Travel expert, Gara Gharagozlou offers his top family safari picks
Cottars 1920’s Camps is owned and run by one of the oldest safari families in Africa, they were brought up as kids here and their own kids have been brought up here too. It is the very essence of the safari of a golden era.
It is situated in a 250,000-acre private concession area of the Masai Mara and specialises in safe, educational and authentic experiences for all the family – from granparents to grandchildren. What’s more, the family rooms are huge!
Lamai Serengeti is probably the best-located camp in the whole of the Serengeti system, situated high up on the rocks of Kogakuria Kopjes, it offers views to die for.
Visit between July and October to experience the awe-inspiring Great Migration with some of the top safari guides around.
Each lodge blends into its surroundings whilst offering all the modern comfort and convenience, offering great flexibility for family accommodation, including being able to run up to five rooms as a private camp.
Located in the Jewel of Africa, the Okavango Delta, Little Vumbura Camp is one of the most beautiful camps around, even the arrival by boat is pretty hard to beat.
Surrounded by water and close to the large rivers, Little Vumbura offers both water and land-based activities, from gliding on a traditional canoe to meeting the resident elephant.
With six luxury tents, shaded by the forest canopy, Little Vumbura is an intimate, sought-after camp offering an all-round wildlife experience.
Gara Gharagozlou is the founder of Mirus Journeys, a specialist experiential travel company, specialising in Africa, the Islands, and the Orient as well as once-in-a-lifetime experiences around the world.
