, visit the TunaHAKI Centre for Street Children, a home where orphaned children learn drumming a acrobatics. Overnight Ameg Hotel.
Day 4:	Drive 3-4 hours from Moshi to Tarangire, lunch enroute. Optional visit to Snake Farm and Maasai Cultural Centre. Afternoon game drive in Tarangire. Overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.
Day 5:	Full day game drive in Tarangire. Overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.
Day 6:	Drive to Lake Manyara for full day game drive. Overnight at E Unoto Retreat Luxury Lodge.
Day 7:	Morning at E Unoto with optional visit to a Maasai village, hike to waterfalls, biking local roads, and relaxing at the swimming pool. Afternoon drive to Karatu to visit the Shalom Orphanage. Optional hike and lunch at Gibb's Farm. Drive 1 hour to Ngorongoro in time for sunset over the crater rim. Overnight Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
Day 8:	Ngorongoro Crater, half day game drive. Overnight Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
Day 9:	Drive 2-3 hours to Serengeti, stopping at Olduvai Gorge museum and lunch en route. Afternoon visit to Serengeti Visitor's Center and game drive. Overnight Serengeti Sopa or Serena Lodge.
Day 10:	Full day game drive in Serengeti. Overnight Serengeti Sopa or Serena Lodge.
Day 11:	Fly from Serengeti to Arusha, Moshi, or Zanzibar.

Pricing

2008 price for an 8-day safari per person land-only:

# People in travel group:	1	2	3	4+	Single Supplement
Luxury Lodges / Tented Camps	$4,730	$4,050	$3,570	$3,090	$695
Mid-Range Hotels / Tented Camps	$3,890	$2,610	$2,330	$2,170	$615
Basic Camping	$3,130	$1,930	$1,770	$1,690	$135
Elite Lodges/Camps	Contact us for custom pricing.

NOTE: Kids under 15 years old at time of travel are 25% off!

2009 price for an 8-day safari per person land-only:

# People in travel group:	1	2	3	4+	Single Supplement
Luxury Lodges / Tented Camps	$5,050	$4,050	$3,570	$3,090	$935
Mid-Range Hotels / Tented Camps	$4,370	$3,170	$2,690	$2,490	$735
Basic Camping	$3,930	$2,900	$2,010	$1,890	$135
Elite Lodges/Camps	Contact us for custom pricing.

NOTE: Kids under 15 years old at time of travel are 25% off!

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