MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® EXPERIENCES

This year we are celebrating 45-years of why we love Africa through our sustainable safaris experiences. Tourism is the lifeblood of Africa and now more than ever tourism dollars make an incredible difference.

We are here to guide you to the best ethically responsible and engaging experiences for each family. This includes curating trips with MAKE TRAVEL MATTER^® experiences that meets one of the UN Sustainable Development Global Goals. Here are just a few of our diverse opportunities to engage with Africa's people and wildlife.

 

Jabulani Elephant Experience

South Africa’s only elephant orphanage sanctuary, Jabulani at Kapama Private Game Reserve offers many one-of-a kind-experiences. Between game drives seeing the other wildlife on the reserve, you can meet Jabulani's resident herd of African elephants and spend time learning about their behavior and incredible stories.

Start the day with Elephant Moments, where Jabulani’s enthusiastic elephant caretakers share the daily lives of the elephants. The watch the herd splash playfully during their midday swim, and in the evening, join them for their last sunset walk during an intimate sundowner.  

For every family one one of our safaris, we will  foster an elephant in your name. Children 12+ can join a ranger and elephant carer on foot and journey through the reserve tracking the elephants and learning about each elephant's stories and personalities. 

 

Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Walk Through

Go behind the scenes and get a firsthand look at conservation projects and meet the passionate wildlife caregivers at Shamwari.

Between exciting game drives at the malaria-free Eastern Game Shamwari Private Reserve, guests can join caregivers at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. The centre helps to rehabilitate and care for sick, injured, abandoned or orphaned animals under the care of our professional veterinary team. Once these animals have been nursed back to health, they are released back into their natural habitat.

Families with older kids can also visit the Born Free Big Cat Sanctuary. 

 

Cape Town Art and Sustainable Living

Spend a day in Cape Town meeting inspiring people and learning about their music, customs and way of life. 

Our township excursion offers insight into South Africa's abundance of hope and creative energy. Meet the people empowering their local communities through grassroots development programs. Spend time with children at a school or after school program or seniors at a retirement home. Visit an urban garden or a literacy workshop and be touched by the wonderful raw energy of the "Rainbow Nation". 

 

Re-Wild the Kids at Kenya's Family-owned Lodges

Every lodge visited on  our Family Safari in Kenya is run by local families supporting community and wildlife projects. Explore Nairobi National Park the oldest park in Africa in search of endangered black and white rhino.In between game drives with the Nairobi city skyline as a backdrop, relax at the lodge, or perhaps visit the orphaned elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a unique elephant & rhino relocation program. The nearby Giraffe Centre is home to the endangered Rothschild’s Giraffe. 

At El Karama Lodge contribute to the predator identification program and re-wild the kids at the first Bush School for children. Spend time with naturalist and guides learning bushcraft. In the Maasai Mara, visit House in the Wild's Mara Training Centre founded by Tarquin and Lippa Wood and learn how the local communities build their livelihoods in harmony with the wildlife. 

 

Meet the Anti-Poaching Unit

Home to elephant, a healthy population of lion, the rare wild dog and an abundance of other species, Loisaba Conservancy is a prime example of successful collaboration between conservation, communities, ranching and tourism. 

The local Samburu and Maasai tribes are full partners so your visit not only conserves the environment but also pays for the education and welfare of the people who call this remote and magnificent region home. The conservancy has its own dedicated anti-poaching team and you can go behind the scenes to learn more about protecting this 57,000 acre wildlife haven. A highlight is meeting their dog sniffing team. The team is comprised of Memusi and Nanyokie and their human handler and guests participate in a tracking demonstration to see them in action.

 

Rewarding Community Projects

In our Discover the Wonders of Tanzania, visit Maasai communities untouched by large-scale tourism and learn about their innovative community projects.

Beyond amazing wildlife sightings,  visit communities meeting the Maasai of Ololosokwan and members of the Mwika Village to learn about community projects that range from clean water to beekeeping.

 

More Immersive Wildlife Experiences

We have even more unique hands on wildlife safari experiences from celebrating big and small wildlife in Sabi Sabi with female guides to protecting primates in Rwanda. 

 

 

PLAN A FAMILY SAFARI

Call 1-800-421-8907 or fill out our questionnaire and submit it to a family safari specialist to plan a trip and learn about our special pricing for children.