Tanzania Safari Experiences Packed Into 7 Days
Overview
Ceraa Eyes Safari, a Tanzanian operator based locally, runs this 7-Day Private Luxury Family Safari. An experienced local guide travels with you, and we work out every detail alongside you.
Reasons to book this 7 Days Private Premium Family Safari with us
Each 7-Day Private Luxury Family Safari that we run is made to measure, so dates, accommodation and pace can all be adjusted. Our local team also looks after you from the moment you land until you leave. Ahead of your trip, the official Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) website is a useful place to read about the area. If you would like more inspiration, browse our other Serengeti National Park tours.
See the finest of Northern Tanzania on this 7-Day Private Luxury Family Safari, where top-class wildlife watching meets superb comfort and attentive, personal care. Your trip starts in Tarangire Park Guide: Elephants, Baobabs and Game Drives as well as Lake Manyara National Park, before heading to Serengeti National Park and the stunning Ngorongoro Crater, home to Africa's most iconic wildlife and spectacular landscapes.
You travel throughout in a private 4×4 safari vehicle with an experienced guide, hunting for the Big Five. Family-friendly game drives and hand-picked luxury lodges with superb hospitality and striking views make up the rest. Since we designed this safari for families, it blends excitement, comfort and downtime, leaving you with lasting memories in the heart of Tanzania.
Itinerary
Welcome to Tanzania! Your professional safari guide greets you warmly at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drives you to Arusha.
Depending on when you arrive, you can unwind at your luxury hotel and use its world-class facilities, or explore the lovely surroundings before the safari starts. Your guide then runs through a detailed safari briefing and answers any questions.
Meals: Dinner.
Accommodation: Gran Meliá Arusha
After a delicious breakfast, you head for Tarangire Park Guide: Elephants, Baobabs and Game Drives, renowned for its centuries-old baobabs, striking scenery and one of the biggest elephant populations on the continent.
A full-day game drive through the park follows, searching for elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, ostriches and much more. A picnic lunch inside the park breaks the day before the afternoon safari carries on.
You then drive on to your luxury lodge, where dinner and the night await.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Following breakfast, you make for Lake Manyara National Park, a pretty reserve noted for its lush groundwater forest, its alkaline lake and its varied animals.
You then enjoy an unhurried game drive looking for elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, baboons, blue monkeys and the renowned tree-climbing lions. Birdwatchers can add flamingos, pelicans and plenty of other species to their lists.
Following a picnic lunch, you keep exploring the park and then drive to your luxury lodge overlooking the Great Rift Valley.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Once breakfast is over, you travel through the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area on the way to the world-famous Serengeti National Park.
Your afternoon game drive starts the moment you cross into the Serengeti, spreading out over endless plains. Keep your camera handy for lions, cheetahs, elephants, leopards, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest and countless other creatures.
Your luxury lodge welcomes you ahead of sundown, with dinner and a restful evening ahead.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Both morning and afternoon game drives take you through the magnificent Serengeti today. Your expert guide steers towards the richest wildlife zones, following the latest animal movements.
Whatever the season, you might witness the Great Migration or hunters such as lions, cheetahs and leopards in action. Everyone in the family discovers more about the Serengeti’s extraordinary ecosystem as you travel, and you can look out for elephants, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, antelopes and hundreds of species of birds.
A picnic lunch in the middle of the park at midday precedes your afternoon safari. You then head back to the lodge for dinner and the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
After breakfast, you take a last morning game drive in the Serengeti and then set off for the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater.
Next you descend roughly 600 metres into the crater for a game drive in one of Africa's most remarkable wildlife refuges. Animals are everywhere in the crater, so you may see the endangered black rhino, lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas and flamingos.
A picnic lunch on the crater floor is followed by the climb back up to the rim. In the evening you unwind at your luxury lodge, enjoying breathtaking views across the crater.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Take your time over breakfast with spectacular views of the Ngorongoro Highlands, then begin the drive back to Arusha.
You enjoy the scenery on the way and make short stops when needed. On reaching Arusha, lunch at a local restaurant is possible if time allows. We then take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.
Your private luxury family safari therefore closes with lasting memories of Tanzania’s stunning scenery, remarkable wildlife and warm hospitality.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Included & Excluded
- Welcome at Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Exclusive luxury 4×4 Land Cruiser featuring a lift-up roof
- Professional English-speaking guide/driver
- Luxury lodging for 6 nights following the itinerary
- Meals per itinerary
- Bottled mineral water
- All park and conservation area entry fees
- Ngorongoro Crater service charge
- Unlimited private game drives
- Government taxes, VAT and tourism levies
- AMREF Flying Doctors evacuation cover
- Pre-departure safari briefing
- International and domestic flights
- Tanzania visa fees
- Travel and medical cover
- Beer, wine, spirits and premium drinks
- Laundry, phone calls and souvenirs
- Optional activities not part of the itinerary
- Gratuities for guide and lodge staff
- Accommodation before or after the safari
- Extra meals outside the itinerary
- Expenses resulting from delayed or cancelled flights or unforeseen events
- Personal items
Frequent Asked Question
The Big Five (rhino, buffalo, elephant, leopard and lion) could appear alongside hippos, crocodiles, hyenas, antelopes, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras and giraffes, as well as bird species by the hundreds. What you see changes with the season.
Yes, absolutely. The itinerary is designed with families in mind, offering a relaxed travel pace, family-friendly luxury accommodation and thrilling wildlife encounters for all ages.
Yes. This safari is entirely private, so your family has its own 4×4 safari vehicle and a professional guide dedicated to you for the whole trip.
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