Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival – Arusha

Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be picked up from the airport by a Kilele Climb Tours representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Moshi/Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come, restore and enjoy your first taste of Africa. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today; if not, it will take place early tomorrow morning.

• Meals Plan: Dinner included

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

• Distance & Drive time: Arusha to Tarangire takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (106 km/65mi)- Tarangire to Karatu takes about 1.5 – 2hours (96km/59mi)

Pick up at 7:00 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. After a full day in the park, we will drive to the Luxury Lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you, and spend the night.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Day 3: Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater

• Distance & Drive Time: Karatu to NCA takes about 30 minutes (25 km/15mi)

After an early breakfast you will have a sort drive to the Ngorongoro entrances and few minutes you start descending to 600m down the crater for game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is almost 600m deep, approximately 20 km wide and the massive caldera is home to an amazing variety of animals. On your game drive you have the possibility of seeing all different kinds of mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and mountain reedbucks. You might also see spotted hyenas, and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After a picnic lunch in the crater and some more game viewing, you will leave the crater in the evening and travel back to tented camp/lodge where you will be spending the second night.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park to Zanzibar

• Distance & Time: Lake manyara to Arusha takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (113 km/70mi)

You will depart the camp at around 0700hrs and head to Lake Manyara National Park for your final game drive. The park is renowned for its elusive tree climbing lions and diverse bird life. The shallow and alkaline Lake Manyara covers a large area of park and it is the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos – an awesome (pink) sight. However more than 400 other species are also found here as well as some wonderful mammals. Troops of monkeys live in the forests, giraffes, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests on the grassy plains and elephants. After your tour around the beautiful lake and the amazing ground water forest. After lunch, you will head back to Arusha, where you will arrive in the late afternoon where you will take your flight to Zanzibar (Stone town).

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Day 5- 7: Zanzibar Beach

After breakfast, you will go on a guided tour of stone town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Experience tracing the footsteps of Arab Sultans on Zanzibar and ponder on the interesting historical sites and labyrinths. See actual Zanzibar doors famous for its unique architectural tradition.

After lunch, we will proceed to a tour of the countryside to the spice plantations. This place has a rich history and you will be welcomed by the rich aroma of spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon. Afterwards, we take you to Nungwi for your 2 nights’ accommodation.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.

Day 8 Departure

On your last day, enjoy the rest of your stay by relaxing in the pool or in the beach while taking in as much sunshine as you can. In the afternoon, we will take you to the airport for your onward destination.

• Meals plan: Breakfast and lunch. As today is the end of the tour, please note that Accommodation and dinner tonight is not included in the tour.
• Accommodation: Can be arranged at an extra cost

Departure Instructions

Please note that the 10-day family safari adventure tour ends at Zanzibar International Airport.  (Advice departure time).

Itinerary

Day 1:  Arrival – Arusha

Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be picked up from the airport by a Summit Climb representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Moshi/Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come, restore and enjoy your first taste of Africa. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today; if not, it will take place early tomorrow morning.

• Meals Plan: Dinner included

Day 2: Arusha to Arusha National Park

• Distance & Drive time: Arusha to Arusha National Park takes about 20 to 30 Minutes(50km/31mi)

You’ll start the Day with a short drive to Arusha National Park, this will take about 20-30 minutes (from Arusha). From here we’ll start driving through the beautiful green surroundings of Arusha National Park to spot some wild animals. All this with a stunning view of Mt. Meru on the background.

After, your local guide, safari ranger will take you on a walking safari. The walking safari gives you a whole new and unique perspective of the national park and it’s super exciting! The scents and sounds of the African bush are best experience by foot. Here you’ll be walking alongside wild, freely roaming animals in their natural habitat. Your ranger is experienced and knows what you can or can’t to near wild animals. Listen to him, and you will have the best possible experience. Apart from sharing loads of knowledge about the animals you might encounter, your guide will also tell you all about the unique flora & fauna of Arusha National Park.

During the walking safari some unique sights will be visited, like the impressive waterfall that hides in the heart of the park, the Ngurdoto Crater and lake Momella, where thousands of pink flamingos can be often be spotted.

What to see on the walking safari?

