Tanzania family holiday for all ages

Planet

You’ll mainly enjoy locally sourced food during your stay in Tanzania, as several of our partner lodges operate a ‘farm to table’ approach, while Zanzibar offers abundant fresh local seafood. For vegetarians and vegans, there is an array of local salads and tropical fruits.

In our own office, we work digitally to minimise paper use, send all travel documentation by email, and enforce daily energy-saving policies.

We try to keep motorised travel to a minimum where practical.

Most accommodations we select provide water refill points to reduce plastic waste. Our safari vehicles carry clean freshwater containers so you can refill 'on the go'. We also recommend bringing an individual filter water bottle for your trip.

The lodges and camps we work with are built to integrate naturally into their surroundings, using local building materials and craftsmanship. We prioritise working with locally owned and operated properties.

Our hand-picked safari guides are local experts with extensive field experience. They are trained to track wildlife responsibly, keeping safe distances to minimize animal disruption. Many of our itineraries feature conservancies where lower vehicle density provides a better experience for guests and wildlife alike.

We ask all guests to respect local wildlife guidelines: stick to marked trails, leave no trace behind, and follow your guide’s safety instructions at all times.

Many partner lodges protect surrounding forest or desert habitats, maintain walking trails, and provide year-round employment for local communities. Several properties also grow fresh produce on site to reduce transport needs.

Lodge staff and guides are trained in local conservation principles. Park and conservancy entry fees paid through your booking directly support ongoing conservation and anti-poaching programs.

When planning family safaris, we carefully select routes and activities designed to keep travellers safe while ensuring wildlife is never put under distress.

People

All our tours in Tanzania are run in conjunction with local partners that have been chosen partly because they provide a fantastic service but also because they share our environmental and social goals. We work with a small, locally owned ground agent. Not only does this ensure that it is the host community who are managing and benefiting from tourism, but we also believe that our clients will have a better trip as local agents have a much more intimate knowledge of the region.

Where guests enjoy the services of local guides and drivers throughout their visit, we ensure that these guides/drivers are from the same regional area and will be pleased to answer questions and give an excellent insight into the way of life in the region and animals they may be seeing.

As much as possible, we work with locally owned hotels and lodges, promoting relationships with hoteliers who offer refillable toiletries rather than single-use sachets or minis. We particularly favour working with smaller independent guesthouses and camps where possible, as this has a much bigger positive impact than a larger 'chain.'

We sometimes include a tribal village visit on our tours, if appropriate. This is a very small scale and carefully structured visit to mutually benefit the tribespeople and the travellers - not a 'mass market' generic village visit. We encourage families to be friendly and respectful, and remind you to always ask permission before taking photos. We remind our guests that some local customs can be hard to witness for foreigners (e.g. hunting small animals) and to consider if their family would be comfortable with it.

Many of the staff at the lodges and camps, such as reception staff, catering and serving staff, cleaners and security are people from nearby communities, providing economic benefits and employment.

Investment in tourism means that jobs such as guiding, driving and being a ranger are very highly respected within the local community, further encouraging locals to preserve the wildlife.

Our tours are run together with partners that are owned and run by local people and who share our belief in the importance of operating in a socially responsible way, paying staff fairly and offering appropriate working hours and conditions.

We also understand that tipping is culturally appropriate and makes up a portion of income in certain job types, therefore we also provide detailed guidelines for our travellers as to suitable amounts.

By booking with us, you will be supporting various local guides, drivers, and service providers (e.g., hotel staff, market stallholders, ticket sellers, boat drivers etc), promoting employment from local communities, and good job opportunities for people coming up through training.

This trip is LGBTQ+ friendly and we welcome families of all types on our trips.