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TRAVELLING IN TANZANIA WITH KIDS
Predators Safari Club • March 2, 2020
For those parents with a sense of adventure, Tanzania is a destination with beautiful attractions, including wildlife, sandy beaches, family-focused guides, superb lodges with swimming pools and good weather.
Best Regions for Kids
- Northern Tanzania: is safari country and Maasai country. It's not cheap, but kids will love seeing the animals, as well as the many colourful cultures. A good selection of child-friendly hotels and restaurants completes the picture.
- Zanzibar Island: the gentle beaches alone are enough to make the island the perfect family destination. Many hotels also have swimming pools (ideal for passing the time while the tide is out) and spacious grounds, and there's a wide choice of child-friendly cuisine.
- North-Eastern Tanzania: Saadani National Park makes the northeast a child-friendly choice.
“ TANZANIA OFFERS WHITE SAND BEACHES, FAMILY-FRIENDLY CAMPS AND A WHOLE LION KING CAST OF WILDLIFE THAT WILL HAVE CHILDREN DANCING WITH DELIGHT.”
CHILDREN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Wildlife:
- Saadani National Park - Beach plus wildlife.
- Arusha National Park - Small and manageable; easy day trip from Arusha.
- Ngorongoro Crater - Guaranteed wildlife; nearby family-friendly accommodation.
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Maasai culture is fascinating, and they love kids just as much as the kids will adore them.
- Southern safari circuit (Ruaha & Selous): Ideal for older children; also offers safaris in open vehicles.
Beaches:
- Zanzibar Island - Lovely east-coast beaches with soft sand and gentle waters, plus many swimming pools at the resorts to while away the time while the tides are out.
- Mafia Island - Small beaches, dhow rides and snorkelling.
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Let us introduce you to the lesser-known "Small 5", whose names relate to their bigger counterparts ("Big 5": the elephant, lion, buffo, leopard, and rhino).
The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the "Seven Nature Wonders of the World". It is also the largest single movement of wild animals in the world and the main reason why so many safari-lovers visit Tanzania & Kenya to see one of the world’s most thrilling, intriguing and spectacular displays of wildlife behaviour.
Predators Safaris' primary business is incoming tourism from all over the world to Tanzania & Kenya in the form of individual travellers, groups and incentives – and we have been doing safaris successfully for over 50 years.
The park has a dense population of the big five species. The park's most famous residents are its herds of free-ranging elephants, but it is also home to many other rare species which makes it the most interesting thing; the diversity of flora and fauna, within the park and around it.
Several dry-country adapted mammals that don't occur in most Kenyan parks can be found here. The Reticulated giraffe has a more striking pattern than the common Masai giraffe. Beisa Oryx is particularly well adapted to arid conditions. The Gerenuk, with its elongated neck, is able to stand on its hind legs to reach sparse leaves. Both the common Burchell’s zebra and the bigger Grevy’s zebra are found alongside each other.
Ol Pejeta is home to two of the world's last remaining northern white rhinos, and a sanctuary for over 110 critically endangered black rhinos.
Predators Safaris managed MANY KENYA SAFARIS in the past, but in 2019 we opened a fully operational office in Kenya (Nairobi) with permanently employed office staff, guides and our own fleet of vehicles for Kenya. You can now enjoy the Predators personal service touches on the same level as in Tanzania