7-Day Tanzania Family Safari
A private 7-day safari for families: Tarangire, two nights in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, with shorter driving days, a free afternoon and a visit to a Maasai village.
A Safari Planned Around Children
Children enjoy a safari most when the days are not too long. This trip breaks the journey into shorter legs, with a free afternoon in Karatu to swim or rest, and keeps the longest drives for days with plenty to see on the way.
Your vehicle and guide are yours alone, so you can stop when someone needs a break. We choose mid-range lodges and camps with family rooms or connecting tents where possible, and with a pool where we can.
Why Families Choose It
- Your own vehicle and guide: stop whenever the children need a break
- Shorter driving days and a free afternoon
- A visit to a Maasai village
- Family rooms or connecting tents where available
- Children 5-15 pay 60% of the adult price; under 5 pay 25%
Read our park guides
Route Map
- By road
- Day of the trip
- Arusha
Lines show the order of travel, not the exact roads.
Your guide meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drives you about an hour to a lodge near Arusha. The rest of the day is free to rest and get used to the time difference.
Overnight: Lodge near Arusha
Meals: Dinner
About two hours' drive takes you to Tarangire for a day of game drives among elephants and baobab trees, with a picnic lunch. You arrive at your lodge or camp in the afternoon.
Overnight: Lodge or tented camp near Tarangire
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A short drive of about two hours up to Karatu, in the green highlands below the Ngorongoro Crater. On the way you visit a Maasai village, where families show you their homes and daily life. The afternoon is free to swim or rest at your lodge.
Overnight: Lodge in Karatu
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You cross the Ngorongoro highlands, with a stop at a viewpoint over the crater, and drive down onto the Serengeti plains, game-viewing on the way to your camp in the central Serengeti.
Overnight: Tented camp in the central Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A full day in the Serengeti, planned around the children: a morning game drive, lunch and a rest at camp, and another drive in the late afternoon. The central Serengeti has lions, cheetahs and leopards all year, though no sighting can be promised.
Overnight: Tented camp in the central Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
An early start back to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and down into the crater for a game drive with a picnic lunch. Buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hippos and lions are often seen. In the afternoon you drive up to Karatu for the night.
Overnight: Lodge in Karatu
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A relaxed morning, then the drive back to Arusha, about 2½ to 3 hours, with lunch on the way, and a transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your evening flight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Price Per Person, By Group Size
| Traveller | 1 Person | 2 People | 3 People | 4 People | 5 People | 6 People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult16 years and over | $4,720 | $3,110 | $2,700 | $2,500 | $2,370 | $2,290 |
| Child 5–15sharing with parents | $2,840 | $1,870 | $1,620 | $1,500 | $1,430 | $1,380 |
| Child under 5sharing with parents | $1,180 | $780 | $680 | $630 | $600 | $580 |
Prices per person in US dollars. The group size is the number of adults travelling together; children sharing a room with their parents pay 60% (5 to 15 years) or 25% (under 5) of the adult price for that group size. Groups of 7 or more: price on request.
Prices are based on our current estimates of 2026 lodge rates; we confirm the final price in writing before you book. Some camps only accept children from 5 or 6 years, and balloon flights are for children from 7; we choose places that suit your children's ages.
Optional extra: a sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the central Serengeti, about an hour in the air, followed by a bush breakfast. About 599 US dollars per person for flights in 2026 and about 660 US dollars from 1 January 2027. Children from 7 years. Ask us to add it when you book.
Trip Notes
- Start and end: Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Mid-range lodges and tented camps, named after booking
- Family rooms and connecting tents are limited, so book early
- Tell us your children's ages when you enquire
Includes
- All park entry and conservation fees, and the Ngorongoro Crater vehicle fee
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof and a professional driver-guide
- 6 nights in mid-range lodges and tented camps, full board
- Maasai village visit
- Drinking water on game drives
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
Excludes
- International flights
- Tanzania visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Tanzania's compulsory inbound travel insurance for foreign visitors (44 US dollars per person, from 1 October 2026)
- Hot-air balloon flight (optional, from 7 years)
- Tips for guides and lodge staff
- Drinks not included in the lodges' meal plans
- Any government increase in park fees or taxes after booking
Questions Families Ask
What do children pay?
Children from 5 to 15 years sharing a room with their parents pay 60% of the adult price for your group size, and children under 5 pay 25%. From 16 years the adult price applies.
Is there a minimum age?
Not for the safari itself. Some tented camps only accept children from 5 or 6 years, and balloon flights are for children from 7. Tell us your children's ages and we choose suitable places.
Are the drives too long for children?
The longest days are the drive into the Serengeti and the crater day. We plan stops, snacks and toilet breaks, and the vehicle is yours, so you can stop whenever you need to.
Can we add a beach stay?
Yes. Many families finish with a few days on Zanzibar; see our 10-Day Tanzania Safari & Zanzibar, or ask us to add beach nights to this trip.
Is the price per person or per group?
Per person. For example, two adults and two children aged 8 and 11 pay 2 × $3,110 + 2 × $1,870 = $9,960 in total.
