Look just at Tanzania for the best family safari. Tanzania is a vast nation with a variety of habitats that provides amazing animal viewing and some of the most famous wilderness regions in Africa, including the Serengeti National Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. With immaculate beaches, watersports, and family-friendly resort hotels for some well-earned post-safari leisure, Zanzibar, just off the coast, is a tropical island paradise.

Why should your Family Safari Holiday be in Tanzania?

Wildlife

Thanks to its diversity of ecosystems, Tanzania boasts a great wealth of species. All Big Five species (lion, rhino, leopard, elephant, and buffalo) call the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater home; Tarangire National Park is home to large elephant herds only. While Ruaha counts lion, leopard, and elephant among Nyerere National Park’s inhabitants, further south you will discover great concentrations of wild dogs.

Kid-friendly lodging

Tanzania presents a great range of lodging options, many of which would be ideal for families bringing young children. For four or five visitors, several lodges have large family rooms or interconnecting suites. Others have exclusive-use private bush villas designed especially with children in mind; they have kids’ plunge pools, connecting rooms, and private safari vehicles so families can design their own game-viewing plans.

Beaches

Many families want to maximize their time and cover as much land as possible since a safari is once-in-a-lifetime excursion. One very popular approach to spend those last few days together is a beach getaway after safari. Including some excellent hotels, Robinson Crusoe-style beaches, blue ocean, and a lovely tropical environment, Zanzibar provides everything needed for a wonderful family beach holiday.

Proper infrastructure

Tanzania boasts a well-developed safari system, hence even across great distances domestic air travel is easy. National parks and conservation areas are well connected, and planes typically operate to schedule—which counts when you’re on a multi-stop journey with kids in tow!

Affordability

Tanzania’s many wildlife parks, protected areas, and lodging choices gives lots of room for financial freedom. As part of a larger group, especially if your dates fall outside of peak season, you could gain from huge savings. Great prices still abound, though, especially if you select some of the less-traveled areas even during the most popular times of year.

When should one go to Tanzania?

Tanzania is a large nation with varied weather conditions as we have indicated. Generally speaking, June through October are dry months, which make perfect time for seeing animals. Usually starting the wildebeest river crossings and the most dramatic portion of the Great Migration, mid-June marks the arrival of massive herds making the perilous trip north over the Mara river. March, April, and perhaps part of May bring the ever erratic lengthy rains. Usually marked by quite mild downpours, a second short rainy season in November and December is followed by a dry spell in January and February.

Suggested Family Activities in Tanzania

Game Drives

Game Drives Wildlife-dense Tanzania is perfect for day and night game drives, letting families traverse lots of territory. Exclusive-use properties provide private cars and specialized safari guides so you may design your own itinerary and even spend the whole day in the bush with a picnic lunch. Your guides will always know the finest paths to follow, so guaranteeing that you encounter as much wildlife as could be expected.

Bush Stalks

See fresh elephant dung, follow the same route as a lion, and wonder at the dimensions and form of a termite mound knowing that a herd of gentle giants just passed by. Bush walks let one have close-up interactions with the environment not achievable from a car. Families with older children would find safari walks most appropriate since the minimum age for this activity is usually either 12 or 16 years.

Sleep-off events

Usually a modest arrangement with a mesh-covered tent allowing you to fall asleep staring at the night sky, explorers can spend a night beneath the stars in a private sleep-out. Storytelling around the campfire will bring you together; enjoy dinner on a terrace lit by lanterns surrounded by natural sounds. As the big cats start their long night on the prowl, keep an ear out for lion sounds in the distance!

For some of the best boating safaris in Africa, visitors may also enjoy the magnificent Rufiji river in Nyerere National Park. Fishing would also be quite suitable in this location.

Watercraft

Windsurfing, kite surfing, sailing, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, snorkelling, diving among stunning coral reefs will all be among the abundance of watersports available on the island of Zanzibar. A dhole excursion allows you to sail down the coast, maybe pausing for a snorkel or bit of line fishing. Particularly with lunch eaten on a remote island, sunset excursions and full-day boat charters are also rather popular.

Farmwork

Certain times of year allow guests of some of Tanzania’s resorts on working farms to view young animals such lambs and baby pigs. Many of these functioning farms also allow you to have a hands-on experience by helping with daily chores including egg collecting and vegetable harvesting. Small children, who value their freedom to be outside without too many constraints, especially enjoy this exercise!

On safari in Tanzania, you should expect wildlife.

With some of the best concentrations of species on Earth, Tanzania is a nation of amazing biodiversity. Along with great numbers of zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, hippo, and several antelope species, all five Big Five— lion, rhino, leopard, elephant, and buffalo—reside in the famous Serengeti plains and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Other famous primate species include bush babies, vervet monkeys, and the black-and- white colobus; chimpanzee troops occupy the rich, forested slopes of the Mahale Mountains. Tanzania boasts magnificent birds as well; probably most famously are the millions of flamingos swarming to its Great Rift soda lakes.

Family-Friendly Safari Lodges in Tanzania

Depending on your budget and choices, Family-Friendly Safari Lodges in Tanzania provide first-rate, reasonably priced lodging. Some campgrounds have set aside kids’ clubs with exciting activities include shooting bows and arrows, bird and small animal identification, cooking, stargazing, fresh animal trail and spower checking. Children will find ideal use for family rooms or interconnecting suites found in many hotels. Exclusive-use homes give families total privacy, elegant lodging, flexible eating plans, a dedicated safari car and game guide for the height of luxury.