11-day Tanzania Family Safari & Zanzibar Beach Escape

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11-day Tanzania Family Safari & Zanzibar Beach Escape

Discover the perfect combination of adventure and relaxation on this unforgettable 11-day Tanzania family holiday. Explore some of Africa's most iconic wildlife destinations before unwinding on the pristine beaches of Zanzibar. From the giant elephant herds of Tarangire National Park and the endless plains of the Serengeti to the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater and the diverse ecosystems of Lake Manyara, every day offers incredible wildlife encounters and breathtaking scenery. After your safari, fly to the tropical paradise of Zanzibar, where turquoise waters, white sandy beaches, and spectacular sunsets create the perfect ending to an unforgettable family adventure.

Day By Day Itinerary

11-day Tanzania Family Safari & Zanzibar Beach Escape
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Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
Arusha Airport

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, an African Overland representative will warmly welcome you and transfer you to your accommodation in Arusha. Spend the rest of the day relaxing with your family, enjoying the peaceful surroundings, and preparing for the exciting safari adventure that awaits.

Accommodation: Arusha Planet lodge

Meals & Drinks: Meals at own expense | Drinks at own expense

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After breakfast, your African Overland safari guide will meet you and begin your journey to Tarangire National Park.Travel across the scenic Maasai plains, where colorful villages, acacia trees, and grazing cattle provide a wonderful introduction to rural Tanzania. Once inside the park, enjoy an exciting game drive through landscapes filled with ancient baobab trees, seasonal wetlands, and the life-giving Tarangire River. Tarangire is famous for its large elephant families and is also home to giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeest, antelopes, and a remarkable variety of birdlife. With a little luck, you may even spot lions or leopards resting beneath the trees. After a picnic lunch and an afternoon of wildlife viewing, continue to Karatu for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay.

Accommodation: Farm of Dreams

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included | Drinks not included

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After breakfast, journey through the fertile highlands where local communities cultivate wheat, corn, and coffee before entering the lush forests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way, enjoy breathtaking viewpoints overlooking the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater before continuing into the world-famous Serengeti National Park. Known as the “Endless Plains,” the Serengeti is Tanzania’s largest national park and is home to an incredible diversity of wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, leopards, and millions of migrating wildebeest and zebras depending on the season. After an afternoon game drive, arrive at your luxury tented camp in the heart of the Serengeti.

Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included | Drinks not included

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Today is dedicated to exploring one of the world’s greatest wildlife destinations. Your family will spend the day searching for the Serengeti’s extraordinary wildlife while enjoying spectacular landscapes stretching as far as the eye can see. Watch elephants roam freely, hippos relax in rivers, giraffes browse acacia trees, and lions patrol their territory. Depending on the time of year, you may also witness the incredible Great Migration as thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles move across the plains in search of fresh grazing. Return to camp in the evening to enjoy dinner under a sky filled with stars and share stories from another unforgettable safari day.

Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included | Drinks not included

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After breakfast, depart the Serengeti and travel toward the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s most remarkable natural wonders and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Descend 600 meters into the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, where an extraordinary concentration of wildlife creates one of the best safari experiences in Tanzania. Here, families have an excellent opportunity to spot lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, and, with a little luck, the rare black rhino. Enjoy a picnic lunch surrounded by breathtaking scenery before continuing to Karatu for dinner and a peaceful overnight stay.

Accommodation: Eileen’s Trees Inn

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included | Drinks not included

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After breakfast, visit the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park, your final wildlife destination on this unforgettable safari. Nestled beneath the Great Rift Valley Escarpment, the park is famous for its lush forests, diverse ecosystems, and seasonal soda lake that attracts thousands of flamingos and over 500 bird species. During your game drive, you may encounter playful baboons, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and the park’s famous tree-climbing lions. After enjoying a picnic lunch and your final safari experience, return to Arusha for your scheduled flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival in Stone Town, you will be transferred to your hotel for an evening of relaxation.

Accommodation: Maru Maru Hotel

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast | Drinks not included

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At the time of your choice, you will transfer to Nungwi. This large village at Zanzibar Island’s northernmost tip was once best known as a dhow-building center. Today it’s a major tourist destination, thanks in part to the beautiful beach and stunning sunsets. Diving, snorkeling, fishing, and other water sports are the main attractions here. From Nungwi, frequented dive sites are mainly down the east coast or to Mnemba Island and reefs near Tumbatu Island. For swimmers, Nungwi’s local geography and tidal pattern mean swimming is possible at any time. Other activities available include yoga, cycling, and guided tours of the village. You will spend 4 nights at this incredible place.

Accommodation: Z – Hotel 

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch Included | Drinks not included

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Today we bring our adventures to a close with Breakfast at our hotel.
Transfer to the airport or seaport according to the time of your departure back home, brimful of enduring images of the African Wild and our memories of unforgettable experiences.

