Tanzania

Family vacations don’t have to mean beaches and buffets. Here are a few great family vacations that aren’t all-inclusives that will open your children’s eyes to new cultures, new food and new ways of seeing the world.

We all had the same idea that camping in East Africa would be wild, dangerous and full of up-close animal encounters. The reality wasn’t quite what we’d pictured, but it was incredible all the same.

Before I travelled to Tanzania for the first time in 2009, I was a little gobsmacked by some wildly incorrect notions my friends and family had about the coastal African country.

Before my trip I felt panicked and anxious; I’m not very outdoorsy, much less an experienced camper who likes to ‘rough it.’ But Intrepid’s Serengeti Trail tour turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life.

“I’m travelling on an 8-day adventure through Kenya and Tanzania’s incredible national parks, landscapes and villages. It’s my first visit to Africa, but I know it won’t be my last.”

It’s time to steer away from those tried-and-tested holiday spots and choose something totally different for your tribe. So, here are six (slightly more unusual) family-friendly destinations.

One of the biggest drawcards to visiting East Africa is the chance to see the greatest wildlife show on earth: the annual Wildebeest Migration.

With world-class beaches on dreamy Zanzibar and wildlife to wow the likes of David Attenborough, Tanzania is a country like no other.

These are the moments we live for as travellers – finding those spectacular places that leave you standing in silent awe.