South Africa Family Adventure Tour

South Africa offers families the perfect combination of adventure travel and luxury. And with a colorful culture, rich history and amazing nature, it’s one of our favorite destinations. It was the site of our first Travel With Kids Family Adventure tour, which is one of the many reasons we are so excited to go back this summer! This summer’s itinerary will take us to different places in South Africa including the Soweto Township and Madikwe Game Reserve. Plus, take advantage of an optional add-on to visit Zambia and the world famous, one of the Wonders of the World, Victoria Falls! 

Take advantage of ten years of family travel experience from the Travel With Kids television series on-camera family and production team! They have planned the whole trip for you and will help you with timeline reminders, packing lists and parental tips for traveling with kids! For more information, or to make a reservation, complete this form. All you have to do is show up ready for the adventure of a lifetime!

Day 1:

Overnight flight JFK to Johannesburg (airfare not included)

Day 2:
After arrival, transfer to 3 – 4-star hotel in/near Sandton City, the financial and business center of Johannesburg.

Overnight in Sandton City.

Day 3:

Stay in the cosmopolitan Sandton City area of Johannesburg. In the afternoon, take a full day tour of Soweto, once home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners – Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. During the 1980’s, Soweto was famous as the center of resistance to apartheid and was the site of the 1976 Student Uprising. Now, a peaceful place, Soweto is a center of culture and packed with museums. We will visit the Nelson Mandela House and the Apartheid Museum, which will give valuable insight into the history of South Africa. A tour through the temporary settlement is eye opening to the very real poverty that exists in Africa and show kids what is being done to help combat that poverty. Kids will enjoy meeting local kids in the school and Kliptown Youth Project. Deliver school supplies collected through the RePack Project to kids in need in Soweto.

Overnight in Sandton City. Breakfast and lunch  included.

Day 4:

After included breakfast, transfer by road to Madikwe Game Reserve. Pass through rural villages and stop at a market along the way. Once inside the park, enjoy an afternoon game drive before dinner.

Overnight and all meals and activities included in Madikwe Game Reserve.

Day 5 – 7:

After breakfast, head out by van through rural areas where real Africa life is going on all around to Madikwe Game Reserve. On the way, take a break at a colorful craft market overflowing with masks, carvings, weavings, jewelry and more. Located along the Botswana border in the north, Madikwe Game Reserve was opened in 1991 and encompasses grasslands punctuated by rocky outcroppings (think Lion King). This malaria-free reserve is a haven of amazing diversities and offers Big Five game viewing as well as a variety of lesser known animals. There is a good chance of seeing the Magnificent Seven which comprises the Big Five as well as the rare and endangered wild dog and cheetah. After checking in, enjoy tea and an afternoon safari.

Overnight at a luxurious 4-5-star game lodge inside the Madikwe Game Reserve. Stay in a secluded chalet surrounding the main lodge, each individually decorated to create a rich African feel, with en-suite bathroom and outside shower, full range of guest amenities, separate lounge and private wooden decks overlooking the tranquil forest and river. All meals, two game drives daily and activities included.

The Madikwe Game Park is home to the largest elephant population outside the Kruger National Park, black and white rhino, and the biggest disease free herd of buffalo in the country.  Everyone in the family will be amazed at the up-close views of animals like lion, rhino, elephant and more.

Overnight at game lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve. All meals and two game drives included.

Day 8:

After a morning game drive and breakfast at Three Cities Madikwe River Lodge, we will be met by a guide for a transfer back to airport for return flight home or to hotel to await flight to Victoria Falls if you choose the add-on.

**If Passport details were not provided at time of booking, please contact us ahead of scheduled tour date to provide this info. It is necessary for the tour. Thank you.**