Family Safaris
Family safari itineraries
When arranging a family safari itinerary, detailed planning is key. It’s crucial to get the balance right between pure wildlife viewing and other activities, and between the safari element of the trip and relaxation. The exact magic formula for your family will depend on the ages and interests of your children, choice of destination, and so on. It will also depend on the time of year you are travelling – see our When to go on safari guide for detailed school holiday advice.
Our specialist family safari team will be delighted to help you with this planning process. We love poring over maps, using our knowledge of wildlife migrations, family-friendly camps, and the-best-of-the-best family safari experiences to weave together award-winning safari holidays for our families.
Here are some of our favourite sample itineraries from across Sub-Saharan Africa to whet your appetite.
12 Days
Visit Nairobi, Lake Naivasha, Hell’s Gate, Masai Mara and Indian Ocean Beach
From £4,250 per person
Plus international flights from £750
15 Days
Visit Arusha, Karatu, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Zanzibar
From £4,500 per person
Plus international flights from £1,250
15 Days
Visit Panorama Route, Kruger, Eswatini, Mkuze / Hluhluwe Imfolozi, St Lucia & Durban
From £2,750 per person
Plus international flights from £1,000
12 Days
Visit Victoria Falls, Chobe, Savuti, Moremi mobile camp safari, and the Okavango Delta
From £6,245 per person
Plus international flights from £1,200
15 Days
Visit Windhoek, Okonjima, Etosha NP, Damaraland, Swakopmund, Sossusvlei, & Kalahari Desert
From £3,750 per person
Plus international flights from £900
9 Days
Visit Victoria Falls, Zambezi River and Hwange National Park
From £3,150 per person
Plus international flights from £1,200
15 Days
Visit Nairobi, Laikipia, Olepangi, Masai Mara and Indian Ocean Beach
From £8,000 per person
Plus international flights from £750
14 Days
Visit Cape Town, Cape Peninsula, Winelands, Plettenberg Bay and Eastern Cape Safari
From £3,050 per person
Plus international flights from £1,000
In addition to these sample itineraries, all of which can be tailored to your own family, we can arrange superb family safaris in Rwanda, Malawi, and Zambia. And for the ultimate active family adventure, we offer a Kilimanjaro Family Climb, or kick back on a luxury holiday in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
As always, if you can outline what you are looking for, we’ll fill in the gaps and select a blend of camps and accommodation that is pitched perfectly for you. For inspiration of what this might look like, have a look at founder Liddy Pleasant’s photo feature from her 50th birthday adventure in Kenya with her family.
African safari photos
