Families

By younger families we mean with children between 6 and 13 years old. You should call us to discuss your family's situation and interests. Generally we would not suggest you visit Rwanda or Zambia where activities like gorilla watching and more serious walking have age limits in the early teens nor Namibia where the interest is more exclusively scenic. In the rest of Africa your young family can enjoy a wonderful safari.

Families can enjoy small remote camps and lodges, and a few like Apoke Lodge in Kidepo and Mweya safari lodge in Queen Elizabeth, Paraa safari lodge in Murchison Falls have family accommodation with two bedrooms and a shared living room under one roof. We will also arrange for you to have your own private guide and vehicle so you can be completely flexible in your game viewing and enjoy the undivided attention of your expert guide more to this you will enjoy a private boat cruise with your own guide where but trips are applicable. Look forward to many precious shared moments, like watching spellbound as a family of elephants tending their babies slowly emerges from the tree line to drink at a waterhole at sunset. You will also witness the hilarious antics of a troupe of baboons as they play, squabble and frantically chase each other around the bushes.

Kenya
We want to encourage you to enjoy different activities, and Loisaba lodge in Kenya has mountain bikes and horses as well as open vehicles and a hot air balloon. keep a record of the different birds you see – you might come across a hundred with help from your eagle eyed guide.

Modern anti malarial tablets mean you need not limit yourself to a malaria free safari, but if that is your preference you will be heading for South Africa which has some superb malaria free reserves like Madikwe in the north and Shamwari on the Garden Route. In South Africa you can combine your safari with visits to Cape Town and Victoria Falls, you can go whale watching at Hermanus and see delightful meerkats close-up at Meerkat Magic. For a week at the beach there is plenty of choice including amazing resort hotels with every facility on Mauritius and excellent family hotels on Zanzibar and the Kenya Coast.


Older Families

An African safari is the ultimate teenage family holiday. Shared adventure, wild beauty, delicious meals in luxurious remote camps or lodges. The thrill of landing in a small plane on a grass strip beside the Nile River. That wonderful sense of waking, miles from anywhere to the sounds and aromas of Africa and an exciting new day. Spies in a strange land, exploring rivers, savannah and hills, the domain of lion, buffalo and mighty elephant.

Any African country is suitable for a great family safari. For a more adventurous family you might like Uganda where you can canoe down the Nile past elephants, track animals on foot across the Kidepo valley. Your senses alert, knowing that you are on the same level as the animals as twigs crack under your feet and your watchful guide leads you a little closer to a couple of adolescent bull elephants nonchalantly tearing branches off a tree.

The options are almost endless, so call us and tell us about your family and we will design the perfect itinerary for you. If you're adventurous and love walking, explore Lake Mburo National Park from Mihingo Lodge which overlooks a sweeping bend of the lake mburo. Other places for active adventures include Lukula Private Reserve or Sand Rivers Lodge in the Selous, Tanzania, or your family can come face to face with a family of mountain gorillas in Bwindi and Rwanda.