Kenya is a perfect destination for a family safari holiday. Consistently ranked among Africa’s finest family destinations, it combines year-round good weather, abundant wildlife, family-friendly beaches, and decades of experience catering to travellers with youngsters. Driving almost within arm’s reach of elephants, lions, and cheetahs is an experience that stays in a child’s memory forever.

Highlights of a family safari holiday in Kenya

Game drives among all the Big Five in the Masai Mara; birdlife splayed across the glittering Rift Valley lakes; drifting over the plains in a hot air balloon; guided bush walks with red-robed Maasai warriors; hand-feeding endangered Rothschild’s giraffes at Giraffe Manor; junior ranger programs where kids learn to shoot a bow, make fire with sticks, and cast animal tracks in plaster; sunrise over Mount Kenya; and lazy days on the Indian Ocean’s sandy beaches.

The Great Migration – nature’s classroom

Kenya is one of only two countries where the unaltered annual migration of over a million wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle plays out. The herds congregate in the Masai Mara – the migration’s Kenyan stage – with the spectacle peaking between June and November. Few lessons rival watching it live.

Our favourite Kenya family itineraries

The 9 Days Kenya Family Safari in Masai Mara and Laikipia with private villas and personal chefs; the 9 Days Family Adventure to Laikipia, Samburu & the Mara starting at Giraffe Manor; the luxury 7 Days Private Family Safari in Samburu & Masai Mara; and the 7 Days Kenya Safari and Beach Vacation for bush-plus-beach. Browse all family safaris or tell us about your family and we’ll tailor the trip.