Many visitors come here hoping to spot the elusive colubus monkey. Giraffes majestically walk through the landscape and other animals like buffalo, zebra’s, warthog, and blue monkeys are waiting to be spotted. This day-trip is also great for bird-spotters, as Arusha has a great variety of birds like trogons, starlings, turacos and thousands of migrating flamingos.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 3: Arusha to Tarangire National park.

• Distance & Drive time: Arusha to Tarangire takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (106 km/65mi)

Pick up at 7:00 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. After a full day in the park, we will drive to the camp/Lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you, and spend the night.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 4: Tarangire to Lake Manyara National park

• Distance & Drive time: Tarangire to Lake Manyara takes about 1.5hour (79km/49mi)

On this day, after breakfast, we drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a small but diverse park 122km west of Arusha. The park is renowned for its elusive tree climbing lions and diverse bird life. The shallow and alkaline Lake Manyara covers a large area of the park and it is the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos- an awesome(pink) sight. However more than 400 other bird species are also found here as well as some wonderful mammals. Troops of monkeys like in the forests, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests on grassy plains and elephants.

After your tour around the beautiful lake and the amazing ground water forest you will be transferred to our lodge for dinner, a digestif by the fire perhaps, conversation, and a reviewing in the mind’s eye the images of the wilds accrued during the day before retiring for our well-earned rest.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Central Serengeti.

• Distance & Drive Time: NCA To Central Serengeti takes about 3 to 3.5 hours (153km/95mi)

After an early breakfast, we boot up and head out towards the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera. Almost 20km wide, approximately 600 m deep and known for its large variety of wildlife, the caldera, formed at the explosion of a volcano some three million years ago, was once taller than Kilimanjaro. A self-contained paradise, the caldera hosts an abundance of the finest animal life on the planet. In addition to the Big Five the various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, and more than 500 bird species. At approximately 1430hrs we head towards the Serengeti, arriving at our lodgings in a high-grade tented camp at roughly 6:00 p.m. The Serengeti National Park, the Serenget, ‘Endless Plain’ in Maa, the tongue of the Maasai is the largest park in Tanzania and home to diverse landscapes and habitats such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannah and mountains and all of the creatures there inhabiting.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 6: Serengeti National Park.

• Distance & Drive Time: Full day game viewing.

After breakfast enter into the corners of plains Serengeti for a full day to explore the Serengeti with both morning and afternoon game drives. The Serengeti National Park is the jewel in the crown of Tanzania’s game parks and offers arguably the best game viewing in Africa. The setting is perfect –a sea of endless plains that stretches to the horizon, dotted with the occasional acacia tree and termite mound. This Savanna is home to huge herds of Wildebeest that every year make the mass migration North, through crocodile infested rivers, in a frenzied mixture of mating and galloping that is driven by instinct. Prides of lion rule here, their hungry gaze sweeping the Savannah for a chance to attack the thousands of eland, impala and gazelle. Solitary leopard stakes out their place in the high branches of the acacia tree and herds of elephant’s roam at will. This is the Africa that you have always dreamed about. You will overnight at lodge/Campsite located central Serengeti.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Day 7: Serengeti National park to Zanzibar Island.

• Flight time: Central Serengeti to Zanzibar Airport takes about 2 to 3 hours

After breakfast, morning game drives at Serengeti National Park. On your outward journey to the Seronera Airstrip, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National park in the late morning, you will be transferred to Airstrip where we arrive in the late morning for your flight to Zanzibar (Stone Town).

With an incredible experience and many memories to cherish, this is when you say goodbye to your safari crew, fly to Zanzibar Island.  A beautiful flight with exceptional views. In the coming days, you have the opportunity to enjoy the sun, sea and beach on the tropical island of Zanzibar.

Stone Town & Countryside Tour

On your arrival at Zanzibar Airport, you’ll be met by your Kilele Climb representative and transferred to Stone town for Lunch.

After lunch, you will go on a guided tour of stone town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Experience tracing the footsteps of Arab Sultans on Zanzibar and ponder on the interesting historical sites and labyrinths. See actual Zanzibar doors famous for its unique architectural tradition.

