Chem Chem Lodge
Seven tented suites and a family unit among palms in the Burunge corridor, run on unhurried days with your own guide and vehicle.
Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Zanzibar with children
About this journey
A northern Tanzania safari paced for families with children aged eight and over: baobabs and elephants near Tarangire, a crater rim lodge above Ngorongoro, a mobile camp in the Serengeti, then four nights on a Zanzibar beach.
- 13 nights
- January, February and June to October
- Arusha, Burunge, near Tarangire, Olmoti Crater, Ngorongoro, Serengeti National Park and Kiwengwa, Zanzibar
What is included
- Return economy flights from London Heathrow to Kilimanjaro, returning from Zanzibar, with one connection each way
- A private vehicle and guide between Arusha, Tarangire and Ngorongoro
- Light-aircraft flights to the Serengeti and on to Zanzibar
- Full board and game activities at all three safari properties
- Park and conservation area fees, including one Ngorongoro Crater descent
- Half board at a family beach hotel on Zanzibar
- Private transfers throughout
Not included
- Travel insurance
- Tanzania visa fees
- Gratuities for guides and camp staff
- Drinks and excursions on Zanzibar
Day by day
Open any day for the detail. Everything here can move: add a night, swap a hotel, change the order.
Arrive at Kilimanjaro
Land at Kilimanjaro airport and drive to a coffee farm lodge on the outskirts of Arusha. An early night, because the children will be up before dawn tomorrow anyway.
Elephants and baobabs around Tarangire
Drive west with your own guide to a lodge on the wildlife corridor between Tarangire and Lake Manyara. Game drives in Tarangire National Park, a walk with a guide for older children, and afternoons by the pool.
The Ngorongoro highlands
Climb into the highlands to a camp on the rim of Olmoti Crater. One full day goes down into Ngorongoro Crater itself, with a picnic by the hippo pool, and the evenings are cool enough for a fire.
A mobile camp in the Serengeti
A light aircraft to the Serengeti, where the camp moves through the year to stay close to the herds. The guides are used to young guests and spend as long on dung beetles and kopjes as on lions.
Four nights by the sea on Zanzibar
Fly to Zanzibar for a family beach hotel on the east coast. Swim at high tide, look for starfish in the lagoon at low tide, and take one morning to see the giant tortoises on Changuu Island off Stone Town.
Fly home
Transfer to Zanzibar airport for the flight home to London Heathrow with one connection on the way.
Where you stay
The properties this route is planned around. We can suggest alternatives at a different price point.
The Highlands
Eight canvas and perspex domes on the forested slopes of Olmoti Crater, about an hour from the Ngorongoro Crater floor.
Serengeti Safari Camp
Nomad's six-tent mobile camp, moved four or five times a year to stay within reach of the wildebeest herds.
Ways to make it yours
A private vehicle in the Serengeti
Keep a vehicle and guide to yourselves in the Serengeti, so drives fit around naps, snacks and short attention spans.
An extra night in the Serengeti
A fourth Serengeti night gives more room for a long day out with a picnic, which is often where the best sightings happen.
Dates and seasons
Planned for January, February and June to October, when Tanzania is at its best. Outside those months it still works, with different trade-offs; ask us.
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