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Family Safaris - When and Where

Africa is a truly vast continent with many different altitudes and seasons. This means that the weather varies enormously.  Planning a family safari that avoids the traditional rains and extremes of humidity and temperature is possible all the year round.

The two most popular times for families to travel are Christmas and the summer holidays. Easter is also an excellent time to visit Africa and is a good way of avoiding the ‘high season’ costs associated with Christmas and the summer months.

Because many of the lodges and camps we use are small, space does get limited over busy periods, particularly school holidays. The more notice you can give us, the better chance we will have of getting your family your first choice accommodation. 

 

January to March - Christmas Holiday & February Half Term

 
  • Kenya
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
 

Picnic lunch in Laikipia, northern Kenya, February half term.  Photograph courtesy of the Hughes family

 

 

 

April to June - Easter Holiday & May Half Term
 
  • Botswana
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Seychelles
  • Zambia
 

Jack and John Spence on the Cape coast, South Africa, Easter holidays

 

 

 

July to September – Summer Holiday

 
  • Botswana
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
 

On the way to Rekero Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya, summer holidays.  Photograph courtesy of the Mercer family

 

 

 

October to December – October Half Term & Christmas Holiday

 
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
 

The Opperman family at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Christmas holidays