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Upgraded Serengeti Family Safari
8 days, Arusha to Arusha
Itinerary Notes
Prices are based on double occupancy; all other room configurations are on request and cannot be guaranteed. We will accommodate triples/quads whenever possible. Please call for further details.
Family Journeys are designed for groups traveling with children between the ages of 7 and 17. Your group must include a child in order to book, and anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Itinerary
Day 1Arusha
Arrive in time to meet your fellow travelers for a welcome gathering this evening.
Our G Adventures Family tour in Tanzania has a maximum group size of eighteen travellers in addition to our highly trained CEOs and safari guides/drivers. We will make use of a maximum of three 7-seat 4x4 safari vehicles, with 6 guests per vehicle, meaning everyone gets a window seat.
Arrival Transfer
You will be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel to start your adventure.
Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting
The adventure begins tonight. Feel free to explore before your welcome meeting, but make sure you’re back in time to meet the group. Check for the meeting time on the welcome note at the hotel. After introductions, your CEO will review the details of your tour. Please note that normal check-in times apply at our start hotels, but you can usually store your luggage for the day if you arrive early.
Day 2Arusha/Mto wa Mbu
Explore the vibrant village of Mto wa Mbu today on a guided walk. Learn more about the local history, industry and cuisine from members of Tanzanian tribes. Then, eat lunch with a local family with food harvested from farms nearby. Afterwards, tour the workshops of village artisans and try some painting yourself. Transfer to the Rift Valley escarpment and our lodge overlooking Lake Manyara.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Mto wa Mbu Painting and Crafts
The village of Mto wa Mbu offers visitors an opportunity to experience traditional ways of life among small communities in Tanzania. You'll spend the morning exploring the village and trying local dishes. Then, under the guidance of a local artist, try your hand at traditional painting. Your instructor will show you techniques and describe influences and materials they use to create the items you may have seen for sale in local markets.
Your G for Good Moment: Mto wa Mbu Community Visit and Lunch
Take part in a cultural walk to learn about life in this East African town. Mto wa Mbu has attracted some 18,000 residents from 120 different tribes. During the two-hour tour, visit the community's local market, go right to the farmer's fields, see how huts are constructed, and meet artisans in their shops.
Afterwards, sit down with our new friends and enjoy a traditional lunch of meat and plantains.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 3Mto wa Mbu/Serengeti National Park
Today try to spot wildlife in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and learn about the story of human origins at the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Visitor’s Center. After lunch the group will travel to Serengeti National Park for a safari through the landscape. In the evening, settle into our tented camp.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Olduvai Gorge Museum
The Olduvai Gorge is a steep ravine in the Great Rift Valley of Tanzania. It is one of the world’s most important paleoanthropological sites. Beginning in 1931, excavations by Louis Leakey revealed evidence of early man dating back nearly 2 million years. Visit the Olduvai museum and see bone fossils and fragments of ancient stone tools. This UNESCO World Heritage site provides an intriguing glimpse into the origin and evolution of man in these Serengeti Plains of Africa.
Serengeti National Park Safari
This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife – buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzania’s Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenya’s reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 4Serengeti National Park
Take in the wildlife of the Serengeti. Opt to view the park from a different perspective on an optional sunrise hot-air balloon ride. Or head out with the group for morning and afternoon wildlife-viewing excursions. If luck is on your side the group may glimpse all of Africa’s “big five”—lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and Cape buffalo.
If you have pre-booked a Serengeti Balloon Safari, your flight will be early in the morning. You will miss the morning wildlife safari drive, but you will have a much better view from above.
Serengeti National Park Safari
This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife – buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzania’s Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenya’s reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Optional Activities - Day 4 HideShow
Serengeti Balloon Safari
Spirited aloft in a hot-air balloon, view the wildlife and terrain of the Serengeti that only the birds see. Enjoy a champagne breakfast and keep that shutter-finger good and limber—you’ll be using it plenty over the course of your hour in the air.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 5Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro Crater/Karatu
Head out on a morning safari through the landscape of the Serengeti and then indulge in a picnic breakfast. Next stop is the Ngorongoro Crater where the group will have lunch along the rim. Then, travel into the caldera itself for a safari drive in search of zebras and more. Afterwards, travel to our safari lodge in Karatu.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Serengeti National Park Safari
This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife – buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzania’s Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenya’s reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.
Ngorongoro Crater Afternoon Wildlife Safari Drive
Head down into the crater and to all the best spots to view wildlife. Spot zebras, gazelles, buffaloes and warthogs. The swamp and forest are home to hippos, rhinos, elephants, baboons and monkeys. Keep your eyes peeled and camera ready to capture a pride of lions or a lone leopard walking along the crater floor.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 6Karatu
Tour a local coffee farm in the morning to learn about the cultivation and production of the bean in this area. Have lunch back at the lodge and then take advantage of a free afternoon to relax by the pool and enjoy yourself.
Coffee Farm Visit and Tour
Find out where your cup of java comes from. Visit a local farm to learn more about the process of making coffee, from harvesting, to husking, drying, and roasting the beans before finally being able to enjoy that fresh cup of coffee. Engage with the local farmers and immerse yourself in the aromas and flavors of freshly brewed coffee as you gain a newfound appreciation for Tanzania’s prized export.
Free Time
Relax by the pool, and soak up the Rift Valley views.
Meals included:
Breakfast | DinnerDay 7Karatu/Arusha
Travel as a group to the Great Rift Valley, the place where the African tectonic plate split in two. Head to a Maasai village and chat with locals and learn about the G Adventures–supported Clean Cookstoves project, which seeks to reduce household air pollution. Afterwards, lend a hand during the installation of a new stove in a village boma. Then, return to Arusha for a free afternoon. In the evening enjoy a farewell dinner together.
Free Time
An afternoon in Arusha to relax, or explore the city or villages.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Your G for Good Moment: Clean Cookstove Project Visit
Visit a Maasai village in the Monduli District and witness the benefits of the G Adventures-supported Clean Cookstove Project. In Tanzania, 95% of people rely on cooking with wood and coal. Women and girls spend hours walking to collect wood every day (making them vulnerable to assault and unable to use their time to go to school). Indoor smoke from open-fire stoves causes cancer, emphysema, pneumonia, blindness, and burns. Take a guided tour of these villages and meet the women that have been trained as stove engineers, visit bomas (traditional homes), and observe (or get your hands dirty) by helping the Stove Team build a stove in a home. See the beneficial impact of the clean-burning stoves on the health and daily lives of the Maasai villagers, especially the women.
Optional Activities - Day 7 HideShow
Biking at Usa River and Tengeru Villages
40USD per personEnjoy an easy bike ride on single-track trails through the farming villages on the outskirts of Arusha. Meet local Tanzanian farmers, and enjoy a glimpse into the daily life of rural farming communities.
Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre
FreeBrowse the Mask and Carving gallery highlighting work from all over the continent, and admire the traditional and contemporary paintings on display. Shop for exquisite precious and semi-precious stones, or hand crafted jewellery, or find an antique for your collection at home.
Meals included:
Breakfast | DinnerDay 8Arusha
Depart at any time.
Departure Day
Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.