9 Days Luxury Tanzania Family Safari

Overview

We guarantee the words "Out of Africa" will pop into your head as you enter Legendary Lodge Arusha, a luxury destination that's popular with visitors beginning or ending their Tanzanian odyssey. Its one fault, most say, is that they wished they'd booked a longer stay. And they have a point. The lodge combines colonial heritage with lush gardens (and a beautiful frangipani tree at the entrance) in the heart of a working coffee farm, and is the perfect place to unwind. Just minutes from Arusha and the nearest airport, you'll be pampered with excellent accommodation, intuitive service and fabulous food.

Overview

Quite ideally situated on the outskirts of busy Arusha, this lodge is a brilliant spot to stay either before or after your safari in Tanzania. It is quite a surprisingly long drive through town to reach from Kilimanjaro International Airport (roughly 90 minutes) but as it is hidden on the grounds of one of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantations, the distance is worth it. Yes, you might be exposed to a busy city and hard traffic but once you arrive, the plantation houses offer you a homely space to either relax after a long international flight or to flick through your photos before you head home again. In the main lodge, you can enjoy the warmth of open log fires while sipping a well-earned gin and tonic or spend time out on the garden terrace breathing in the smells of the plantations around you. The plantation itself can be explored on a 2 hour guided walk which is a superb insight into the methods of coffee harvesting and ends with an excellent brew of the local beans at the end. You have the chance to venture into Arusha if the need takes you, but otherwise, you can just make the most of the large grounds which are very popular with locals and expatriates alike. If the midday heat gets a bit much, they also have a pool that is great for dipping your toes into and topping up your safari tan.

Facilities & services

• 18 Plantation Rooms
• 12 Plantation Suites
• Swimming Pool
• Wireless Internet Access

Established in 1894, the Four Points by Sheraton Arusha is one of the oldest hotels in East Africa. Saturated with the history of a bygone era, traditional ambience is effortlessly combined with the style and service you wish for when travelling. The hotel features 114 stylish rooms, free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour gym, Parachichi restaurant as well as the famous Hatari Bar offering live or DJ music on Fridays. Parachichi Restaurant, ‘avocado’ in Swahili, overlooks our beautiful garden and is the perfect place for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

We guarantee the words "Out of Africa" will pop into your head as you enter Legendary Lodge Arusha, a luxury destination that's popular with visitors beginning or ending their Tanzanian odyssey. Its one fault, most say, is that they wished they'd booked a longer stay. And they have a point. The lodge combines colonial heritage with lush gardens (and a beautiful frangipani tree at the entrance) in the heart of a working coffee farm, and is the perfect place to unwind. Just minutes from Arusha and the nearest airport, you'll be pampered with excellent accommodation, intuitive service and fabulous food.

Established in 1894, the Four Points by Sheraton Arusha is one of the oldest hotels in East Africa. Saturated with the history of a bygone era, traditional ambience is effortlessly combined with the style and service you wish for when travelling. The hotel features 114 stylish rooms, free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour gym, Parachichi restaurant as well as the famous Hatari Bar offering live or DJ music on Fridays. Parachichi Restaurant, ‘avocado’ in Swahili, overlooks our beautiful garden and is the perfect place for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Quite ideally situated on the outskirts of busy Arusha, this lodge is a brilliant spot to stay either before or after your safari in Tanzania. It is quite a surprisingly long drive through town to reach from Kilimanjaro International Airport (roughly 90 minutes) but as it is hidden on the grounds of one of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantations, the distance is worth it. Yes, you might be exposed to a busy city and hard traffic but once you arrive, the plantation houses offer you a homely space to either relax after a long international flight or to flick through your photos before you head home again. In the main lodge, you can enjoy the warmth of open log fires while sipping a well-earned gin and tonic or spend time out on the garden terrace breathing in the smells of the plantations around you. The plantation itself can be explored on a 2 hour guided walk which is a superb insight into the methods of coffee harvesting and ends with an excellent brew of the local beans at the end. You have the chance to venture into Arusha if the need takes you, but otherwise, you can just make the most of the large grounds which are very popular with locals and expatriates alike. If the midday heat gets a bit much, they also have a pool that is great for dipping your toes into and topping up your safari tan.

Facilities & services

• 18 Plantation Rooms
• 12 Plantation Suites
• Swimming Pool
• Wireless Internet Access

Overview

Little Chem Chem is an intimate camp on the eastern side of the private reserve that embraces the elegance and simplicity of a more traditional safari. Six tents are far from basic, with en-suite shower rooms housing hot-water bucket showers and flushing toilets, a study desk, a rocking chair, and a dressing room. Outside, find a private fire pit whose crackles twinned with the sound of the African wilderness at night evoke a prehistoric notion of place. Meals are served in the mess tent, although private dining is available too, where guests can dine by their campfire. For lunch, you can disappear for a private picnic lunch in the African bush. Of course, game drives and walking safaris are the order of the day here at Little Chem Chem, and there’s also the option to embark on a sunrise drive or night safari – a perk of staying on a private reserve. Around the camp, you’ll find elephants, lions, and cheetahs, with wildebeest and zebra calving during the wet season (December to March). For adventurous guests, there are hot air balloon rides available, too.

Facilities & Services

• Six vintage safari tents
• Dining tent

Overview

The main area is built around a remarkable 700-year-old Baobab tree and is warmly decorated to fit in with the African bush that surrounds the lodge. Each of the 20 open-fronted tree houses (yes, tree houses!) are enormous and offer a luxury that is rather bizarrely perched up high with views spanning the Tarangire’s splendor.

