SAFARIS FOR FAMILES IN THE OKAVANGO & KALAHARI
The Ker & Downey Young Explorer's programmes are specially designed safaris offering families the opportunity to discover the wonders of the African wilderness together. One of the special attractions of the Young Explorer's safaris are their exclusivity as each family has the sole use of a private camp, allowing the daily schedule to be flexible and to be tailored around the ages and interests of all family members. The key to running safaris with children is keeping them interested and stimulated, so the nature of activities has been modified to provide shorter activities with more diversity and interaction for the children. As the specialist guides of the Young Explorer's groups are highly experienced in working with children, the parents can relax and enjoy the wilderness, participating at their leisure.
Ker & Downey currently offer 3 Young Explorer experiences:
Young Explorer's Okavango Delta - 3 nights
Young Explorer's Kalahari - 3 nights
Young Explorer's Combination - 6 nights (essentially the two combined).
The Young Explorer's in the delta is based at Footsteps Camp, an intimate 6 bedded camp in the Shinde private concession. Each family books out exclusive use of the camp, thereby overriding the normal walking programme at Footsteps Camp and the normal minimum age requirement. The Young Explorer's in the Kalahari is based at Edo's Camp, a private 8 bedded camp on a game conservancy in the western Kalahari. Again the family books out exclusive use of the camp, thereby overriding the normal safari experience at Edo's with the specific family programme. Young Explorer's Combination safari, as the name suggests, combines the two packages to offer a broader experience for the families in the contrasting Delta and Kalahari areas.
The Ker & Downey Young Explorer's programmes are specially designed safaris offering families the opportunity to discover the wonders of the African wilderness together. One of the special attractions of the Young Explorer's safaris are their exclusivity as each family has the sole use of a private camp, allowing the daily schedule to be flexible and to be tailored around the ages and interests of all family members. The key to running safaris with children is keeping them interested and stimulated, so the nature of activities has been modified to provide shorter activities with more diversity and interaction for the children. As the specialist guides of the Young Explorer's groups are highly experienced in working with children, the parents can relax and enjoy the wilderness, participating at their leisure.
- Family minimum size is 3 and maximum is 6, rates vary accordingly
- Minimum age is 7 but special considerations may be made on application
- Available from 1st March - 30th November
- Subject to full camp availability
- The guides are experienced in Environmental Education for children
- Activities are tailored around the children's ages
- Each child receives a Young Explorer's gift and a Young Explorer's Certificate on successfully completing the safari.
- All meals, beverages, laundry service and medical evacuation are included
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