Wildlife guide
This wildlife travel guide is meant to be like a trailer for the new Attenborough series. Because we also have individual travel guides for more specific wildlife holidays, such as our safaris, bear watching and whale watching.
Tiger safaris with children
It's a love thing, as you hold your treasured ones in your arms and watch the most loved and precious creature in the world together.
As if seeing a tiger in the wild isn’t emotional enough, spotting one with your children is something that goes way beyond words. But it’s not just a love thing. The tiger is highly endangered, and our children are the future conservationists. So, we need to educate them about the issues, about how tigers are the prime predators, affecting everything that lies beneath them in this ecosystem and, if destroyed, the impact of the loss is huge. If we can successfully get the next generation to absorb and act upon this message, then we will have given them a profound experience that stretches way beyond the school ground, school room or daily social media whirl. No pressure then.
Our Tiger safari family Holidays
Tiger watching holiday in India
A chance to see the majestic tiger in the wild
From
£725 to £950
9 days
ex flights
Tiger safari in India, Bandhavgarh & Kanha
Ultimate wilderness experience in two of the best parks!
From
US $1320 to US $2250
7 days
ex flights
Central India wildlife holiday, stay in a treehouse
Authentic wilderness experience in Tree Houses, India
From
US $2275 to US $4250
10 days
ex flights
Satpura tiger reserve safari in India
Wlderness experience at Satpura Tiger Reserve.
From
US $1300 to US $2400
6 days
ex flights
Activities for families
Although tailor made tiger safaris often have no minimum age, these trips best suit children and teenagers who are patient enough to cope with three or four hours in a jeep. Having exposed them to the wildlife by jeep, challenge them to a hike in the wilds too in a with a proper guided trek into the foothills of mountain ranges just to discover the joy of walking in wilderness.
If you choose a tiger safari in Rajasthan, head into its magnificent desert landscapes for a few days on a camel safari across dunes. Start this journey in Jaipur, this ‘Pink City’ which feels like a collection of movie sets, with flower markets, bazaars, Palace of the Winds and Amber Fort all glistening prettily in the sunlight. Its old town is a place to let the reality of India seep in. With camels and carts in the streets, monkeys climbing the city walls, fortune tellers, snake charmers and a Maharaja’s palace.
You might think that this will take you out of your comfort zone, but staying in a homestay will be one of the most memorable things you will do in on your travels as a family. Indians genuinely love to include you in their everyday lives, whether it is farming, fishing, visiting the local school, or teaching you their natural cooking skills. Bring a cricket ball and just watch those kids bond in minutes. Bring a bat and they will be friends for life.
Our top Tiger safari family Holiday
Tiger watching holiday in India
A chance to see the majestic tiger in the wild
From
£725 to £950
9 days
ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailormade throughout the year and can be adapted to suit your requirements for 2 to 12 people. The best time to travel is October to June
This trip can be tailormade throughout the year and can be adapted to suit your requirements for 2 to 12 people. The best time to travel is October to June
Travel Team
If you'd like to chat about Tiger safari or need help finding a holiday to suit you we're very happy to help.
Tiger watching tips for families
Guy Marks, co-director at award-winning responsible tourism supplier, Tribes Travel:
"Seeing tigers is one of the world’s wildlife highlights. Take your kids now while the last remaining tigers still exist. If they exist at all when they grow up, then we are going to need the next generation to continue the conservation fight."
Paul Goldstein, top tiger safari guide and expert at one of our leading suppliers, Exodus:
“As with all wildlife watching, it is great to take kids on a tiger safari. But just be aware of the heat. Choose the time of year correctly to avoid the hottest times. If you go beyond mid-March, I would say it would be disastrous with kids weather wise, but February half term would be perfect.“
Julian Matthews, founder and chair of tourism action charity Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFTigers) and Tiger Nation, both aiming to use tourism to support tiger conservation more effectively:
"I always recommend nature safaris for families, and from a young age, when kids are open to the joys and hands on wonders of the natural world. If you look at any conservationist today, their interest in wildlife was fostered at a young age."
More about Tiger safari
There are several places in the world where this elusive and endangered creature still roams, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and even Siberia.
We can capture a lot of details in our tiger safaris travel guide about where to go and when to go, but we can’t capture that feeling when you finally get to see into the eye of a tiger.
No matter what time of year you choose, it is worth remembering that it's always the tiger who calls the shots about making an appearance.
People travel a long way to see tigers, and it is definitely worth the trip when you do, but it makes good sense to pick a trip that has plenty of other activities alongside the tiger safari.
At Responsible Travel we are lucky to work with some of the world’s most dedicated conservationists, leader guides, naturalists and scientists when it comes to tigers.
Read about the issues affecting tigers today, from habitat loss to poaching and learn how responsible tourism is playing its part in conservation.
Dig a little deeper into the detail of travelling to see tigers in the wild, and find out what tiger safaris entail, so you can plan and prepare with confidence.
Beautiful landscapes, a growing population of tigers and the atmospheric Ranthambore Fort presiding over all make Ranthambore National Park a must-visit for wildlife lovers.
Pench National Park is not one of India’s best known parks and won’t always deliver tiger sightigs, but that has the advantage of keeping visitor numbers low.
Big, wild and beautiful, Kanha National Park is home to around 100 Bengal tigers, plus an abundance of other fascinating wildlife and birdlife.
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Photo credits: [Page banner: Annie Spratt] [Tigers on the road: Syna Tiger Resort]
[Hiking: Premnath Thirumalaisamy]
[Camel trekking: Plusgood]
[Camel trekking 2: Tawheed Manzoor]
[Street cricket: John Haslam]
[Tiger walking away: Bernie Catterall]
[Family in jeep : Ivcrn]
[Tiger and trees: Bikash Das]
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