Travel experience
Tanzania
W
ith excellent wildlife, lovely, white sandy
island beaches and good transport
links between them, Tanzania has huge
potential for family safari and beach holidays. In
reality, only a handful of safari camps and beach
holiday lodges are suitable for family holidays in
Tanzania; we've highlighted the best below.
Family safari holidays in Tanzania
Tanzania safaris seldom include kids clubs, but the
amazing wildlife and environment, combined with
safari activities designed for children, can make up
for that.
Start by considering the ages of your children,
due to the malaria risk, we don't usually recommend
a Tanzania safari for family holidays with toddlers.
For slightly older children, around 6-12 years old,
many safari camps and lodges are ruled out because of their open nature and high densities of
big game. That said, parents might consider Hatari
Lodge, near Arusha.
For children over about 8 years old the choices
are wider, the larger 'hotel-style' lodges in Northern Tanzania have less wildlife wondering through
them than small bush lodges, and so are safer for
children. Linking these into a privately guided family
safari holiday will work very well, especially if we arrange a guide who is experienced with children.
That said - you might feel quite 'enclosed' in the
closed vehicles; it's important that these trips are
designed very carefully to be successful.
For a more 'open-air' family safari in Tanzania, we
would recommend the Selous Game Reserve and
Ruaha National Park in Southern Tanzania. Camps
here are smaller, with lighter footprints; they're
more open and activities are more varied.
Older children will love the open-topped vehicles,
boat trips and just sitting around campfires at night.
Do ask us about a private vehicle; it'll also make a
massive difference!
Beach holidays for families in Tanzania
Because Tanzania's coast is seldom very far from
its game reserves, you can easily combine family
beach holidays with safaris in Tanzania without long
internal flights!
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