Small tents, bedrolls or sleeping bags, shared bush facilities and relatively simple food - these camps
will move every night or two, being quickly collapsed and packed into the back of
the land rover or trailer. A good safari tour operator will plan the best possible
options for you and your family according to specific ages of the children.If you are
a family that prefers being out there on your own, or perhaps are planning to
travel with another family, then the best possible safari you can have is a private
wilderness mobile camp. As parents, adventures aside, one of the immeasurably valuable things you'll find
here is that thing which is in such short supply at home - time. Time
in Africa is an exotic and slow-moving beast.Days on safari are filled with such a
rich tapestry of events - large and small - that they seem somehow longer. It
can be visited in a safari of around 5 nights (minimum) and with a good
air max france guide and a private vehicle in this time you can be fairly certain of seeing
most of the major species of mammal.Most of the best camps encourage all but the
youngest children but some do place age restrictions and if not within the camp itself,
these restrictions can apply to participation in some of the key activities. For children, Africa
is intoxicating and profoundly liberating. This is a small highly authentic safari camp, a perfect
mix of comfort and excitement - the sort of thing Hemingway would have used -
and you can arrange pretty much every aspect of the safari entirely to suit yourselves,
whether that be different activities every day, particular meal schedules, the occasional picnic or sundowner,
football matches with the camp crew or whatever takes your fancy.Alternatively if you want to
limit the amount of comfort you bestow on your kids, choose one of the popular
light mobile camping safaris. Long enough to be able to have a full morning's game
nike tn viewing, a substantial lunch and still steal a good couple of hours after lunch to
sleep, before heading out again in the afternoon.There are few deadlines that you or the
children have to meet. There will be a cook along to help with most camp
chores but you may be asked to muck in at times, perhaps helping establish camp
in the evening or keeping the hot water on tap for 'bucket shower' duty!Southern Tanzania
is also well worth visiting with children, and the increased flexibility in areas of the
Selous can make it a positively electrifying experience for children. Combining game drives with some
boating, fishing and walking safaris, along with the chance to sleep out under the stars
in simple fly camps surrounded by the sounds, sights and smells of the African night
makes for memories that will not fade quickly.A family safari in Tanzania might include the
Serengeti Wilderness Mobile exploring Loliondo and surrounding areas; Kiba Point or Beho Beho in the
Selous North; or perhaps adventure camping off the beaten track in Northern Tanzania. No "hurry
up, we'll be late" no "what do you mean you can't find your other shoe?"
Nobody's even slightly bothered if you choose to wear no shoes and life just works
to a different rhythm, dictated by the rising and setting of the sun.Most countries in
Africa are great for family safaris and Tanzania is a particularly good example; huge quantities
of big wild animals (always a winner), lots of different things to do, very diverse
areas within relatively easy reach and good options for small private camps.Northern Tanzania is a
great place to start, it's so diverse and relatively easy to plug together all your
favourite elements. Whatever you choose, you and your family are sure to have a safari
experience you'll never forget.Alex Edwards runs Natural High Safaris which offers family safaris, luxury safaris,
fly camping and a range of other safari adventures in Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and other
African regions..
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