Family Kenya & Tanzania Safari

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Departure Date

December 17, 2024

Highlights

On this family-friendly adventure in East Africa, witness abundant wildlife — from baby elephants to the big cats — roaming vast, sun-drenched panoramas; and stay in comfortable, spacious lodges in the region’s greatest parks and reserves.

Advantages

  • Discover Africa’s astounding animal life in custom-made vehicles featuring an unobstructed view from every seat
  • Experience incredible up-close encounters with East Africa’s diverse wildlife thanks to the in-depth tracking skills of our handpicked safari guides
  • Travel with an Child Activity Coordinator, who joins you from start to finish to arrange fun activities for younger guests
  • Stay on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, a privileged location that affords you early access to the crater floor for a quieter, less-crowded safari experience
  • Come together for a Family Foodie Experience and the chance to cook some authentic African dishes alongside a local chef
  • Enjoy two special cultural experiences, visiting an elder at a Maasai village and listening to Nairobi folk tales

Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to your hotel, where your Child Activity Coordinator may greet you with “jambo” (hello).

Nairobi Serena Hotel

Visit the Giraffe Center to hand-feed Rothschild’s giraffe. Next, at Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, watch young elephant at play with the keepers who help reintroduce them into the wild. Proceed to Oloolua Forest for an exclusive folklore experience, listening to a storyteller weave folktales handed down for generations. Tonight, enjoy a welcome dinner.

Nairobi Serena Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart for Amboseli National Park, famous for its big game and views of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro. After lunch at your lodge and perhaps a lesson in spear throwing with your Child Activity Coordinator, set out on a game drive in search of elephant, zebra and wildebeest.

Ol Tukai Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Discover more of this spectacular wildlife haven on morning and afternoon game drives through acacia woodlands, lush marshes and open plains.

Ol Tukai Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive from Kenya into Tanzania, stopping in Arusha for lunch. Then, fly to Manyara and transfer to your lodge, perched on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. A UNESCO World Heritage Site formed by the collapse of a volcano, Ngorongoro Crater is home to an incredible concentration of wildlife.

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning, descend into the crater, arriving ahead of most visitors — thanks to the ideal location of your accommodations on the crater’s rim — to view the resident wildlife at its most active time of day. Later, visit a Maasai village, where you meet with the village elder and learn how to make the tribal community’s unique beaded jewelry.

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart for Serengeti National Park. Stop for a privately guided visit to Olduvai Gorge, an archaeological site housing some of the earliest fossilized human bones. Arrive at your lodge and, time permitting, Ride Like a Local on a rousing game drive.

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Venture forth on morning and afternoon game drives in search of Africa’s Big Five: leopard, buffalo, elephant, rhino and lion.

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Transfer by air and overland to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve. Check in to your luxury camp near the Mara River. Later, set out on a game drive.

Mara Intrepids

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Explore this magnificent savanna country on morning and afternoon game drives. Back at camp, join your Child Activity Coordinator on a bush treasure hunt, and then set out on a family foodie experience led by a chef. Later, you may opt to visit with students at a nearby primary school (when in session).

Mara Intrepids

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy another full day of explorations and perhaps witness the daily life of members of the colorful Maasai tribe. Later, enjoy a refreshing, family-friendly sundowner experience. Tonight, savor a farewell dinner.

Mara Intrepids

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Fly to Nairobi and enjoy a reserved dayroom. Transfer to the airport and depart.

Nairobi Serena Hotel (dayroom)

Meals: Breakfast