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Adventure is calling from the wild African savanna on this 8 Day Tanzania Family Vacation. Explore Tanzania’s world-renowned national parks and conservation areas. See huge herds of wildebeests and zebras; playful elephants; and cunning hunters such as lions, cheetahs, jackals and crocodiles.
From Arusha to the vibrant village of Mto wa Mbu, taste bananas fresh from the farm, learn about traditional crafts and hear how locals are working to protect the cultures and creatures of their remarkable homeland. So don’t wait —grab this opportunity by booking this 8 Day Tanzania Family Vacation package from Greenway Nature Tours today!
Day 1: Arusha
Day 2: Arusha/Mto wa Mbu
Day 3: Mto wa Mbu/Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro Crater
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater/Arusha
Day 8: Arusha
After landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport, a Greenway Nature Tours representative will receive you and then get you transferred to your hotel of stay in the nearby Arusha city.
As you reach the hotel, complete the check-in formalities and then relax and unwind. Spend the day as you like it as remaining part of the first day of your Tanzania family vacation package is at leisure.
Enjoy being lazy and stay within your hotel room or go out with your family, explore the local market, visit nearby attractions or treat yourself to toothsome cuisines of Tanzania at a good restaurant. A relaxed day comes to an end with a delicious dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.
Meals Included: Dinner
Accommodations: Kibo Palace Hotel (or similar)
On the second day of your 8 Day Tanzania Family Vacation, an exciting local village tour awaits you.
After breakfast at the lodge, you will be transferred in a comfortable safari vehicle to the vibrant village of Mto wa Mbu. Duck beneath the huge leaves of banana trees as you explore the lush farmlands surrounding Mto wa Mbu. This village has attracted some 18,000 residents from 120 different tribes!
Take a guided village walk. Learn about local history, industry and cuisine from members of several Tanzanian tribes. Also visit a local market and observe how the villagers’ huts are made.
Then enjoy delicious lunch with a local family, tasting different types of banana and rice dishes harvested from nearby farms. After lunch, visit the workshops of village artisans who will explain influences and materials they use to make the items they sell in local markets.
You will also learn the techniques they use to create art from banana leaves—then it’s your turn to create some banana art of your own! Proceed to your lodge and settle into the lodge.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Rift Valley Photographic Lodge (or similar)
It is officially time for safari, but first an introduction to the remarkable anthropological history of the Serengeti area. Delve into the story of human origins at the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Visitor’s Center, located near the site where the famous archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered early hominid fossils and stone tools. After a satisfying picnic lunch, proceed to the legendary Serengeti National Park and go on a safari across the endless plains.
Throughout your safari, keep an eye out for lounging lions and galloping giraffes. Then, head back to the lodge, wherein you would be served a delectable dinner that gives a perfect ending to this lovely day.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Serengeti Serena Lodge (or similar)
Start your day with an appetizing morning meal, and then prepare to explore the incredible creatures of the Serengeti National Park. Set out on morning and afternoon wildlife-viewing adventures, travelling in a 4×4 across the vast golden plains.
From the pop-up roof, you’ll have the perfect vantage point to glimpse wildlife through binoculars or watch as animals walk right by you! Watering holes attract all kinds of visitors, from towering giraffes to the tiny dik-dik, a little species of antelope. With a bit of luck, you may even catch sight of all the “Big 5” safari icons—lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and Cape buffalo.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Serengeti Serena Lodge (or similar)
Post a hearty breakfast at the lodge, you can once again indulge in a morning safari in Serengeti. Look out for cackling jackals, brave honey badgers or long-necked ostriches strutting through the grass before heading out of the park en route to the Ngorongoro.
Once you settle into the lodge, enjoy a delightful lunch to fuel up for your next adventure. In the afternoon, join a park ranger for a walk along the Ngorongoro Crater rim, observing the small flora and fauna that make this biodiverse spot so spectacular.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (or similar)
Set out into the Ngorongoro Crater, a massive volcanic caldera where Africa animals of all kinds congregate to graze or hunt. Descend into the caldera for a full-day game drive, ready to be mesmerized by zebra stripes and the eland’s spiral horns.
See wildebeests, buffalo, zebras and gazelles as they bound across the grass. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor. As the evening approaches, return to your and conclude the day with amazing dinner.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (or similar)
Begin your day with a visit to a local coffee farm to learn about the “seed to cup” coffee making process. After watching the beans roast, sample some of the freshly made coffee.
After you enjoy lunch at the farm, take a walk through the picturesque landscape. Your next stop is a visit to a Maasai village, where you’ll chat with locals and learn about their culture. Return to Arusha and have a farewell dinner while sharing stories about your exciting adventures.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Kibo Palace Hotel (or similar)
After a filling breakfast, check out from the hotel in Arusha as your family tour in Tanzania gets wrapped up leaving you with some great memories and experiences. You will be transferred to the international airport for your onward flight transfer.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodations: Not Included
Since 2016 our tour company offers 4×4 car hire, safari itineraries with accommodation and guided tours for group and the independent traveler in East African countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.
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