Tanzania Family Holidays Safaris
Discover Africa’s Wildlife and Culture With your Family.
Tanzania is fantastic for family safari holidays! As the country is situated within Africa’s malaria belt, we don’t recommend travelling here with children under 4 years. However, it’s a great destination for wildlife-loving youngsters aged 4 years and over
Family safari holidays in Africa can be an amazing way for children to interact with the natural world and encounter completely different cultures.
To get the best out of a family safari to Africa, we use our experience to tailor the trip to your family. As well as your interests and your budget, we’ll consider the age and individual maturity of your children, and any safety concerns.
We know that many ‘standard’ safaris can end up being boring for children, who are expected to sit quietly whilst entertainment isn’t guaranteed. So, with our own families in tow, we’ve found the very best lodges and camps that keep younger ones engaged, active and learning with specially tailored activities.
From an exclusive-use villa in the bush with your very own private guide who specializes in looking after younger ones with a completely flexible schedule, to adventurous self-drives gathering around camp fires, and everything in between, we’ll create the perfect African safari for your family.
Tanzania family holidays.
With excellent wildlife, lovely, white sandy island beaches and good transport links between them, Tanzania offers some great family safari and beach holidays.
Tanzania safari lodges seldom include kids’ clubs, but the amazing wildlife and environment, combined with safari activities designed for children, will make a handful of safari camps and beach lodges stand out for families. Any child that’s in nature is in for a fascinating and fulfilling holiday.
The kind of safari depends on the age and temperament of your youngest child. Children who are older and can consistently be sensible and follow instructions when asked will have more options than younger children who take direction less well. And whatever type of safari you take, remember that great guiding is the key to your child’s enjoyment of the safari.
For families with children under about 8 years old…
A great ‘first safari’ would be a privately-guided trip around Northern Tanzania. Unlike many areas of Africa that we feature, the great spectacles of Lake Manyara, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater have a number of substantial lodges in their vicinity. These have the space and facilities of modern hotels and we can weave these together into a seamless family holiday.
You’ll be driven around by a wildlife expert in your own private 4WD. S/he’ll be experienced in taking children on safari and will bring nature to life. You’ll set your daily schedule to suit you and drive together through the towns and rural areas as well as the national parks – stopping where you wish and getting a feel for the country and its people as well as the wildlife.
Families with children over about 8 years old…..
Have more choice. Privately-guided trips around Northern Tanzania can also include some small, tented camps rather than being restricted to large, solid lodges. These will be more open, and so will often have big game wandering through them, but older, more sensible children who follow instructions well will be able to stay here, closely monitored by their parents and staff.
An additional possibility for families with these older children is a camp-to- camp fly-in safari in Southern Tanzania. In Selous Game Reserve and Ruaha National Park you’ll find a range of smaller, more personal camps. You’ll fly between these, hopping between different environments and camps. These are often luxury tented camps that give a more ‘open-air’ feel – closer to nature. They’re akin to ‘very smart camping’ where everything is done for you: think ‘glamping with activities’! Older children will love the open-topped vehicles, the boat trips, the interactions with the Tanzanians in camp and sitting around campfire in the evenings.
