Four of Tanzania's best-known parks in five days, arranged so the driving never swallows a whole day. You start in Tarangire with the elephants, spend two nights in a tented camp in the central Serengeti, come back through the Ngorongoro highlands and finish with a half day in Lake Manyara.
Your vehicle is yours alone, which matters more with children than with anyone else. If someone has had enough by three o'clock, you go back. No negotiating with strangers.
Is this trip for you?
Families, including the grandparents. Some camps set a minimum age, so tell us how old everyone is at the start and we'll only suggest places that will actually take you.
This is a starting point, not a fixed departure. You can change the route, the pace, the camps and the length, and most people do.
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Highlights
The best bits of this trip
01Elephant herds in Tarangire on the first day
02Two nights in a tented camp in the central Serengeti
03A day in the Ngorongoro highlands and the crater
04Baboons, hippos and birdlife at Lake Manyara
05A private vehicle, so the day belongs to your family
Day by day
Your 5 days, one at a time
Your guide will collect you at eight, after breakfast, and drive to Tarangire for a full day in the park. It's Tanzania's third largest, and it's known for the baobabs that dot the landscape and dwarf whatever is feeding underneath them.
The Tarangire River is the centre of everything here, and the park is famous for some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. A good first day for children: the elephants are close and easy to find.
After breakfast you'll head for the Serengeti, up through the farmland around Karatu and across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Then the highlands drop away and the plains open out in front of you.
You're aiming for Seronera in the centre of the park, where the river keeps water all year and the wildlife stays close. You should arrive in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive.
A full day out with a picnic lunch, built around the children rather than against them: out early while it's cool and the cats are moving, back to camp for the hot middle of the day, out again from about four.
An early breakfast and a scenic drive to Ngorongoro, with wildlife and a bit of culture along the way. Buffalo, plains zebra and warthog are all likely, and lunch is at a picnic site in the crater.
The last day starts at eight as usual. You'll drive to Lake Manyara for a half-day game drive: birds everywhere, giraffe, elephant and a lovely view out over the lake.
By mid-afternoon you'll head for Arusha and we'll drop you wherever suits.
So, what does it cost? We price every safari individually, because it really
depends on when you travel, which camps you pick and how many of you there
are. The same route in February and in August won't cost the same.
Tell us your dates and roughly what you have in mind, and we'll send you a
full, itemised quote. Not a vague range, a real quote.
Per person, based on two of you travelling together. The per-person price comes down in a bigger group, and we confirm your exact figure in writing when we quote. Rates as published for 20 January 2026 to 31 January 2029.
What's included
Exactly what you're paying for
Included
A private 4x4 safari vehicle, with a window seat for everybody
A professional English-speaking guide
Full-board accommodation
All park and conservation fees
Bottled water, soft drinks and refreshments
The game drives and activities in the itinerary
Not included
International and domestic flights
Your Tanzanian visa
Travel insurance
Laundry, phone calls, souvenirs and anything else personal
