This 13 Days family safari on the northern Tanzania, gives you an opportunity to enjoy your trip with your family by offering you to spend as much time as possible inside the parks and the beauty of the country by visiting some of the local tribes known as the Hadzabe (Bushmen and the Datoga tribes) at Lake Eyasi. You will visit Arusha National Park, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater as well as Serengeti National Park where you will spend at least 4 nights since it is a huge park and has the most concentration of animails.
- Arusha National Park
- Tarangire National Park
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Serengeti National Park
- Game Drives: Enjoy full-day game drives in renowned national parks such as Serengeti, Tarangire, and Ngorongoro Crater.
- Walking Safaris: Get closer to nature by exploring on foot in areas like Lake Manyara.
- Cultural Visits: Engage with local tribes, including the Maasai and Hadzabe, to photograph unique cultural settings.
- Night Safari: Experience nocturnal wildlife activities.
- Photographic Workshops: Tailored sessions with professional guides.
High Seasons (1 Jan-31 March, 1 June-31 Oct, 16 Dec-31 Dec)
| No. pax | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | U$D 5072 | U$D 4630 | U$D 4218 | U$D 4120 | U$D 3930 |
Low Seasons (1 April-31 May, 1 Nov-15 Dec)
| No. pax | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | U$D 4865 | U$D 4450 | U$D 4030 | U$D 3950 | U$D 3745 |
WHATS INCLUDED?
- Professional Safari guide
- Accommodation in Arusha before Safari
- All nights’ accommodation during safari
- Private transportation in a4 x 4 Toyota Land cruiser with pop up roofs
- Park Entry Fees, VAT inclusive
- Unlimited (pure) drinking water during safari
- Unlimited mileage during game drives
- Some soft drinks in the safari vehicle
- Airport Transfers
WHATS EXCLUDED?
- International & domestic airfare & flights
- All items of a personal nature
- Gratuities for safari guide and camp staff
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees
ACCOMMODATIONS
Arusha Planet Lodge
Arusha
Welcome to one of the the best Lodges for a stay in Arusha, Tanzania, where we cater to tourists and travelers seeking an unforgettable experience amidst the captivating beauty of East Africa. Our lodge provides the perfect base to explore diverse landscapes including Meru and Kilimanjaro mountains, abundant wildlife from Safaris to Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and beyond and a rich cultural heritage that Tanzania has to offer.
At Arusha Planet Lodge, we prioritize comfort, convenience, and impeccable service, ensuring that our guests feel pampered and completely at home during their stay. Each of our spacious and tastefully designed rooms offers a tranquil retreat, complete with modern amenities to meet your needs.
Lake Burunge Tented Lodge
Tarangire National Park
From the elegant wooden central platform where the Lake Burunge Tented Lodge restaurant stands it’s possible to watch the lakeshore waiting for the animals that come to drink there.
Because the camp is strategically located in the natural corridor between Manyara and Tarangire, so the spectacle of the migration it’s guaranteed. The camp is located 10 minutes from the entrance to the park known as Tarangire.
Marera Valley Lodge
Tarangire National Park
Marera Valley Lodge, located on the outskirts of Karatu town about midway between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater, is close to the village of Rhotia. Convenient to the main road, this elegant lodge has stunning views over the valley to the hills beyond. We look forward to your visit when we can offer you true Tanzanian hospitality and a warm welcome.
Our large main building has plenty of indoor and outdoor seating areas with views to the pool and the beautiful nearby hills. Enjoy a drink or an alfresco lunch on the spacious verandah overlooking the pool. Relax in the bar and lounge area with a cosy fire in the cooler months and take your meals in the large dining room. You’ll find the welcoming reception area and gift shop here as well. The Rosemary Spa is located in a quiet corner of the garden and offers massage and other treatments for your relaxation. The cottages are set in lush tropical gardens and a walking path circumnavigates the extensive organic vegetable garden.
Embalakai Authentic Camps
Serengeti National Park
Experience the sights, sounds, and smells of Tanzania’s most stunning national parks and conservation areas during your stay at Embalakai Authentic Camps. These camps are created to provide the highest quality while you relax in the luxury of your tented lodging. You can take some time to unwind in the evening on the deck of the Ngorongoro or by the campfire in the Serengeti while gazing up at millions of stars in the clear, unpolluted night sky.
There is no greater feeling than letting go and appreciating the beauty of the present moment, living by a natural clock that is set by the sunrise and sunset, and letting the day’s activities in between play out in their own mysterious way. Tanzania invites you to discover the most precious secrets of the nation’s most famous national parks, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. You are in for the thrill of Africa.
Rhino Lodge
Ngorongoro
Rhino Lodge is ideally located on the edge of the Ngorongoro crater rim. The Lodge was originally the home of Ngorongoro’s first conservator, and its developers have maintained the house’s original rustic, low-impact style and natural setting. Rhino Lodge offers a perfect base from which to explore the Ngorongoro crater and its surroundings. Game drives into the crater, and, for the more adventurous, walking safaris in the forest reserve and visits to nearby Maasai villages, can all be arranged from the lodge. And, on return after a long day, 24 comfortable en suite rooms with forest views, a cozy living space, friendly local staff and generous African-inspired meals offer guests a warm welcome home.
Detail Itinerary
Arrival in Arusha
Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro or Arusha) you will be met by Nasikia Safaris’ representative and drive you to your accommodation in Arusha for overnight stay waiting for your adventures to start on the following day.
