Tanzania Beyond Safari
Family Safari & Zanzibar
Parks, a pool, then the sea
A five-day family safari in northern Tanzania, then a flight to Zanzibar for four beach nights, with pool days built in.
Families From $325 pp / night From $2,600 pp (8 nights)
The story of this trip
Children cope better when game drives are shorter and there is a pool. Tarangire and the crater provide the wildlife, and Manyara is a compact park that suits small legs. Then you fly. The beach hotel is how you get a six-year-old through day eight. You can add the Serengeti if the children still have energy, quoted as extra nights and not squeezed in.
What this safari is for
- Shorter game drives for families
- Lodge pools, where your quote includes them
- A morning in the Ngorongoro Crater
- A flight to Zanzibar
- Four beach nights
Route map
Route
From Arusha to Zanzibar.
Start: Arusha End: Zanzibar
Tanzania
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Start Arusha (Start)
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Tarangire National Park (Day 2) Land Cruiser
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Lake Manyara (Day 3) Land Cruiser
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Ngorongoro Crater (Day 4) Land Cruiser
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End Zanzibar (Day 5) Flight
Day by day
This is a working route. We confirm the camps and pace on your quote, within 24 hours.
Arrive in Arusha
There is no park visit on the day you land. We check sun hats and who gets car-sick. The children sleep.
Tarangire
Drives are shorter than on an adult circuit. The pool is how you get a six-year-old through the day.
Lake Manyara
You see groundwater forest and birds. Tree-climbing lions are a matter of luck, and flamingo numbers depend on the lake.
Ngorongoro Crater
Leave the floor before the worst of the heat if the children are young. We add a community visit only if it was agreed and quoted.
Back towards Arusha, then fly to Zanzibar
If the timing is tight, we add a night. We will not promise a connection that does not exist.
Zanzibar beach
The water is shallow, there is a pool, and supper is early. That is the point.
Zanzibar
Extras are quoted separately. The spice tour is optional and can be skipped.
Zanzibar
There is nothing planned. Families remember a day like this more than a fourth park.
Depart Zanzibar
Connections from ZNZ are usually easier than a same-day dash from the crater to an international flight.
What’s included
- Park and conservation fees, as set out on your quote
- Private 4×4 with pop-up roof and driver-guide
- Lodges or camps in your chosen class, named on your written quote
- Meals on safari, as provided by the camp or lodge
- Bottled water in the vehicle
- Airport meet-and-greet, as set out on your quote
- Domestic flight from your safari to Zanzibar, as quoted
- Beach hotel and breakfast (half-board on request)
What’s not included
- International flights
- Tanzania visa
- Drinks at lodges and camps
- Hot-air balloon safari
- Tips for guides and camp staff
- Travel insurance (you arrange it; we recommend it on every safari, and it is required for Kilimanjaro). We can add a medical policy to your quote on request
- Laundry
- Zanzibar spice tour, Stone Town guide, diving and snorkelling at Mnemba
When to travel
June to October and January to February. School holidays fill the lodges, so please send your dates early. We keep game-drive hours shorter than on an adult circuit.
Why this route
Nine days keeps a real safari and a real beach stay. We will not put a child through a 12-hour day of crater and flight.
Request a quote
From $325 pp / night. Season, lodge class and group size determine the final price. Or book and pay a deposit.
Not sure this is the right trip?
Tell us your dates and who is travelling and we will adjust this route or suggest a better fit. We reply within 24 hours.
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MiGo Legacy Safaris · Nkoaranga Street, Arumeru, Arusha · +255 680 501 501 · [email protected] · MNRT 037503
