Holiday Wishlist? Try a Family Safari

If you want to guarantee a "hit" with the whole family this holiday season consider giving the gift of safari. There are great deals on airfares and safari packages to Africa for 2010 (including all of the school holiday breaks) and even a bit of space remaining for those looking to get away for the holidays THIS year! We can even plan a customized safari for your family--just give us a call and we'll craft a personalized adventure that will suit your families needs.

A few of our personal favorites include:

Our Kenya Family Safari, perfect for families with kids and teens. This family-friendly fly-in safari in Kenya is an exceptionally good value. By utilizing small plane flights, travel times are kept to a minimum and all the lodges/camps on safari offer full-time childrens' educational and entertainment programs included in the price. The daily programs are organized and led by carefully selected and trained local naturalists, and the children get plenty of opportunity to interact with African children of their own age. A typical day out in the Mara with might include a visit to a “manyatta” village to watch a dance or to help the local boys separate young and old sheep. Other activities include: learning to shoot a bow and arrow, making fire with sticks, making traditional jewelry, playing animal hide-and-seek, learning tracking and identify animals, insects and butterflies. Activity groups are age appropriate for kids and teens, and parents have plenty to do, too, on this Kenya family safari.

For families with older kids, or even the more adventurous, check out our Tanzania Adventure Safari or our Tanzania Walking Safari. Both are guaranteed to please families that like to get out and explore, camp, hike and enjoy the wilderness at home or abroad.

In Southern Africa, families with teens enjoy getting off the beaten path on our Botswana Migrations Routes mobile camping safari. This exciting safari in Botswana takes the time to explore the changing areas, stunning beauty and continually moving game of northern Botswana: from camping and walking on islands in the jewel of the Okavango Delta, to the game-rich savannah of the dry Savute Marsh and the seasonal elephant herds at our Linyanti concession. This safari also provides the unique opportunity to follow the seasonal annual zebra migration between Linyanti and Savute. Accommodation is in 9’x9’ domed tents with attached bathrooms flush toilet and hot-water bucket showers.

To top it off (and actually have something to wrap under your tree) visit our Safari Shop to outfit your safari with the best gear we've personally tried and tested!