East African top up the 10 best safari destinations for families in the world with countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda offering the best family holiday and vacations. Our African safari experts have compiled a list of what seems to be their top 10 picks of outdoors and child-friendly itineraries for families traveling with children on an African safari.
A family safari in East Africa organized by Kabura Travel, offers a wide range of adventure activities with comfort stay the most exclusive luxury lodges, and privately own villa and luxurious tented campsite spread along with the best national parks such as the Serengeti and Masai Mara. Our East African safaris packages and attractions are crafted to satisfy everyone in the family from mom, dad, children, grandparents, teenagers, youth, and even seniors for the complete satisfaction of family vacations.
Our amazing authentic family vacation in East Africa brings an opportunity to reconnect with each other and plenty of benefits for children as they get to learn about Mother Nature, interact with completely different cultures and see wild animals in their natural settings. Kabura Travel is your top East African safari tour operator company of choice because we’ve been going on safari with our families since 2008.
Know before you go on a Family Safari
A family vacation to Africa should be an opportunity for there entire family to have a memorable experience and not challengers of this beloved continent of Africa which we call home to big5 wildlife animals. Our African safari travel team is made of a bunch of family members moms and Dads who have travelled most of our top 10 safari destinations in Africa and east Africa and won’t recommend anything inappropriate which they want nadb=vise theory own families when it comes got plan memorable East African family vacation. Rest assured that they will recommend the best putting the safety and comfort of your family first.
The Age factors of your children will determine where you want to go on your East Africa family vacation,
If you are traveling with children under the age of 8, our recommendation would be to consider a family safari holiday in South Africa malaria-free game reserves as East Africa is known to be malaria area
The age bracket of 8 to 12, best for safari lodges or tented campsite that offers closed or private vehicles, junior rangers program, top-notch rangers to walk the youngsters in nature, bush picnics and learning tracking skills.
The age bracket 13-18, chose safari games lodges that offer boating activities, walking, cycling, and open classic 4×4 safari vehicles. By now your children are maturer enough to do classic safaris, it is important to have top-notch game rangers so that your children can learn about what they are to witness when it comes to dramatic predator-prey interactions on any game drives, teens have to learn that hunters and prey are necessary and a normal natural way of keeping the cycle of life of wild animals. Your teens will enjoy witnessing the annual great wildebeest migration on both sides of Masai Mara and the great Serengeti National park Africa’s top Park.
Our top 10 best family vacation experiences in east Africa
A visit to Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi-Kenya. Feed Rothschild’s giraffes at Giraffe Manor In Nairobi. Adventure to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. Opt for family Gorilla trekking In Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Opt for family Gorilla trekking in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Ecosystem Forest. Opt Kibale National Park for the Chimpanzee. Opt for the annual great wildebeest migration. Family hot air-ballon in Serengeti National Park. Visiting Chimpanzee Sanctuary (Ol Pejeta Conservancy Kenya). Plenty of Water adventure in Zanzibar
Our 10 Best Family Safari Trips to East Africa
1. Mara North & Zanzibar Safari and Beach Holidays for Families
Duration: 10 Days | Destinations Visited: 4
Embark on our private family safari and beach holidays in Kenya and explore Mara North Conservancy and the best family beach in Zanzibar from Nairobi. Our African Safari tours are perfect for families, with a personal butler and private chef to cater to your family’s every need.
Trip Highlights
- Explore Mara North Conservancy near Masai Mara National Reserve on our luxury family safari in Kenya with accommodation in a private bush house with three ensuite bedrooms, a private deck, and a private swimming pool.
- Our all-inclusive luxury private family safari holidays have been curated for families desiring an exclusive and private safari in Africa complete with a personal butler, private chef, private guide and private 4×4 vehicle for game drives and nature walks.
- Following your 5 days luxury family safari, benefit from our scheduled point to point light aircraft flight to Zanzibar for a beach holiday in Matemwe.
- Our family beach holidays in Zanzibar include accommodation in a private beach house, with three bedrooms (two of which are ensuite), a private deck, and a private swimming pool, as well as a personal butler and private chef.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Mara North & Zanzibar Safari and Beach Holidays for Families
2. Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti Family Safari Tours
Duration: 9 Days | Destinations Visited: 6
Join us on one of our all-inclusive luxury family safari holidays in East Africa and explore Lake Manyara safari, Ngorongoro Crater safari tours, and Serengeti Safaris in Africa. Our Tanzania family safari packages are all-inclusive of luxury tented camps and lodges, all meals, local drinks and safari activities.
Trip Highlights
- Embark on our 9-day African safari tours for families and explore some of the best safari parks in Tanzania such as Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti National Park from Arusha.
- After your one overnight in Arusha, fly out to Lake Manyara National Park and spend two nights in the heart of the mahogany forest, benefitting from a night game drive to encounter the nocturnal wildlife.
