Family Safari Holidays

Travelling with your family is both one of the most enjoyable and also stressful holidays that you can undertake! It is for this reason we dedicate a specific section of our website to outlining how we cater to family safari holidays and how we can make the process simpler and more enjoyable.

Natural World Safaris offers a selection of family safaris through our dedicated specialist brands of World Primate Safaris, World Big Cat Safaris and World Bear Safaris. These family safari holidays are tailor-made in order to fit your specific family requirements in regards to how long you would like to travel for, your preferred dates of travel, your budget, your activity preferences and more… All of these consideration are outlined below and are essential in getting the most out of your family holiday.

Planning Your Family Safari: This should be the trip of a lifetime for you and your family; unfortunately, it going about this on your own is more complicated than you at first think. The variety of destinations and accomodation available is mind-boggling and therefore do make the most of us as we are here to cut through the dross and give you the best options for your family in particular. A few questions to consider when starting out on this process and that will assist us in tailoring your perfect family safari holiday are:

• When do you want to travel?
• How many days would you like to travel for?
• Would you like some beach time included and if so how many days?
• What is your approximate per person budget?
• What accommodation would you prefer? Tented/Lodge/Bushcamps/Private Family Safari Houses…
• Would you like shared family accommodation or separate rooms?
• What activities are you and your children interested in? (horse riding, walking, swimming , fishing, diving, snorkelling, camel riding, elephant riding, beach time, meeting local people)
• Would you prefer to have a swimming pool at each place you stay?
• How old are your children ?
• Where have you visited as a family before?
• Where can we go that does not have malaria?

The questions listed above are essential in tailoring the perfect family safari holiday to meet your specific requirements. We also always advise spending maybe a few more days in each location than you may do normally as packing luggage every other day to move onto the next place is not the most relaxing experience! Make the most of each location, relax, enjoy it and explore!

Litsed below we have outlined a few destinations that lend themselves to family safari holidays. These are by no means all of the destinations that we offer that are ideal for family safaris…they are just a taster…

Kenya Family Safari Holiday – a fantastic family safari destination with some great wildlife and a variety of other activities to keep your children happy if they have had enough of sitting in a 4×4 all day! Some greta private family safari houses such as Acacia House, Topi House or Mara House make for the perfect privacy and relaxed safari experience. A safari combines perfectly with the Kenyan coast for some beach relaxation. Funzi Keys is one of our favourite beach retreats!

Zambia Family Safari Holiday – Zambia lends itself to some great family getaway time with some stunning private family safari houses located in South Luangwa Valley National Park (Robin’s House, Luangwa Safari House to name a few) , proximity to the world famous Victoria Falls with the opportunity to relax at the lovely Tongabezi Lodge.

Sri Lanka Family Holiday - a wonderful up and coming destination with something for everyone! Stunning cultural attractions, elephants and leopards and pristine untouched remote island beaches. Best of all, Sri Lanka is good value for money!

Madagascar Family Wildlife Holiday – Madagascar is one of our favourite destinations and one that a number of people overlook. Madagascar offers the weird and the wonderful and is a childhood dream for kids. With over 80% of the islands wildlife being endemic your children are bound to find this magical island fascinating with its dancing lemurs, colourful chameleons, whale watching and pristine beaches to relax on, Madagascar provides for the perfect family getaway.

Borneo Family Holiday – great value for money, Borneo offers some amazing wildlife, rainforest adventures, and idyllic island retreats. The relaxed pace of life and the more than welcoming locals make for the ideal family holiday. Highlights can include walking teh canopy walkway at Danum Valley, spending a night in a traditional Rungus Longhouse or snorkelling and diving in some of the world renowned waters off Lankayan Island.

Botswana Family Safari Holiday – a stunning family safari destination but expensive! A Botswana Safari offers families private encalves at certain camps such as Shinde and some truly excluisve game viewing on the private concessions which all comes at a price. This does however mean that you have much more room to roam and can enjoy a wider array of activities such as makoro trips, boat excursions, fishing, walking safaris, night drives and more!

Namibia Self-Drive Family Safari - Namibia (and South Africa) offer the opportunity for a bit of independence. If you are confident, why not hire your own 4×4 and set off into the stunning country of Namibia; Quad biking, hot air balloon rides, huge sand dunes, seal colonies, wildlife parks can all be enjoyed under your own steam and at a good price to. Namibia and South Africa offer you the freedom to explore and make the most of what is truly your own family adventure.