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Family Journey

A Family's First Safari

Shorter drives, camps with room to run, and guides who teach as they drive — built around younger travellers rather than in spite of them.

Duration
8 Days
Region
Tarangire, Manyara & Serengeti
Pace
Gentle
Best months
June – October, December
An adult elephant and calf walking side by side across open savannah

The route in short

Shorter drives, camps with room to run, and guides who teach as they drive — built around younger travellers rather than in spite of them.


A full day-by-day version of this route is written for each traveller rather than published here. Tell us your dates and we will send the detailed itinerary.

Other routes to consider

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Northern Tanzania · 8 Days · Classic Wildlife

Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Open plains at first light, a descent into the crater floor, and unhurried afternoons where the only schedule is the one the wildlife keeps.

Best months: June – October, January – MarchPace: BalancedFrom On request

Tanzania & Kenya · 10 Days · Migration

The Great Migration

Follow the herds across the Mara River and the western corridor, timed season by season with guides who read the grass before the guidebooks do.

Best months: July – OctoberPace: ActiveFrom On request

Nyerere & Ruaha · 9 Days · Remote

Southern Tanzania Unscripted

Boat safaris on the Rufiji, walking country in Ruaha, and long stretches of wilderness where you may not see another vehicle all day.

Best months: June – NovemberPace: ActiveFrom On request

Enquire about A Family's First Safari

Send your dates and who is travelling, and a planner will reply with a route and a real cost.