- The following two nights will be spent at the Ngorongoro Crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you will witness incredible wildlife and breathtaking views of the landscape that was once a volcano.
- Your African safari tours culminated with the Serengeti National Park great migration safari tours, where travelers from around the globe come to witness what is one of the most spectacular annual safari experiences.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti Family Safari Tours
3. Kenya Family Safari Tours to Samburu & Masai Mara
Duration: 7 Days | Destinations Visited: 4
Explore our African safari tours for families by visiting two top safari destinations in Africa on our Masai Mara adventure safaris from Nairobi and a Samburu safari in Kenya. Benefit from our all-inclusive family safari holidays with affordable safaris in Kenya.
Trip Highlights
- Explore our best Luxury family safari in Kenya and experience Samburu National Reserve and the Masai Mara adventure safaris from Nairobi.
- Stay in luxury safari lodges and camps in Samburu and Mara Conservancy with an abundance of wildlife including the migration across the Mara River.
- Discover the Maasai and Samburu tribes which is unique to our Warrior’s Academy and learn about their traditional cultures, which is perfect for families.
- Explore authentic wildlife, open plains and private forested valleys in the Mara and Samburu areas including the infamous “Samburu Five”, unique to Samburu.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Kenya Family Safari Tours to Samburu & Masai Mara
4. Kenya Safari Tour to Ol Pejeta safari & Masai Mara Migration safari
Duration: 7 Days | Destinations Visited: 3
Best family safari tour in East Africa. Discover the best of African Safari Tours by visiting the two top safari destinations in Kenya with our 7-Day affordable Safari packages and explore the Masai Mara migration safari and our Ol Pejeta safari tour.
Trip Highlights
- Experience the best of Kenya Safari Tours and explore the Ol Pejeta Conservancy with chance encounters with the Big Five animals including three types of Rhino.
- Embark on the Great Migration Safari Tour in the Masai Mara National Reserve consisting of two million-strong Wildebeest crossing the Mara River into the Serengeti.
- Spend 3-Nights in Ol Pejeta Bush Camp and 3-Nights at Rekero Camp.
- These are two of Kenya’s best safari destinations in Africa.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Kenya Safari Tour to Ol Pejeta safari & Masai Mara Migration safari
5. Tanzania Safari & Beach Tour to Selous, Ruaha & Zanzibar
Duration: 10 Days | Destinations Visited: 4
A family vacation in Tanzania for small and big families wanting to discover Africa. Explore the best of Tanzania Southern Safari circuit and spend 3-nights in Selous Game Reserve and 3-nights in Ruaha National Park in these unspoiled, wildlife-rich safari destinations, ending off your African Safari Tour with a relaxing Zanzibar beach holiday.
Trip Highlights
- Take a trip off the beaten path and explore 3 nights in Selous Game Reserve and 3 nights in Ruaha National Park on one of the best African Safari Tours in Tanzania.
- Rich in wildlife, the unspoilt wilderness in the Tanzania southern safari circuit awaits you with exciting morning, afternoon and night safari game drives, walking and boat safaris.
- Search for big cats in the Ruaha National Park, which is home to 10% of Africa’s lion population.
- Take a flight to Zanzibar Island for a 3-night stay at Matemwe Lodge and spend your days relaxing in a hammock, swimming in the warm Indian ocean or enjoying some watersports activities. This is the perfect way to wind down from your African Safari tours.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Tanzania Safari & Beach Tour to Selous, Ruaha & Zanzibar
6. Masai Mara, Amboseli, Meru and Samburu Luxury Safari Tours
Duration: 11 Days | Destinations Visited: 5
A top 10 family holiday trip to east Africa for couples traveling with children. Our most affordable luxury safari in Kenya offers you eleven days to explore our African safari tours to Masai Mara migration safari, Amboseli safari tours, Meru National Park safari, and Samburu safari camps. Our African Safari Tours allows you to experience the best safari parks in Kenya.
Trip Highlights
- Spend 11-days in some of our top luxury safari camps in Kenya, with our point to point fly-in African Safari Tours from Nairobi.
- Our 2-nights Amboseli safari package offers you perfect photographic safaris in Kenya with herds of elephants and prides of lions and Mount Kilimanjaro as a backdrop.
- Step into motion picture history with our 2-nights in Elsa’s Kopje at Meru National Park in Kenya where the movie Born Free was filmed.
- Your 2-nights in Samburu National Reserve allows you the opportunity to explore the reserve on foot alongside an experienced guide and tracker.
- Experience the unique opportunity of horse riding on the plains next to zebras, giraffes, and elephants.