Arusha
Arusha Planet Lodge
Bed & Breakfast
Arusha National Park
Early morning after breakfast at around 8:00am, you will grab your necessary gears for photography and meet your private driver guide who will take you to Arusha National Park which is approximately 30 minutes from your hotel in Arusha. You will have packed lunch prepared for you. Arusha National Park is one of the smallest parks in Tanzania located in Arusha which covers an area of about 552 square kilometers, it’s actually a small park with a lot to see. This is a must for anyone wanting to get a closer look at the moss covered trees and the occasional red hot pokers as well as for those wanting to get up close to wildlife. Most common sightings whilst on a walking safari include buffaloes, warthogs, giraffes and a variety of birds such as the silvery cheeked hornbill, little bee-eater and the occasional long crested eagle. On the way towards the Momella Lakes, visitors are in for a treat as common waterbucks and reedbucks love to hang around the lake shore. An array of water birds like cormorants, kingfishers and beautiful flamingos are also often spotted. There are seven alkaline lakes to be seen and each lake has a different salt concentration. After lunch and extensive game viewing, you will drive straight to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Arusha National Park
Arusha Planet Lodge
Full Board (B, L & D)
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Early morning after breakfast at around 8:00am, you will have a short briefing before you depart to Tarangire National Park. The park with its endless tree savannah including the impressive baobab trees and seasonal marshes is also home to the largest population of elephants in northern Tanzania. You are also likely to spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, gnus and other types of antelopes and gazelles. Your guide will open the roof of the vehicle for excellent wildlife viewing. Hot Lunch will be served at around 12:30pm at the picnic site and after that you will continue to explore this incredible park. In the evening after exploration, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu area for dinner and overnight stay.
Tarangare
Burunge Tented Lodge
Full Board (B, L & D)
Full day in Tarangire National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will check-in the park and proceed with your game viewing. Lunch will be served at the picnic site and afterwards, you will proceed with your game drive. In the evening after exploration, you will drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Tarangire National Park
Burunge Tented Lodge
Full Board (B, L & D)
Lake Manyara National Park
Early morning after breakfast at, you will drive straight to Lake Manyara National Park which is also known as the home of Tree Climbing Lions and birds’ paradise. More than 500 species are present in Lake Manyara, and even for a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these species in a single day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants. Other animals that can be found here are giraffes, Zebras, hyenas, Buffalo, Hippo, elephants and wildebeests. Lunch will be served inside the park and later in the evening after exploration, you will drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Lake Manyara National Park
Marera Valley Lodge
Full Board (B, L & D)
Karatu to Central Serengeti National Park
Early morning after breakfast at around 8:00am, you will drive straight to Serengeti National Park passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Continue your journey around the crater and descend the other side, enjoying your free “African massage” on the bumpy road, passing through Maasai villages on your way to the Serengeti National Park. At the Naabi Hill entrance gate, you can walk to a viewpoint with spectacular views across the endless plains of the Serengeti. Hot lunch will be served either at the gate or en-route towards the heart of Serengeti with an incredible set up by your guide inside the bush. The Serengeti National Park is home to the largest concentration of wildlife than anywhere else on the planet. You will have an unlimited drive until in the evening where you will drive straight to your tented camp or lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Serengeti National Park
Embalakai Authentic Camps
Full Board (B, L & D)
Full days game drive inside Serengeti National Park
Early morning after breakfast at around 8:00am or according to your preference, you will continue exploring the endless plains of the Serengeti National Park for a full day game drive. The park offers a multitude of wildlife including the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. Hot lunch will be served inside the park at around 12:30pm with some soft drinks and unlimited drinking water. You will have an unlimited drive until in the evening where you will drive straight to your tented camp or lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Serengeti National Park
Embalakai Authentic Camps
Full Board (B, L & D)
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Early morning after breakfast, you will drive straight from Serengeti to Ngorongoro conservation area en-route whereby you will arrive in the late afternoon at your accommodation on the rim of the crater for relaxation, dinner and overnight before your game drive inside the crater on the following day.
Ngorongoro
Rhino Lodge
Full Board (B, L & D)
Ngorongoro crater to Karatu
Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, you will descend down the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep and is home to approximately 30,000 mammals. The crater floor consists of a number of different habitats that include grassland, swamps, forests and Lakes filled by the Munge River. All these various environments attract wildlife to drink, wallow, graze, hide or climb. The crater offers a breathtakingly beautiful scenery and is the best place in East Africa to see the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and rarely leopard). Any safari in northern Tanzania should ideally include a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater. It is one of the most beautiful nature safari locations in the world and an extraordinary place to meet people from the Massai tribe. The Ngorongoro Crater offers excellent birding, with over 500 species. You will have packed picnic lunch boxes with you and after having lunch at the picnic site, you will proceed with game drive until the late afternoon where you will ascend the crater and drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Ngorongoro crater
Marera Valley Lodge
Full Board (B, L & D)
Lake Eyasi to visit Bushmen
Early morning after breakfast, you will drive straight from your accommodation in Karatu and drive to Lake Eyasi. Lake Eyasi is a fascinating and unique saltwater lake located in the eastern branch of the East African Rift Valley in northern Tanzania Lake Eyasi is surrounded by the homeland of the Hadza and Datoga tribes, both of which have ancient histories and unique cultures. The Hadza people, in particular, are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes in East Africa, relying on traditional methods of subsistence. Visitors to Lake Eyasi have the opportunity to engage with the local tribes, gaining insights into their customs, daily life, and survival skills. This includes participating in hunting and gathering activities with the Hadza. After having lunch and further learning, you will drive back to your hotel in Karatu for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Lake Eyasi
Marera Valley Lodge
Full Board (B, L & D)
Karatu to Arusha
After breakfast, you will arrange all your luggage and get ready for your transfer back to Arusha or at the airport to catch your flight to the next destination.
Breakfast & Lunch
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