This 5 Days Family-Friendly Serengeti Safari is a beautiful Tanzania safari tour taking you to the magnificent Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Family-friendly safaris in Serengeti National Park are simply all about picking the right accommodation in Serengeti National Park. While some accommodations in Serengeti Park typically do not allow children under 12, many others are particularly family-friendly, offering a range of fun kids’ activities, such as bow and arrow learning, among others. Other lodges and camps in Serengeti that allow children do have precautions, such as children below 12 years sharing a room with adults, for safety purposes.
With this 5-day family-friendly safari, be sure to see so much in the parks, coming up close with nature on game drives, while staying in very safe accommodation. This is a drive-in safari, but for extra comfort and ease of access, children can fly in or out, which helps avoid them getting restless due to the long drives.
Highlights of the safari
Day 1: Tarangire National Park Game Drive
Day 2: Transfer to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Day 5: Departure
Detailed Itinerary 5 Days Family-Friendly Serengeti Safari
Day 1: Tarangire National Park Game Drive
Our Tanzania safari guide will pick you up from your hotel of stay in Arusha. Have a short briefing about the safari and then proceed to drive to Tarangire National Park. Famous for huge elephant herds and giant baobab trees, Tarangire National Park is a beautiful park to introduce you to the wildlife in Tanzania, and also acts as a distance buffer to the Serengeti National Park.
Enjoy a game drive in Tarangire National Park, viewing the diverse wildlife, including birds. Over a picnic lunch, your guide shall share insights into the park and Tanzania, whilst enjoying amazing views of the park. Drive to your accommodation later. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner, and an overnight stay at Eileen’s Tree Inn for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge for Lower-Luxury, Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
With your packed lunch, having enjoyed breakfast at the lodge, check out and proceed on a transfer to Serengeti National Park, about 5 hours away. Drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, looking out for animals and the local Maasai people that dwell therein.
Have a picnic lunch in the wilderness, and then proceed on an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park. Enjoy Serengeti migration safaris if in season. As you drive to your camp or lodge, look out for wildlife. Once at your choice accommodation, check in, relax as you wait for dinner, and an overnight stay at Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Serena Serengeti Safari Lodge for Lower-Luxury, Melia Serengeti Lodge for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, you will enjoy a full day to explore the Serengeti National Park on a game drive, looking for wildlife such as giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, lions, leopards, elands, hippos, and cheetahs, among others.
You can also enjoy your lunch in the wilderness and later engage in another game drive while searching for wildlife like elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffaloes, among others. Your guide will take you back to the lodge later. Dinner and night as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Wake up to an early breakfast and, with a packed lunch, proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The Serengeti and Ngorongoro are separated by just a buffer land space where you could still spot a couple of wildlife as you drive to the Ngorongoro. Descend into the crater floor and enjoy a game drive experience, looking out for all the big 5 animals which call this crater floor home.
Enjoy a picnic lunch and another game drive. Spot flamingos and other birds on Lake Magadi. Drive to the lodge thereafter. Check in and relax for the rest of the late afternoon. Dinner and an overnight stay at Eileen’s Tree Inn for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge for Lower-Luxury, Melia Ngorongoro Lodge for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Departure
After a leisurely breakfast at the lodge, check out and proceed on a transfer to Arusha, which is about 4 hours away. During your transfer, you can choose to make a stopover in Mto wa Mbu town for a cultural tour and souvenir shopping. Our Tanzania safari guide will drop you off in Arusha at your booked hotel or airport in time for your onward flight. This ends your 5 Days Family-Friendly Serengeti Safari.
Inclusions:
- Transport in a 4×4 safari land cruiser with ample leg room
- Private and professional English-speaking safari and guide/driver
- All park entrance fees
- Serengeti National Park concession and transit fees
- Crater drive fees
- Full board accommodation
- All specified game viewing and safari activities
- Drinking water in a safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Exclusions:
- Flights
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Items of a personal nature
- Hotel accommodation before and after the safari
- Tips and gratuities
- Anything not included in the itinerary
