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Fly-in Family Safari: Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Tanzania5 nights · 6 days5★ LodgeIdeal for couples, families, friends

Overview

Built for children and first-time safari-goers. Instead of a long drive, a one-hour small-plane flight takes you from Arusha straight into the Central Serengeti, where two nights at Kubu Kubu Lodge give you a classic safari day of lions, giraffes and zebras. The pace then slows down: an easy drive to the Ngorongoro highlands and an afternoon at the pool, before a game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater — a giant volcanic bowl full of animals. Meals and timings are adjusted to your family, and the vehicle and guide are yours alone.

6Days
0Guided sightseeing days
2Private transfers
13Meals included

Highlights

  • Fly into the Serengeti
  • Classic Serengeti safari day
  • Rest day at a crater-rim lodge
  • Ngorongoro Crater game drive
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Stone Town, Zanzibar

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arusha.

    Private transferMeals at leisure

Where you’ll stay

Arusha · 1 night

Gran Meliá Arusha

★★★★★ · Double / twin · Full board

Luxury hotel in Arusha, the town where northern Tanzania safaris start — about an hour's drive from Kilimanjaro Airport. Your first night after the airport meet, before the drive to Tarangire or the flight into the Serengeti.

  • Hot showers
  • Halal, vegetarian and other diets on request

Sample property — your specialist confirms the hotel based on availability.

Central Serengeti · 2 nights

Kubu Kubu Lodge

★★★★★ · Double / twin · Full board

Luxury lodge in the Central Serengeti, reached by a one-hour small-plane flight from Arusha — no long drive, ideal with children. Two nights for the classic Serengeti game drives: lions, giraffes and zebras.

  • Hot showers
  • Halal, vegetarian and other diets on request

Sample property — your specialist confirms the hotel based on availability.

Ngorongoro · 2 nights

Escarpment Luxury Lodge

★★★★★ · Double / twin · Full board

Luxury lodge in the Ngorongoro highlands, close to the crater rim — the base for the early-morning game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater, the best place to look for rhino. On the Fly-in Family Safari it is also the rest-day lodge, with time at the pool.

  • Hot showers
  • Halal, vegetarian and other diets on request
  • Swimming pool

Sample property — your specialist confirms the hotel based on availability.

Included

  • Private 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof, used only by your group
  • Professional English-speaking driver-guide throughout the safari
  • All national park and conservation fees
  • Accommodation as listed (or similar), full board on safari
  • Game drives and activities as listed in the itinerary
  • All airport and hotel transfers
  • VAT
  • Domestic flight Arusha → Serengeti
  • 3 game drives
  • Full board on safari

Not included

  • International flights (we can quote them for you)
  • Visa, if needed for your passport
  • Tanzania inbound travel insurance (USD 44 per person, mandatory)
  • Tourist tax (USD 1.50 per person per night, paid locally)
  • Personal travel and medical-evacuation insurance
  • Drinks and personal expenses
  • Tips for guides and lodge staff

Important notes

  • Flights inside Tanzania: Arusha → Serengeti.
  • Prices are per person, sharing a room, in USD, for travel 1 April 2026 – 31 December 2027. They are high-season prices; green-season dates (April–May) are usually cheaper — ask us for a quote.
  • More travellers means a lower price per person, because the vehicle and guide are shared: the 4–5 and 6-traveller prices are applied automatically.
  • Children (2–12), solo travellers, single rooms, odd group sizes and groups larger than six are quoted on request.
  • Every trip is private and can start on any date. Lodges are confirmed at booking, subject to availability; a lodge of the same standard is offered if one is full.
  • Small planes allow about 15 kg of luggage per person in a soft bag.
  • Medical and air-evacuation insurance is required. Ask a travel clinic about malaria tablets; no yellow-fever certificate is needed from Singapore, the UAE or Bangladesh unless a connection in Addis Ababa or Nairobi lasts more than 12 hours.

Cancellation

Sending a booking request is free and non-binding. We confirm lodges, flights and the final price within 24 hours before you pay. Once confirmed, cancellation charges follow the lodge and domestic-flight terms and depend on how close to departure you cancel; we tell you the exact terms with your confirmation.

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Package FAQs

From $5,200 per person for two travellers sharing a room. A group of four or five pays $4,331 per person and a group of six $4,023 per person, because the private vehicle and guide are shared. Children, solo travellers and single rooms are quoted on request.

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