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Cape Compass

Family safaris

Malaria-free reserves, kids' ranger programmes and lodges that truly welcome children.

Travelling with children takes the right lodges: ones with family suites, flexible meal times, private vehicles and junior ranger programmes that keep young minds busy between drives.

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Family safaris

We often recommend the malaria-free Eastern Cape for younger children, and Greater Kruger for teens.

Typically includes

  • Family-friendly lodges
  • Private vehicle options
  • Kids' activities

Good to know

  • Many lodges have minimum ages for drives
  • Check children's travel document rules in our FAQ

Special occasions

More special occasions.

Honeymoons

Cape Town · Winelands · Sabi Sand

6 tours

Tailor-made trips

Tours featuring family safaris.

Region
Duration
Budget

4 of 4 tours

11 days · Cape Town & Winelands · Garden Route · Eastern Cape

Garden Route Self-Drive

Breakfast daily, 4 dinners · 4 activities · Rental car & route book

  • Clifftop whale watching in Hermanus
  • Knysna lagoon and Plettenberg Bay beaches
  • Tsitsikamma forest and Storms River Mouth
  • Malaria-free safari finale in Addo

From

$2,890

per person, complete package

From $5,780 for two · international flights excluded

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Most requested · 7 days · Kruger & private reserves

Kruger Private Reserve Safari

All meals & drinks · 2 game drives daily + walks · Flights & transfers from Johannesburg

  • Three nights tracking leopard in the Sabi Sand
  • Three nights on foot and by vehicle in the Timbavati
  • Light-aircraft transfers between lodges
  • Private vehicle upgrade available

From

$8,400

per person, complete package

From $16,800 for two · international flights excluded

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9 days · Johannesburg · Panorama Route · Kruger & private reserves

Johannesburg, Panorama & Kruger

Breakfast daily, all meals on safari · 7 activities · Private road transfers

  • Soweto and the Apartheid Museum with a local guide
  • Blyde River Canyon and God's Window
  • Four nights of game drives in Greater Kruger
  • No domestic flights needed

From

$3,600

per person, complete package

From $7,200 for two · international flights excluded

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12 days · Cape Town & Winelands · Garden Route · Eastern Cape

Malaria-Free Family Adventure

Breakfast daily, all meals on safari · 8 family activities · Flights & transfers

  • Boulders Beach penguins and Table Mountain
  • Plettenberg Bay beaches and marine safaris
  • Junior ranger programme on safari
  • Malaria-free throughout

From

$5,250

per person, complete package

From $10,500 for two · international flights excluded

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