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8 Days Family Safari In Tanzania and Cultural Tour
Code: EMT-8Lodge
Description
Experience an unforgettable 8-day Tanzania family safari combining spectacular wildlife, beautiful landscapes, and authentic cultural experiences. Explore the highlights of Tanzania’s Northern Circuit, including Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater, with two nights in the Serengeti for a more relaxed and immersive safari experience.
The journey also includes a fascinating cultural visit to Lake Eyasi, where you can meet the Hadzabe community and learn about their traditional way of life. This carefully designed family safari offers the perfect balance of adventure, wildlife, culture, and memorable experiences for the whole family.
This best Tanzania tour can start in JRO or Arusha.
Trip Type: All of our safaris in Tanzania are private, ensuring that you will get the most out of your experience in Tanzania.
Best time to visit: Year-round
If you have more time, consider pairing these Tanzania safari tours with an exhilarating climbing Kilimanjaro tour or a leisurely beach holiday in Zanzibar!
8-Day Tanzania Family Safari Price
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Optional Safari Activities
- Maasai Village Visit ($50 per vehicle)
- Balloon Safari Tours ($600 per person)
- Visit to the Olduvai Gorge and museum ($40 per person)
8-Day Family Safari in Tanzania Includes
Pick up & drop off at Arusha town (any hotel)
Game viewing in 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof on exclusive basis
Park fees and conservation fees as per itinerary
Professional English-speaking safari guide
Accommodation in mid-range safari lodges or tented camps
Meals as specified in the itinerary
Drinking water, Soft drinks, Beer, and wine in Jeep
Binoculars
18% VAT on park fees and game drives for safari.
8-Day Tanzania Safari Excludes
International and domestic flights
Tanzania visa fees
Travel insurance
Personal expenses (laundry, drinks, souvenirs, etc.)
Tips and gratuities for the guide and lodge staff
Optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary
Soft drinks or alcoholic beverages at accommodations
Airport transfers (unless stated otherwise)
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
Day 2: Arusha-Tarangire National Park
We will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha at 8:00am and take you to a very special safari park in Tanzania. Tarangire is famous for its diverse landscape with nine different vegetation zones. The Tarangire safari park is particularly known for the abundance of ancient baobab trees (the largest trees on the continent), which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them. The river in the park is full of wildlife, ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and, of course, African elephants. In fact, Tarangire has the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. In the afternoon, we will still do a game drive before continuing to your accommodation.
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
🏕️ Accommodation: Farm of Dream Lodge
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
Early in the morning, after breakfast, we depart for Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti is truly spectacular. It is famous for its vast open grasslands, which allow for excellent sightings of wildlife. The Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest national park, and it is also one of the oldest ecosystems on earth. Its climate and vegetation have remained largely untouched for millions of years. While the Serengeti boasts abundant wildlife, it is perhaps best known for the annual Great Migration. Vast numbers of wildebeest, accompanied by large numbers of zebras and antelope, move in an annual pattern, constantly seeking fresh grazing. The precise timing of the migration is entirely dependent upon the rainfall patterns each year.
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
🏕️ Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Day 4: Serengeti
Enjoy a full day exploring the spectacular Serengeti National Park, with a flexible schedule designed around your interests and preferences. Your experienced safari guide will discuss the best times for game drives, meals, and relaxation throughout your safari.
Choose a morning game drive, return to camp for lunch and some relaxation, then head out for an afternoon game drive. Alternatively, spend the entire day exploring the Serengeti with a picnic lunch in the wilderness, maximizing your time among the wildlife.
Whichever option you choose, enjoy an unforgettable day of wildlife viewing, breathtaking landscapes, and the freedom to experience the Serengeti at your own pace.
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
🏕️ Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Day 5: Serengeti Via Ngorongoro Crater to Karatu
After an early breakfast, enjoy an en-route game drive through the Serengeti National Park as you make your way toward the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater. Descend approximately 610 meters to the crater floor and explore this remarkable natural wonder.
Formed millions of years ago when a massive volcano erupted and collapsed, the Ngorongoro Crater is renowned for its spectacular scenery and exceptional concentration of wildlife. Its diverse habitats support large numbers of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, buffaloes, elephants, and more than 500 species of birds.
The crater also offers one of Tanzania’s best opportunities to spot the endangered black rhino, which can sometimes be seen grazing across the open grasslands. After a picnic lunch and an extensive game drive, ascend from the crater and continue to your comfortable lodge in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
🏕️ Accommodation: Farm of Dream Lodge
Day 6: Visit Lake Eyasi for a Cultural Tour
Today, visit Lake Eyasi for an authentic cultural experience with the Datoga and Hadzabe communities. Learn about their traditional lifestyles, customs, and daily activities while gaining a deeper appreciation of Tanzania’s rich cultural heritage.
Meet the Datoga people, traditionally pastoralists and skilled metalworkers, and visit their homes to learn about their way of life. You may also enjoy traditional songs and dances as part of the cultural experience.
Continue with a visit to the Hadzabe, one of Tanzania’s Indigenous hunter-gatherer communities. Learn about their traditional hunting and gathering practices, observe how they make and use tools such as bows and arrows, and, where appropriate and permitted, participate in a traditional hunting demonstration.
After the cultural tour, return to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
🏕️ Accommodation: Farm of Dream Lodge
Day 7: Karatu to Arusha
After a leisurely breakfast, drive back to Arusha, arriving in time for lunch and last-minute shopping, and then drive to the hotel, where you will relax and stay overnight.
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
🏕️ Accommodation: Under the Shade Safari Lodge
Day 8: Arusha – Departure
Today you will be picked up from the hotel and transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home.
Additional information
| Language | English, French, Germany, Spanish |
|---|---|
| Transport | 4x4 Safari Jeep |
| Accommodation | Safari Lodges |
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