Famous for offering some of the most luxurious and exclusive (and correspondingly expensive) safari camps in all of Africa, Botswana’s high level of thoughtful service lends itself beautifully to a family safari for the right sort of adventurous family. Botswana is certainly not the first country to jump to mind when considering a family safari, for some it will be the family holiday of a lifetime.
If money is no object, then Botswana offers everything you could possibly want for a family safari itinerary. It would be a holiday of a lifetime that the children will talk about for decades to come. However, Botswana’s accommodation is typically very remote, in amongst serious wildlife with little to attract younger children. Add the price tag and a Botswana family holiday is prohibitive to most when you begin paying for multiple children! For the slightly older and wiser however, the game viewing here is truly phenomenal. A Botswana Family Safari provides those children geared up to enjoy the wild outdoors a fabulous range of safari experiences: game drives, mokoro (canoe) trips, motor boat trips, walks and quad biking – and this is only for starters!
Time to stop rushing around with your heads in a screen. A safari is a chance to ditch the iPhone and PlayStation, and reconnect with nature and with each other. Botswana’s wilderness is one of the last true wildernesses in the world, and we can’t think of many better places to spend really special quality time with your loved ones.
Botswana is a great place for a wild education. With so little in the form of man-made entertainment, there are few distractions and the lodges will often have specially trained guides running children’s educational programmes. So with great luxury, comes great convenient service!
Botswana is all about intimacy and personalised service. Children are just as attentively looked after as the parents; there are no half measures just because children are short.
A Botswana family safari is not for everyone. However, there are very few extreme family experiences that can compare for those who are adventurous and whose children are mature and nature-savvy.
Why a Botswana Family Safari?
Which are the most family friendly safari lodges in Botswana?
Hands down the best lodge in the Okavango Delta for childern is Seba Camp. With a huge concerntration on centering activities around children, you would almost expect Seba Camp's tag line to be 'the children are the future'. It's not, of course. But a family holiday here would prove a really immersive experience for adults and children alike.
For the Selinda Spillway it’s absolutely Selinda Explorer’s Camp. Children are given a Young Explorer’s Pack on arrival which marks the start of their ‘training’ and over the course of their stay will work towards their Conservation Ambassador Badge. An extra touch that puts this top of the list is that your child will receive a letter from a local child inviting them to be a lifelong pen pal.
Chobe is not our favourite wildlife area as we find it relatively crowded, but having said that Muchenje is one of the best family safari lodges in Botswana. Opt for the two storey family chalet, giving you more than enough space to eradicate the usual family bickering from your holiday – teenagers especially like this!
Leroo La Tau is our pick in the Makgadikgadi Pans. This camp has a spacious family room and is really spread out, so ideal for relaxation in between activities. Kids will love exploring with the San Bushmen, boating around the area and seeing the impressive Zebra migration - a sight fit to impress any age!
For the Selinda Spillway it’s absolutely Selinda Explorer’s Camp. Children are given a Young Explorer’s Pack on arrival which marks the start of their ‘training’ and over the course of their stay will work towards their Conservation Ambassador Badge. An extra touch that puts this top of the list is that your child will receive a letter from a local child inviting them to be a lifelong pen pal.
Chobe is not our favourite wildlife area as we find it relatively crowded, but having said that Muchenje is one of the best family safari lodges in Botswana. Opt for the two storey family chalet, giving you more than enough space to eradicate the usual family bickering from your holiday – teenagers especially like this!
Leroo La Tau is our pick in the Makgadikgadi Pans. This camp has a spacious family room and is really spread out, so ideal for relaxation in between activities. Kids will love exploring with the San Bushmen, boating around the area and seeing the impressive Zebra migration - a sight fit to impress any age!