- End off your African Safari Tours with three spectacular nights in the Masa Mara National Reserve with accommodation in the middle of the Masai Mara migration safari.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Masai Mara, Amboseli, Meru and Samburu Luxury Safari Tours
7. Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti and Ruaha Safari Tour
Duration: 9 Days | Destinations Visited: 6
Bring your family along on this top guided African safari tour to magical Tanzania. Experience the best of Tanzania Safari Tour packages exploring Tarangire, Serengeti and Ruaha National Parks, as well as the Ngorongoro Crater, including the great migration of the wildebeest and zebras, cross the Mara River to the Masai Mara.
Trip Highlights
- Visit four of the best Tanzania safari parks in nine days and explore Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, and Ruaha safari parks with accommodation in stylish, luxury safari camps.
- Begin your African Safari Tours from Kilimanjaro International Airport and end your tours at Dar es Salaam International Airport in Tanzania.
- Watch herds of elephant in Tarangire, one of the best big five game drives in Ngorongoro Crater, experience the authentic Maasai village, the great migration of the wildebeest in Serengeti, and be on the lookout for leopards in Ruaha.
- Benefit from included point to point light aircraft flights between safari parks and road transfers between airstrips and safari camps accommodation.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti and Ruaha Safari Tour
8. Tanzania Safari Tour to Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Serengeti & Zanzibar
Duration: 11 Days | Destinations Visited: 6
Touring Tanzania with your family with us on our discounted affordable safaris and stay and top beautiful luxurious lodges and campsites. Enjoy the best of our Tanzania Safari and Beach holidays exploring Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti Safari Tours as well as the Zanzibar holidays extension.
Trip Highlights
- Enjoy our classic Tanzania safari and Zanzibar packages in eleven days and get to see herds of elephants in Tarangire National Park, our Ngorongoro Crater walking safari and the great migration in the Serengeti.
- Benefit from accommodation in the best safari camps in Tanzania, some of which move around the park several times a year to bring you the best safari experience in Africa.
- You will spend two nights in Tarangire National Park, two nights in Ngorongoro Crater region and three nights in the Serengeti National Park.
- Our fly-in African Safari vacation packages include point to point light aircraft flights and 4×4 vehicle transfers between camps.
- Touchdown in Zanzibar Island and spend 3 nights relaxing off the coast of Tanzania on one of the most beautiful beach lodges in Zanzibar.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Tanzania Safari Tour to Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Serengeti & Zanzibar
9. Mara Naboisho, Serengeti & Ruaha Safari & Zanzibar Beach Tours
Duration: 13 Days | Destinations Visited: 7
Explore East African safari tours in 13 days and spend 3 nights in Mara Naboisho Conservancy, 3 nights in the Serengeti National Park, 3 nights in Ruaha National Park, and 3 nights in Zanzibar Island. Another east African safari family affair.
Trip Highlights
- This African Safari Tour presents a once in a lifetime safari opportunity to combine one of the best Kenya safari parks and two of the best safari parks in Tanzania, as well as one of the best beach lodges in Zanzibar.
- Spend three nights in Mara Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya, searching for cheetahs and learning about the Maasai culture in the Masai Mara.
- Fly over to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and spend three nights in the midst of the Great Migration of the wildebeest, zebras and gazelle.
- Journey to the south of Tanzania and spend three nights in Ruaha National Park, watching herds of elephants drinking from watering holes and leopards lurking in the trees.
- Leave the African Safari bush behind you and touchdown in Zanzibar Island for a relaxing 3 nights, unwinding on the white sandy beaches and swimming in the warm Indian Ocean.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Mara Naboisho, Serengeti & Ruaha Safari & Zanzibar Beach Tours
10. Kenya Masai Mara Migration Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday Tour
Duration: 10 Days | Destinations Visited: 3
Embark on our private family safari and beach holidays in Kenya and explore Mara North Conservancy and the best family beach in Zanzibar from Nairobi. Our African Safari tours are perfect for families, with a personal butler and private chef to cater to your family’s every need.
Trip Highlights
- Experience the best of Kenya Safari Tours and explore the Ol Pejeta Conservancy with chance encounters with the Big Five animals including three types of Rhino.
- Embark on the Great Migration Safari Tour in the Masai Mara National Reserve consisting of two million-strong Wildebeest crossing the Mara River into the Serengeti.
- Spend 3-Nights in Ol Pejeta Bush Camp and 3-Nights at Rekero Camp.
- These are two of Kenya’s best safari destinations in Africa.
- Then, charter an included flight from Wilson Airport in Nairobi to Zanzibar Airport for your 4 day Zanzibar beach holiday package and end off your African holiday relaxing at one of the top beach resorts in Zanzibar.
- Relax on one of the best beaches in Zanzibar, swim in the Indian Ocean, Snorkel or Dive on the tropical reefs or visit Stone Town for sightseeing of interesting Swahili and Arabic architecture or barter with the locals for souvenirs and spices to take home.
Best For These Travellers Types:
Families, any Family travelling with children, Couples, Seniors, Honeymoon Couples, Small group of Friends
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Kenya Masai Mara Migration Safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday Tour