Tanzania Family Safari

Today you land at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha and are met by your private driver, who will accompany you on your adventure through Tanzania, and taken to your hotel.

We travel along the western slopes of Kilimanjaro to the Maasai Lodge (transfer approx. 2 hours), where you will be welcomed at midday. In the vastness of the steppe, you will get to know the culture and traditions of the people.

After enjoying lunch in your traditionally designed lodge, you will have the afternoon to recover from the journey. Your first traditional highlight begins in the evening: a boma with the Maasai. While you savour local delicacies, you have the opportunity to learn interesting facts about the Maasai and their culture in a conversation around the fire.

Your stay at the lodge includes the following Maasai activities: a traditional spear throwing competition with the Maasai warriors; a nature walk accompanied by a Maasai shaman to explore the surroundings and meet the villagers of Ngabobo who will share their extensive knowledge of herbs and medicinal plants with you and introduce you to the Maasai culture that has remained unchanged for centuries.

Your route to the Ngorongoro Crater takes you past Lake Manyara. Tanzania shows its green side in Lake Manyara National Park thanks to the mirror-like lake and numerous other watercourses. What is really impressive are the hundreds of flamingos that stalk through the water on their long legs, forming a cheerful pink stripe.

You reach your lodge in the late afternoon, where the pool is already waiting for you as a welcome refreshment. In the Ngorongoro Crater itself, paradise on earth opens up before you. Wildlife spotting at its best is guaranteed – rhinos, hippos, elephants, buffalo and many other animals cavort here in a picturesque setting.

This day welcomes you with a highlight. With a picnic in your luggage, you climb 2,000 feet into the crater with your guide and off-road vehicle in the early morning mist. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is made up of several different areas: Forest, swamps, lakes and springs and grassland.

The highlight of your journey is approaching. After an adventurous drive through the crater highlands, past coffee and banana plantations, you will reach the legendary Serengeti in the afternoon. Already on the drive, huge herds will cross your path and welcome you to the heart of Africa.

After refreshments, the safari adventure continues in one of Africa’s most famous landscapes. During the first game drive you will fall under the spell of the Serengeti.

Your safari experience continues. On two more game drives per day, you can roam the endless savannah of the Serengeti
and lie in wait to observe numerous wild animals. Round off your last evening in Tanzania in an incomparable way: You have the opportunity to admire the sunset in the middle of the bush with a sundowner cocktail.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip in the Serengeti and take off for the dream beaches of the spice island of Zanzibar. You will land here in time for lunch.

You arrive on the dream island of Zanzibar at midday and are taken to your hotel by private transfer. You will spend the rest of the day on the beach, swimming in the warm Indian Ocean and letting the impressions of the safari sink in.

The next 4 days are entirely at your disposal.

Optional:
Do you know where the pepper grows? During a spice tour on Zanzibar, you will find out. It is not for nothing that the island is nicknamed “Spice Island” – so you can sniff out many well-known and even more unknown flavours. After the tour, you can enjoy an authentic meal.

The end of your wonderful journey through Tanzania is approaching. Let your holiday come to an end in peace and quiet and let your gaze wander over the ocean one last time before you are taken to the airport by private transfer and start your journey home.