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9-Nights Tanzania: A Grand Family Safari - Tauck Bridges Family Travel from $9,590
Tauck
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Tanzania: A Grand Family Safari
Where the wild things are... your family discovers the spirit of adventure witnessing the "Big Five" during morning, afternoon and evening safari game drives... a two-million-year-old crater... Mt. Kilimanjaro.... elephant herds that dwarf their neighbors, antelope, zebra, gazelle... buffalo, wildebeest and long-necked giraffes.. and in the Serengeti, golden-maned lions playing their part in the circle of life.
Wake up to views of Mt. Kilimanjaro from your African lodge... and discover who lives on the slopes of this mighty mountain. Experience the real life home of Maasai warriors and Africa's Big Five. Get a true taste of daily life in the African bush when you learn how to make beaded jewelry and throw a spear, and go inside a village school. You may see lions resting under enormous baobab trees... wildebeest making their way past herds of elephants and gazelles... elephants, up close. Travel aboard our open-top Africa safari vehicles where everyone has a great view of Tanzania's amazing wildlife during morning and afternoon game drives. Your Tauck Director provides a window into an unknown, unseen world that introduces Tanzania's nocturnal society, revealing what would normally be hidden in darkness... And from your tented camp in "the place where life began".... to your lodge next to Africa's "Garden of Eden"... to your safari lodge in the Serengeti, your family becomes part of the unbelievable wilderness pageant that comes alive right outside your door!
9 nights from $9,590 per person
Tauck World Discovery: Tanzania: A Grand Family Safari
Day 1 Arusha, Tanzania
Arrive Arusha, Tanzania
Tour begins: Kilimanjaro International Airport. A transfer is included from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Meliá Arusha in Arusha. Your new 5-star luxury resort is located adjacent to a traditional coffee plantation. Your family's Africa safari adventure begins in the morning!
Meals:
Day 2 Arusha, Tanzania
First game drive, Arusha National Park
Adventures await on our family safari! First up this morning, join an experienced local guide on a full-day game drive in Arusha National Park (the first of many on your journey) to look for gentle giraffes, boisterous baboons, colorful flamingoes and big buffalo. Return to the hotel mid-afternoon for some time to spend as you please prior to a welcome reception and dinner with some special surprises.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 3 Tarangire National Park
Tarangire, where legends say life began
Head to Tarangire National Park today - the place where life began, according to Maasai legend, and immortalized in many movies about Africa. Marvel at the classic African savannah stretching out all around you, the wildlife-rich plains studded with baobob trees. Hop aboard our open-topped safari vehicles for morning and afternoon game drives; looking for big cats lounging under baobab trees or elephants cooling off at a watering hole. Enjoy dinner and the evening at Tarangire Safari Lodge.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 4 Tarangire National Park
Game drives in the African bush
An up-close look at wildlife in Tarangire today begins with a morning game drive to Silale Swamp. After returning to the lodge for lunch and some free time, enjoy an afternoon game drive before making your way back to the lodge, for sundowners overlooking the sunset, followed by dinner.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 5 Karatu, Tanzania
A village school, Lake Manyara & a Maasai boma
Make your way to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area today. En route, you'll stop for lunch in Lake Manyara National Park, a bird-lover's paradise and meet the students and teacher at a new primary school that Tauck helps support; Arrive late afternoon at your colonial lodge in Karatu, where your cottage-style accommodations for the next two nights overlook a coffee plantation and the eastern wall of the remarkable Ngorongoro Crater. Tonight, enjoy a hands-on learning of Maasai crafts, including how to make elephant dung paper.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 6 Karatu, Tanzania
A two-million-year-old "Garden of Eden"
One of the best places on this Africa tour to spot the Big Five - elephants, leopards, lions, buffalo and the rare black rhinoceros - ancient Ngorongoro Crater, often called Africa's "Garden of Eden," is home to almost every species in Africa... except the giraffe, which can't negotiate the steep incline down into the caldera. Game drives and a unique picnic lunch on the crater floor offer ample opportunities to spot lions, cheetahs, hippos and lots of birds. Then it's back to your lodge in Karatu for the evening.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 7 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Fly to the Serengeti
Today, you'll take a morning flight from Lake Manyara to the Seronera airstrip in Serengeti National Park. As you do, you'll fly over Oldupai Gorge, where, over 50 years ago, archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of some of the earliest known human species, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Arrive late morning at the Meliá Serengeti Lodge, where you'll begin a three-night stay in the heart of the vast Serengeti plains. After lunch, embark on a late-afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park, in search of animals that make their homes here; perhaps you'll see lions, antelopes, elephants and zebras in their daily rituals. Return to camp for a briefing on tomorrow's hot air balloon flight across the Serengeti, followed by dinner at the lodge.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 8 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Hot air ballooning & a Serengeti game drive
Rise early for a whole new angle on the landscapes and wildlife of Serengeti National Park - an unforgettable ride over the vast Serengeti plains in a hot air balloon* - followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush and some game viewing later in the morning. After lunch at the lodge and an afternoon of free time, enjoy a variety of Masai activities including a nature walk around the lodge with Maasai staff and a Maasai beading class. Back at your lodge tonight, enjoy a special dinner, where you'll have more stories to share.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 9 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Maasai traditions & a final game drive
Your lodge in the Serengeti enables you to savor the African landscape, view even more wildlife, and discover local Maasai traditions and daily life on the last full day of your family's fun-filled Africa tour. This morning, enjoy a farewell game drive in Serengeti National Park, where you can often see wildebeest and large numbers of lions and cheetahs, as well as herds of giraffe and zebra - an unforgettable spectacle of Africa's circle of life, right before your eyes! Equally impressive are Tanzania's magical sunsets, which you'll enjoy during a farewell reception on the terrace of your lodge on your final night on safari, followed by a festive farewell dinner.
Meals: B, L, D
Day 10 Arusha, Tanzania
Back to Arusha & journey home
Tour ends: Kilimanjaro International Airport. Tour concludes after a flight back to the city of Arusha, a visit to the Shanga community project, and lunch at the Cultural Heritage Center. Flights departing Africa leave late tonight; we have reserved a day room for you at the Meliá Arusha so that you can repack and relax as you wish. A transfer is included from the Meliá Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport this evening.
Meals: B, L, D
Vacation Details
* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.
Fine dining, on-site bars or lounges and room service with extended hours are characteristic of deluxe establishments. Guest services usually include valet parking, concierge services, baggage assistance and laundry services. Other on-site facilities often include shops and boutiques, full service spas, full fitness facilities with pools and tennis courts. Business amenities may include available up-to-date technology and support staffs available for services. Attention to detail is apparent in the guestrooms which typically have stylish furnishings, quality bedding and bath products and often provide an evening turn down service.
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