Multigenerational holidays offer kids, parents, and grandparents a great way to reconnect over shared experiences and make new memories at the same time. A safari offers families the perfect opportunity to come together and strengthen family bonds in amazing places offering a wide variety of activities and ample wildlife.
Let’stake a closer look at multigenerational safaris and discover why they’re the perfect choice for a meaningful family vacation.
A multigenerational safari typically involves multiple generations of a family (kids, parents, and grandparents) traveling together to experience Africa’s wildlife and natural environments. This kind of safari caters to diverse age groups and interests, ensuring activities and accommodations that are suitable for everyone.
In many cases, a multigenerational safari will include exclusive-use villas or lodges, so the experience feels like a home away from home and a family reunion in one.
Read here about a few of the exclusive-use options Iconic Africa recommends…
Multigenerational safaris are excellent for milestone occasions like birthdays and significant family celebrations. Spending quality time together in pristine environments and sharing unique safari experiences like game drives, bush walks, and wildlife spotting helps make memories that will last a lifetime.
Most of the high-end safari lodges offer special kids’ programs to keep the little ones entertained while the adults reconnect and unwind at the spa, bar, or on a private game drive.
Thanks to its varied landscapes and environments, Africa offers travelers a wide variety of multigenerational safari holidays. A Big 5 safari through the unrivalled Sabi Sands game reserve will have all family members enthralled by the wildlife on display, whilst a boat trip in the Okavango is a veritable delight of waterways, birdlife and palm trees.
If you want to include a little diversity in your trip, you might opt to escape to Mozambique, on the east coast of Southern Africa, for some tropical beach relaxation. The possibilities are as endless as the continent is large…
Back to the topic of exclusive-use villas and camps; accommodations here are fully equipped with everything you’ll need to relax in comfort and are situated in stunning locations where you and your family will be the only guests. Game sightings will be uncrowded while your dedicated guide and ranger lead you through the wonders of the African bush. Menus are tailor-made for your group, and completely customisable depending on dietary requirements.
Children allow one to view the beauty of safari through a completely different and refreshing lens. Whether it be marvelling at how a line of ants march a cross a camp path, or unpacking the magic of bird colouration, kids help us reconnect with the childlike wonder that is innate in all of us. We revert back to our 8-year-old selves and are suddenly fascinated by every smell, every nuanced look by an impala, every
Luxury lodges are so comfortable that the grandparents need not feel worried about venturing into the African bush either. Camps are specifically designed for ease of access, and those less-mobile among us are invariably placed in the rooms closer to the main areas. Game Drives are slow and measured and conducted in vehicles with superb suspension, so anyone concerned about sore backs or achy joints need not worry.
The new norm in safari is multigenerational travel. Unwind and disconnect with your family, and you’ll never feel closer to them.
Get in touch now through info@iconicafrica.com and let’s start planning YOUR family safari…