Facilities & services

• 20 Luxury Tree Houses
• Infinity Pool
• Wireless Internet Access

Overview

Nimali Tarangire lodge has a wonderful location on the eastern boundary of Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park, an area renowned for its excellent game viewing opportunities and its large concentration of elephants.

The lodge is set along the river in the shade of acacia and baobab trees, overlooking a waterhole that attracts a wealth of wildlife. Guests can enjoy an array of activities from the lodge and can also simply relax on their private veranda and watch the animals come to drink.

ACCOMMODATION:

The lodge has 6 well-spaced tented suites overlooking the Sand River. From their private veranda, guests can relax and unwind as they take in the sights and sounds of the natural surroundings.

The tents are designed with a contemporary look complete with fixed bathroom walls and wooden doors. They are comfortably furnished and have an en suite bathroom with hot showers and flush toilets (24-hour water). Amenities include a writing desk, bathrobes/slippers, hairdryer, in-room safe, solar and generator power, and battery charging facilities.

Overview

Little Chem Chem is an intimate camp on the eastern side of the private reserve that embraces the elegance and simplicity of a more traditional safari. Six tents are far from basic, with en-suite shower rooms housing hot-water bucket showers and flushing toilets, a study desk, a rocking chair, and a dressing room. Outside, find a private fire pit whose crackles twinned with the sound of the African wilderness at night evoke a prehistoric notion of place. Meals are served in the mess tent, although private dining is available too, where guests can dine by their campfire. For lunch, you can disappear for a private picnic lunch in the African bush. Of course, game drives and walking safaris are the order of the day here at Little Chem Chem, and there’s also the option to embark on a sunrise drive or night safari – a perk of staying on a private reserve. Around the camp, you’ll find elephants, lions, and cheetahs, with wildebeest and zebra calving during the wet season (December to March). For adventurous guests, there are hot air balloon rides available, too.

Facilities & Services

• Six vintage safari tents
• Dining tent

Overview

Nominated as the Best Luxury Lodge in the world many times over, Singita Sasakwa is just that. Astounding luxury in a remarkably exclusive game reserve just on the fringes of the Serengeti National Park. Singita Sasakwa has 10 opulent cottages where you can totally relax and feel rather like royalty. Each cottage has a private heated plunge pool with views spanning across the stunning reserve and a private lounge with a fireplace to keep you warm on those chilly nights. Varying between one and four rooms, you will be able to enjoy your own little bit of class on this stunning reserve regardless of your numbers. Swarovski telescopes give you the chance to do some serious game spotting from the comfort of your own room and with game roaming so freely around the lodge

Facilities & Services

• 10 Opulent Cottages
• Tennis Courts
• Spa and Gym

Faru Faru Lodge is an exceptional place to enjoy some quality time being pampered and with your own concession area of some 350,000 acres of untouched wilderness, your experience will be a special one. It is perfectly placed for you to simply sit back and relax as the migrations come to you and during the months that the wildebeest and zebra have moved on, you will still have a rich variety of games on your doorstep to marvel at. There are 8 pristine and divinely luxurious suites, a Villa Suite that can accommodate two couples traveling together, and a dedicated family suite or four. Each of these stunning rooms has their own reading area, picturesque window wall with lovely views and to increase the quality of the game you see, a Swarovki Telescope. 

Facilities & Services

• 8 Luxury Suites
• Luxury Villa
• Luxury Family Suite
• Two Infinity Swimming Pools
• Spa and Gym

The modern interpretation of luxury tented safari still retains the quintessential romantic elements of an African wilderness experience. The nine tented suites are now even closer to the ground and subtle design elements celebrate Africa’s creative energy and modern cultural identity. The spirit of classic East African adventures endures in hand-stitched leather finishes, durable canvas and antique furniture. The updated aesthetics have been inspired by the surrounding grasslands with the colors and textures of the wilderness creating a relaxing, natural space

Facilities & services

• Nine luxury tents
• Dining tent and library
• Swimming pool
• Spa and gym facilities

Overview

The Ngorongoro Crater Lodge has a prime place among many other lodges in the area. With views spanning the spectacular caldera, you can enjoy a relaxing visit to this otherwise bustling attraction and dip into a world that is the permanent home to roughly 30,000 animals

Facilities & services

• 12 suites in North Camp
• 12 suites in South Camp
• 6 suites in Tree Camp
• Private Butler Service

The farmhouse itself is surrounding by rather charming English gardens and where you can simply relax and enjoy the organic coffee that is processed and roasted just outside the door of the lodge. Each of the 18 cottages is very interestingly decorated with names and themes relating to different aspects of the farm and surrounding communities. Each cottage has its own unique story which certainly adds a certain charm to the place.

Plantation Lodge is both a stylish and convenient place to stay during your safari. More of a country retreat than a safari lodge, this beautiful property has individually furnished rooms and suites which give you ultimate comfort and relaxation. The garden is just gorgeous to walk around and is set away from the high traffic that the Crater attracts, you will be able to relax with this world wonder just a short distance away. The 14 rooms, which are all en suite, are simply furnished and surrounded by well-kept and colorful gardens.

Facilities & services

• 16 Lovely Rooms
• 2 bedroom Family Farmhouse Suite
• 2 bedroom Family Bamboo unit
• 4 bedroom Garden House for Families
• Swimming Pool
• Restaurant, bar, and wine cellar