Best of Northern Family Safari

9 Days
  • Overview
  • Itinerary
  • Cost

Best of Northern Family Safari

9 Days
  • Overview
  • Itinerary
  • Cost
Overview

On this 9-day best of northern family safari you will visit the Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti National Park. Watching thousands of wildebeests and zebras crossing the grassland savannah is an experience to behold and surely one of Africa’s natural wonders. In order to increase your chances of witnessing the Great Migration, we choose your route and the order of camps according to your time of travel.

Highlights
  • Tarangire National Park – Game drive
  • African Rift Valley – Viewpoint
  • Ngorongoro Crater – Game drive
  • Serengeti National Park – Game drive
  • Olduvai Gorge
  • Maasai Boma

Itinerary

Meet on arrival & transfer to Arushai and overnight Mount Meru Hotel (depends on arrival time, we can take you to a place where you can view Mt. Kilimanjaro)
Overnight Mount Meru Hotel - on breakfast & dinner.

After meeting your safari guide in the morning, you hit the road in your 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser and drive to the Tarangire National Park. Open savannah, baobab trees, seasonal swamps and the life-giving Tarangire River characterise the landscape of this beautiful national park. Animals gather at the river, as elephants, giraffes, bushbucks and hartebeests can often be seen. You might even be able to spot the fringe-eared oryx or the weird-looking gerenuk. Tarangire is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators including lions. Your safari vehicle has an open roof and is the ideal viewing platform to appreciate the nature and animals around you. In the late afternoon you will leave the park and travel to the Burunge Tented Lodge, where you will spend the night. Lunch; Dinner

After breakfast a full day game drive in Tarangire National Park which is Tanzania's third largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs and up to six thousand elephants. Enjoy game drives with a picnic lunch. After lunch and an extensive game drive inside the park, we will drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay at Burunge Tented Lodge, where you will stay overnight. Breakfast;Lunch; Dinner

Today’s journey takes you past Lake Manyara into the fertile Ngorongoro highlands. Crossing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will reach the vast open plains of the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon. The following days are set aside for exploring the famous Serengeti, home to the Big Five – elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino – and many other animals. You can look forward to many new wildlife sightings during your game drives as no day on safari is the same. You spend the following three nights at the Golden Serengeti Camp.
Depending on the season, you will either stay one night in the central Serengeti and three nights in the northern Serengeti (July – October) or the southern Serengeti (January – March), or you stay all four nights in the central Serengeti (November – December & April – June). Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Full day in Serengeti. Together with your guide, you scout for animals in this pristine corner of the world. You are in no rush and have plenty of time to observe the park’s wildlife and learn about animal behaviour as well as their social structures. The Serengeti National Park is the third largest park in Tanzania and is stunningly beautiful. While the landscape in the south is characterised by open grassland as far as you can see, open woodlands and hills are predominant in the north and west. Together with the Masai Mara, the Serengeti is host to the Great Migration of millions of wildebeest and zebras, one of the greatest shows on earth. Your home is one of the Golden Serengeti Camp. In order to increase your chances of witnessing the Great Migration, we choose your route and the order of camps according to your time of travel. Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Another full day dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. Your guide will take you to the best spots to observe the wildlife. Elephants, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, topi, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and many more can be seen in this large national park. Especially in the Seronera Valley you will be able to experience fantastic game viewing all year round. The Serengeti, together with the Masai Mara in Kenya, is also home to the largest animal migration on the planet. You will stay at the Golden Safari Camp.

On your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and visit Olduvai Gorge & Maasai Boma. As soon as you reach the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, you will see the giant caldera below – a breath-taking view. You will stay overnight at Karatu Tented Lodge. Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner.

Rise and shine! After breakfast at daybreak you travel back to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before you drive down into the crater. The massive collapsed volcano is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After an extensive game drive and a picnic for lunch, you will leave the caldera in the afternoon and return to your Karatu Tented Lodge to spend another night.

After a leisurely breakfast, you will travel back to Arusha where you will arrive around midday. You will be dropped off in the city centre or at the airport. Breakfast; Lunch

COST
The Cost Includes:
  • Lodge safari according to the itinerary.
  • Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle.
  • Professional, English-speaking guide.
  • Overnight accommodation according to the itinerary.
  • Meals according to the itinerary.
  • Mineral water.
  • All mentioned activities.
  • All national park fees.
  • Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari.
The Cost Excludes:
  • Flights.
  • Optional activities.
  • Alcoholic & Soft Drinks.
  • Visa fees.
  • Tips.
  • Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
  • Travel insurance.
Best of Northern Family Safari
From $3,298
/ Adult
From $1,978
/ Child
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