Accommodation: No Accommodation

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch Included | Drinks not included

Arusha Airport

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Day 1: Arrival in Arusha

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, an African Overland representative will warmly welcome you and transfer you to your accommodation in Arusha. Spend the rest of the day relaxing with your family, enjoying the peaceful surroundings, and preparing for the exciting safari adventure that awaits.

Accommodation: Arusha Planet lodge

Meals & Drinks: Meals at own expense | Drinks at own expense

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Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park - Karatu

After breakfast, your African Overland safari guide will meet you and begin your journey to Tarangire National Park.Travel across the scenic Maasai plains, where colorful villages, acacia trees, and grazing cattle provide a wonderful introduction to rural Tanzania. Once inside the park, enjoy an exciting game drive through landscapes filled with ancient baobab trees, seasonal wetlands, and the life-giving Tarangire River. Tarangire is famous for its large elephant families and is also home to giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeest, antelopes, and a remarkable variety of birdlife. With a little luck, you may even spot lions or leopards resting beneath the trees. After a picnic lunch and an afternoon of wildlife viewing, continue to Karatu for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay.

Accommodation: Farm of Dreams

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included | Drinks not included

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Day 3: Karatu to Central Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, journey through the fertile highlands where local communities cultivate wheat, corn, and coffee before entering the lush forests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way, enjoy breathtaking viewpoints overlooking the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater before continuing into the world-famous Serengeti National Park. Known as the “Endless Plains,” the Serengeti is Tanzania’s largest national park and is home to an incredible diversity of wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, leopards, and millions of migrating wildebeest and zebras depending on the season. After an afternoon game drive, arrive at your luxury tented camp in the heart of the Serengeti.

Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included | Drinks not included

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Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park

Today is dedicated to exploring one of the world’s greatest wildlife destinations. Your family will spend the day searching for the Serengeti’s extraordinary wildlife while enjoying spectacular landscapes stretching as far as the eye can see. Watch elephants roam freely, hippos relax in rivers, giraffes browse acacia trees, and lions patrol their territory. Depending on the time of year, you may also witness the incredible Great Migration as thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles move across the plains in search of fresh grazing. Return to camp in the evening to enjoy dinner under a sky filled with stars and share stories from another unforgettable safari day.

Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included | Drinks not included

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Day 5: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater - Karatu

After breakfast, depart the Serengeti and travel toward the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s most remarkable natural wonders and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Descend 600 meters into the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, where an extraordinary concentration of wildlife creates one of the best safari experiences in Tanzania. Here, families have an excellent opportunity to spot lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, and, with a little luck, the rare black rhino. Enjoy a picnic lunch surrounded by breathtaking scenery before continuing to Karatu for dinner and a peaceful overnight stay.

Accommodation: Eileen’s Trees Inn

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included | Drinks not included

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Day 6: Lake Manyara National Park – Flight to Zanzibar

After breakfast, visit the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park, your final wildlife destination on this unforgettable safari. Nestled beneath the Great Rift Valley Escarpment, the park is famous for its lush forests, diverse ecosystems, and seasonal soda lake that attracts thousands of flamingos and over 500 bird species. During your game drive, you may encounter playful baboons, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and the park’s famous tree-climbing lions. After enjoying a picnic lunch and your final safari experience, return to Arusha for your scheduled flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival in Stone Town, you will be transferred to your hotel for an evening of relaxation.

Accommodation: Maru Maru Hotel

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast | Drinks not included

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Day 7-10: Stone Town to North Coast (Nugwi)

At the time of your choice, you will transfer to Nungwi. This large village at Zanzibar Island’s northernmost tip was once best known as a dhow-building center. Today it’s a major tourist destination, thanks in part to the beautiful beach and stunning sunsets. Diving, snorkeling, fishing, and other water sports are the main attractions here. From Nungwi, frequented dive sites are mainly down the east coast or to Mnemba Island and reefs near Tumbatu Island. For swimmers, Nungwi’s local geography and tidal pattern mean swimming is possible at any time. Other activities available include yoga, cycling, and guided tours of the village. You will spend 4 nights at this incredible place.

Accommodation: Z – Hotel 

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch Included | Drinks not included

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Day 11: Depature

 

Today we bring our adventures to a close with Breakfast at our hotel.
Transfer to the airport or seaport according to the time of your departure back home, brimful of enduring images of the African Wild and our memories of unforgettable experiences.

Accommodation: No Accommodation

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch Included | Drinks not included

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Inclusion & Exclusion

11-day Tanzania Family Safari & Zanzibar Beach Escape

Inclusion

Activities and Transfers as per the itinerary

Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle

Drinking Water throughout the safari

All National Park and Conservation Fees

10 Nights’ Stay in Lodges and Tented Camps (Silver, Gold, or Platinum)

Meals according to the itinerary

Professional, English-speaking guide

Exclusion

Flights (International and Domestic)

Alcoholic And Soft Drinks

Visa fees

Tips and Gratuities

Optional Activities (e.g. balloon safari)

Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.

Travel insurance

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