We will proceed to a tour of the countryside to the spice plantations. This place has a rich history and you will be welcomed by the rich aroma of spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon. In the evening, we will head north of Zanzibar to Nungwi, Michamvi or Kendwa beach, a top favorite for its white sand, clear waters and romantic sunsets. You will spend 3 nights at this incredible place

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

8-9: Zanzibar Island

The last part of your trip is for rest, relaxation and revitalization. Zanzibar beach is the perfect place to unwind with a good book and a glass of your favorite beverage. This is also a haven for underwater lovers as you can also enjoy a day of snorkeling or scuba diving. Indeed, a place to relax for all type of travelers.

• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included.

Day 10: Departure

Today you will be transferred to the airport in time to catch your flight according to the time of your departure back home, brimful of enduring images of the African Wild and our memories of unforgettable experiences.

• Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch.

Departure Instructions

Please note that the 10-day family safari adventure tour ends at Zanzibar International Airport.  (Advice departure time).

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Kilimanjaro Airport- Pre-Safari Briefing

You will be picked up from the airport by a Kilele Climb representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come. You will meet your Safari Guide for Pre- safari briefing at your Arusha hotel. You should be planning to arrive at least one day before the start of the Safari. Today we will spend the day having a pre-safari briefing and leisure.

Day 2: Arusha National Park.

After breakfast, you’ll depart from your accommodations and drive to the park.

Your visit to Arusha National Park is a flexible one, as you’ll have three choices as to how you’d like to experience the park.

Game Drive: You can embark on a half-day or full-day game drive through the park. Your drive will pass you past park landmarks such as the Momella Lakes and Ngurdoto Crater – sometimes known as ‘Little Ngorongoro’.

Canoe Safari: Available at extra cost, you’ll trade the car for a canoe as you take a guided canoe safari out on the Momella Lakes to see bushbuck, giraffes, hippos, and buffalo.

Walking Safari: Stretch your legs with a guided walking safari through the park. While on your walking safari, you can expect to see endless acres of forest, home to black and white colobus monkeys, zebras, buffalos, and a variety of antelopes. You will also have a chance to observe more than 400 bird species including the Crowned Eagle, Lanner Falcon and many more…

You can combine the above three options as you please, although the canoe safari and walking safari both attract an additional cost.

You will overnight at lodge/Campsite located inside the National Park.

• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 3: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park to Lake Eyasi

• Distance & Time: Arusha to Lake Manyara to Lake Eyasi takes about 4.5 to 5 hours (180 km/70mi)

 After an early breakfast you will depart for Lake Manyara National park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. The park is renowned for its elusive tree-climbing lions and diverse bird life. The shallow and alkaline Lake Manyara covers a large area of the park and it is the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos an awesome (pink) sight. However, more than 400 other species are also found here as well as some wonderful mammals. Troops of monkeys live in the forests, giraffes, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests on the grassy plains and elephants. After your tour around the beautiful lake and the amazing ground water forest, In the late afternoon, you will drive to Lake Eyasi the driving is up, and across the Great East African Rift Valley, the driving to Lake Eyasi is of about 1.5 hours. Where a delicious dinner awaits you, and spend the night. Overnight will be near Lake Eyasi.

• Meals plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Hadzabe bushmen & Datoga visit

You’ll be up before breakfast today, as you’ll be joining the Hadzabe bushmen for the opportunity to hunt for your food This is not a mere performance. The bushmen rely on these techniques to survive and you’ll need to be very attentive and at times quiet, while they demonstrate their use of locally made poisons in incapacitating the poor creatures on which they depend for survival. After the morning experience with Hadzabe, we return to your Accommodation for a late breakfast.

After Breakfast you will be introduced to the extraordinary people who belong to an indigenous tribe known as the ‘Hadzabe’ (hunter-gatherer bushmen). The tribe inhabits the shores of Lake Eyasi as do the Nilotic-speaking Datoga tribe. You will visit these tribes, which will include a visit to their homesteads, learn about their way of life, animal tracking, medicinal plants, and much more. Some wildlife and a wide range of bird species can be viewed during walks around the lake, which can be arranged. Dinner & Overnight.

• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Lake Eyari to Ngorongoro Crater

• Distance & Drive Time: Lake Manyara to NCA takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour (41km/25mi)

After an early breakfast you will have a sort drive to the Ngorongoro entrances and few minutes you start descending to 600m down the crater for game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is almost 600m deep, approximately 20 km wide and the massive caldera is home to an amazing variety of animals. On your game drive you have the possibility of seeing all different kinds of mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and mountain reedbucks. You might also see spotted hyenas, and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After a picnic lunch in the crater and some more game viewing, you will leave the crater in the evening and travel back to tented camp/lodge where you will be spending the second night.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Day 6: Ngorongoro to Oldupai Gorge to Serengeti National Park

• Distance & Drive time: NCA to central Serengeti takes about 3 to 3.5 hours (153 km/95mi)

After morning breakfast drive to Serengeti with picnic lunch. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution. Lunch will also be served at the Olduvai Gorge as you get the lecture of the evolution theory. There after proceed to the Serengeti with game viewing en route. Dinner and overnight at Camps/Lodge at Central Serengeti.

Day 7-8: Serengeti National Park.

• Distance & Drive Time: Full day game viewing.

 After breakfast enter into the corners of plains Serengeti for a full day to explore the Serengeti with both morning and afternoon game drives. The Serengeti National Park is the jewel in the crown of Tanzania’s game parks and offers arguably the best game viewing in Africa. The setting is perfect –a sea of endless plains that stretches to the horizon, dotted with the occasional acacia tree and termite mound. This Savanna is home to huge herds of Wildebeest that every year make the mass migration North, through crocodile infested rivers, in a frenzied mixture of mating and galloping that is driven by instinct. Prides of lion rule here, their hungry gaze sweeping the Savannah for a chance to attack the thousands of eland, impala and gazelle. Solitary leopard stakes out their place in the high branches of the acacia tree and herds of elephant’s roam at will. This is the Africa that you have always dreamed about. You will overnight at lodge/Campsite located central Serengeti.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Days 9: Flying Out of the Serengeti to Zanzibar

From the Serengeti National Park, you will transfer to the closest airstrip for a flight to the tropical island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Dar es Salaam. Made famous as one of the spice routes and slave markets, today Zanzibar is renowned for its crystal-clear waters, tropical reefs teeming with life and white sandy beaches. A trip to Zanzibar would not be complete without a tour of Stone Town with its narrow streets, spice markets, history and amazing door designs.

For those looking to relax on white sandy beaches, there are plenty of options available, typically on the east coast which has the benefit of having a protective reef, ensuring calm waters and sandy beaches. For those looking for a little more adventure there are various activities you can enjoy like snorkeling, scuba diving and more.

For the next few nights, enjoy Zanzibar Island at your own leisure.

• Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch included

Day 10: Day at Leisure and Explore Zanzibar Island

Today is totally free and at leisure. You can take advantage of any optional activities available or simply relax. Inform us of what excursions and activities you’d like to participate in for an overall price of the trip.

After breakfast, you will go on a guided tour of stone town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Experience tracing the footsteps of Arab Sultans on Zanzibar and ponder on the interesting historical sites and labyrinths. See actual Zanzibar doors famous for its unique architectural tradition.

• Meals Plan: Bed and Breakfast included

Day 11: Countryside Tour

After lunch you will go on a guided tour of the countryside to the spice plantations. This place has a rich history and you will be welcomed by the rich aroma of spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon. In the evening, we will head north of Zanzibar to Kendwa beach, a top favorite for its white sand, clear waters and romantic sunsets.

• Meals Plan: Bed and Breakfast included

Day 12: Departure

On your last day, enjoy the rest of your stay by relaxing in the pool or in the beach while taking in as much sunshine as you can. Have a hefty breakfast and don’t forget to stroll along the white sands of Kendwa beaches. After lunch in the afternoon, you will meet our drive/guide who will drive you to Airport for your flight back home. (Advice departure time).

• Meals Plan: Breakfast Included.

This is the perfect end to your family safari to Tanzania……

• Accommodation: Can be arranged at an extra cost

Departure Instructions

Please note that the Family Safari Holidays in Tanzania Tour – 12 Days ends at Zanzibar International Airport. (Advice departure time).