Your family is met at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred privately to a relaxed lodge on the shore of Lake Duluti, just outside Arusha.

Everyone receives a welcome pack, and the rest of the day is for settling in, swimming and catching up on sleep.

A deliberate rest day so the family arrives at the wildlife rested rather than jet-lagged. Optional gentle activities include a canoe paddle on Lake Duluti, a guided nature walk or a local coffee experience.

Sundowners by the water close the day.

A short, exciting flight lifts you over the Rift Valley and out onto the Serengeti plains — the kids will have their faces pressed to the windows.

Your guide meets you at the airstrip and the game drive to the lodge is the first safari of the trip.

Full days of game driving in the central Serengeti, with a long midday break at the lodge pool so younger travellers can rest.

The Seronera area holds resident lion, leopard and cheetah year-round, and the guide keeps the drives varied and paced for the family.

A second full day to explore further — perhaps out to a kopje where lions lie up, or along a river line where hippos honk and elephants come to drink.

Your guide turns the safari into a running lesson in tracks, birds and animal behaviour.

The drive out of the Serengeti stops at Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakeys uncovered some of the earliest evidence of human ancestors. A resident guide brings the site to life for the whole family.

Continue up to the cool Ngorongoro Highlands for the night.

An early descent to the crater floor for the family's biggest wildlife day — black rhino, lion prides with cubs, elephant, hippo and enormous herds of grazers all within a natural amphitheatre.

A picnic lunch by the hippo pool is a highlight in itself.

Drop down from the highlands to Tarangire National Park, a landscape of giant baobab trees and the highest density of elephants in northern Tanzania.

An afternoon game drive along the Tarangire River delivers big herds coming down to drink.

A full day to explore Tarangire — the swamps in the south of the park hold game long after the rest of the region has dried out, and the birdlife is superb.

A boxed lunch in the bush means no time is lost driving back and forth.

A morning game drive on the way out of the park, then the drive back to Arusha with the safari behind you and a lot of photos to sort through.

Lunch and shopping in Arusha before your private transfer to the airport. Kwaheri — come back soon.