Family Safaris & Wildlife Holidays

They say children are born with a sense of wonder and an affinity for nature. Undoubtedly a child’s love of animals is inherent, but the pressures of modern family life mean few of us can share our homes with a menagerie of beasties. Our family wildlife holidays give your kids the chance to have close encounters with nature. The classic African Safari comes into its own when coupled with ranger training camps and bush sleep-outs, all in a day’s play after a morning of spotting the Big Five.

Today’s children know more about ecology than any adult, so bring them face-to face with it on your luxury family holiday to the Seychelles where giant turtles roam the private island of Desroches. Those with a passion for mini-beasts will love spotting the endangered frogs, spiders and geckos in Coco de Mer on Praslin. For the ultimate family jungle holiday, head to Borneo or Thailand where everyone can wash elephants before taking a canoe safari down river, spotting monkeys, hornbills, and gibbons, and sleep in a luxury floating rainforest camp by night. Head down-under to Australia’s Outback and the Great Barrier Reef, followed by the animal kingdom of Tasmania to spot Tasmanian devils, platypus and wombats galore.