Family Safari
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Unforgettable Family Safaris
A family safari is more than a holiday, it is a shared adventure your children will remember for the rest of their lives. From spotting elephants at a waterhole to hearing lions call after dark, offering families the chance to reconnect, explore, and experience the natural world in a truly unforgettable way.
At Globally Mine, I create tailormade family safaris designed around your children’s ages, your travel style, and your sense of adventure.
Why Choose a Family Safari?
A safari brings learning to life in the most exciting way possible. Children can track animal footprints with expert guides, watch giraffes wander across open plains, and discover the importance of conservation first-hand.
Family-friendly lodges and camps offer flexible game drives, child-focused activities, swimming pools, spacious accommodation, and guides who know how to keep younger travellers engaged and safe.
Tailor-Made for Your Family
No two families are the same, and no two safaris should be either. I carefully recommend destinations, lodges, and itineraries that suit your family’s needs, whether you are travelling with young children, teenagers, or several generations.
I consider every detail, including:
- Family-friendly lodges and private villas
- Child age restrictions and activity options
- Malaria-free safari areas where suitable
- Flight routes and transfer times
- Private vehicles and flexible guiding
- Beach extensions after your safari
- Safety, comfort, and pace of travel
Where to Go on a Family Safari
Africa offers the classic safari experience, with vast landscapes, exceptional wildlife diversity, and the opportunity to see the “Big Five”, lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo.
Destinations such as Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, and South Africa are perfect for families wanting dramatic game viewing, luxury lodges, and iconic wildlife moments.
Sri Lanka, however, offers a completely different style of safari that combines wildlife with culture, beaches, and shorter travel distances.
Families can enjoy sightings of elephants, leopards, sloth bears, and exotic birdlife in national parks such as Yala and Wilpattu, while also experiencing temples, tea plantations, and beautiful coastline. Time Sri Lanka right and you can experience the “Elephant Gathering”.
For younger children or families wanting a more varied holiday with excellent value and easier logistics, Sri Lanka can be an outstanding alternative to Africa.
For families wanting relaxation after their safari, we can combine your adventure with time on the beaches of Zanzibar, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles or the Maldives.
Why Book With an Independent Safari Specialist?
Planning a family safari involves far more than choosing a lodge. Wildlife seasons, child policies, internal flights, guiding standards, travel disruption, and value for money all matter.
In today’s world, with changing flight routes, global conflict, rising jet fuel costs, and shifting travel conditions, expert advice is more important than ever. As an independent travel agency, we offer honest recommendations, flexible planning, and personal support before, during, and after your trip.
You will have one trusted point of contact who understands your family and your itinerary from start to finish.
Start Planning Your Family Safari
Whether you dream of your children seeing their first elephant, sharing sundowners as the sun sets over the bush, or combining safari with a relaxing beach escape, we will design a journey that feels effortless, exciting, and completely personal.
Contact us today to start planning your family safari.
I have helped 100s of families, just like you, I take the overwhelm out of holiday planning.
“Genuinely the best holiday booking experience I’ve ever had” – Mandy, Leeds
“Nicky is fantastic, highly efficient and personable…she takes the stress out of finding and booking amazing holidays. She’s found us two holidays this year.” Lucy, Shere
Get in touch
Speak with Nicky Woodhatch
Owner & Travel Specialist
My name is Nicky, and I am the owner & founder of Globally Mine. I am also mum to three kids (20, 17 & 12), one dog (Cockerpoo called Hughie) and wife to Simon and we live in Cranleigh, Surrey.
I match busy families with the right destinations, accommodations, and experiences so they can focus on enjoying the perfect holiday together.
Globally Mine, although independently owned & run, operates under the Hays group, so we have access to over 500 tour operators and suppliers.
I save you time and eliminate stress by managing all the details, big and small, so you can focus on enjoying your time together.
How about staying at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi a stunning colonial-style manor house which is surrounded by creeping ivy which the giraffe LOVE to eat each morning. You can quite literally have breakfast with a Giraffe!
With access to top-tier Safari Tour Operators, I can help tailor a safari that perfectly matches your family’s preferences and needs. From thrilling game drives to serene nature walks, we have options that cater to every taste and interest.
Most kids and teens love travelling, so the best family holidays open them to new experiences, forge lifelong friendships, and inspire young people to harness their curiosity for a lifetime of fun-seeking adventure.
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Travelling with kids is deeply rewarding, but it can also be a minefield finding somewhere that keeps everyone entertained, lets you be as active or as inactive as you wish, and offers the right type of experiences for every age group.
Why choose us?
We've been there!
Nicky was always available if we needed anything extra and her attention to detail was spot on.
I’m already thinking about where to go next and I will definitely be a return customer.
