10 Days Tanzania Perfect Family Safari

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you’ll be met by your transfer driver who will drive you for about 90 minutes to your hotel in Arusha. Look out for iconic views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru out of your right-hand window on the way. If you arrive early, there will be time for you to spend the afternoon bird watching in the garden, enjoy a coffee tasting tour in a nearby estate, visit a market in town or simply relax by the pool. After a tasty dinner in your hotel, you will spend your first night in Tanzania relaxing before heading off on your safari the following morning. Meals on request. Overnight: Rivertrees Country Inn

Enjoy a full day game drive inside Arusha National Park with a morning's easy walking, lunch in the forest and an afternoon canoeing  safari at lake Duluti across its calm surface offers stunning views of Mt Meru, as well as a wealth of birdlife resident to its surrounds. Most notably, flocks of Cattle Egrets numbering in the hundreds swoop in overhead as they return to roost toward evening. This will get you and the family right in the mood for what is to follow. Return to Rivertrees for overnight.

Depart early in the morning for a transfer to Lake Manyara National Park. Enjoy a morning stroll or bike-ride through the local farming village of Mto Wa Mbu and have lunch at a banana plantation. in the Afternoon go into Lake Manyara National Park for a  game drive, the Park is  rich variety of natural habitats are set around the soda lake, itself a haven for clouds of flamingos and other waterbirds. This is a paradise for birding enthusiasts! The forested valleys and open savannah plains support a large elephant population as well as giraffe, buffalo and many antelope species. There are fewer predators but topping the list are Lake Manyara's lions, famous for their habit of climbing trees. Dinner and Overnight at Gibb's Farm

There is a host of things to do at Gibb’s Farm for the whole family to enjoy. From milking cows to collecting eggs, jumping in the pool, painting with the resident artist or exploring the coffee fields. The perfect stop in between safari camps, parents – take some time to relax while our farm naturally entertains the younger generations with complete freedom to explore 32 acres of safely guarded, sprawling land. Dinner and Overnight at Gibbs farm

After an early breakfast, enjoy a guided drive to Lake Eyasi to meet a local Hadzabe tribe. Meet the family and learn about the culture and the traditional ways of living of the Hadzabe people. Try your hand at using a bow and arrow with the warriors, learn how to make a fire and taste the local brew. Visit the Datoga people who are blacksmiths & trade with the Hadzabe. Return to the lodge for  Dinner and Overnight

Ngorongoro is a place of rare wonders as its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site confers. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption, the world’s largest intact and un-flooded caldera provides a year-round home to an astonishing 25,000 large mammals including black rhino, wildebeest and zebra along with Africa’s densest concentrations of lion. The Crater's forests shelter elephant and buffalo, its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos while hyena, wild dog, leopard and cheetah make up the full range of predators. After a leisurely breakfast from your hotel, drive into the Ngorongoro highlands and descend into the crater, one of the few places in Africa where the Big 5 can be seen in a single game drive! After a full day of safari and a delicious picnic lunch on the crater plains, Dinner and Overnight at Pakulala tented camp

After breakfast game drive across Ngorongoro takes you to the rolling grasslands known to the local Maasai as Siringet - ‘a vast land that runs forever, where endless plains meet the sky’ - and Tanzania's first game reserve, the Serengeti National Park. One of the oldest ecosystems on Earth. An excellent all-year-round game-viewing destination, the Serengeti is of course the setting for the great wildebeest migration. Sweeping across the Serengeti grasslands between November and July, the wildebeest herds create a spectacle that attracts predators from near and far. You are guaranteed heart-in-mouth game viewing, not least during the notorious June and July river crossings. Dinner and Overnight at Serengeti Bushtops

After breakfast on your second day you set out for a full day’s game drive, including a sumptuous buffet lunch within the Serengeti National Park. This day-long adventure is likely to be the highlight of your stay, as the wonders of the Serengeti reveal themselves. in bush top camp

On day three, the earlier you rise the more you will see along the Mara river (the divide between the Serengeti in Tanzania and the Mara in Kenya). After a Bush breakfast you return to camp at midday, to catch up on your beauty sleep. Alternatively (having pre-booked) you might choose an early morning balloon safari, which concludes with a champagne breakfast in the midst of the grasslands. In the afternoon, you can take life easy, enjoying the facilities at Serengeti Bushtops, lounging in your tent, heading for a swim or being pampered in the privacy of your verandah with a relaxing massage. Then perhaps an evening game drive beckons. As always, dinner provides a sumptuous counterpoint to the wildness of the day’s experiences.

They say that every good thing has to end – and that parting is such sweet sorrow. However, one last natural wonder is left: the drive to the airstrip for your flight to Arusha/JRO. This is your last opportunity to find something special in the landscape, so your ranger and spotter will be as keen as you are to pick out a final attraction to be captured as a parting memory, or on film forever.