Northern Tanzania Family Adventure Safari

Arrive in Tanzania at Kilimanjaro airport and transfer to the beautiful Rivertrees County Inn on the outskirts of Arusha.

Head off on your first safari of the trip with a full day inside Arusha National Park. Spend the morning enjoying an easy bush walk, discovering animal tracks and learning about the wildlife, before tucking into a picnic lunch in the forest and going on an afternoon canoeing safari. Return to Rivertrees Country Inn for the night.

It's an early start today with a transfer to the gorgeous Lake Manyara National Park and a stroll or bike-ride through the local farming village of Mto Wa Mbu, followed by lunch at a local banana plantation. This afternoon you'll all enjoy a game drive to the remote south of the park where you'll be spending the next couple of nights at a comfortable, stylish campsite on the banks of the Endabash River. It's the perfect way to experience the bush.

Today you'll enjoy a full day exploring the secret nooks and crannies of Lake Manyara and the surrounding lush forest. Spend the evening back in the same camp.

Enjoy a morning game drive out of Manyara National Park and head over to Plantation Lodge where you'll be staying the next two nights. With its big gardens and pool this is the perfect place to enjoy a lazy afternoon or go for a hike to elephant caves or a bike ride in the crater highlands. The choice is yours.

Today you'll have fun going on a full day game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater. Return to Plantation Lodge for the night.

This morning you'll take a game drive through the Ngorongoro Crater and transfer into the short grass plains of the Serengeti. You'll be spending the next few nights in complete solitude in an area known as the Gol Mountains. Your camp will be next to an enormous boulder called Nasera Rock (great for climbing) and you'll be camping in lightweight tents for a proper bush experience. During this time of year this area will be filled with the migrating herds of wildebeest so you're in the perfect location for safaris.

Spend the next two days walking and game viewing in the Serengeti, starting out from camp each day accompanied by local Maasai tribesmen who will teach you about the landscapes, wildlife and culture of this incredible part of Tanzania.

Today you'll take a thrilling game drive to the Ndutu area of the Serengeti where the bulk of the migration will be - it's an incredible spectacle to witness. Overnight in a small luxury camp called Olakira Camp.

Enjoy a full day game viewing in the Ndutu area and spend the evening back at Olakira Camp.

Board a morning scheduled flight from Ndutu back to Arusha, ready for your international fight home. Alternatively, if you want to spend a few days on the gorgeous beaches of Zanzibar or the Tanzanian coast then let us know and we'll include this in your tailor made quote.