◆ FAMILY SAFARI · YERA JOURNEYS
Private game drives at your family's pace. A guide who speaks directly to your children and makes them feel like explorers. Tanzania designed for families — trusted by parents from 40+ countries since 2004.
No commitment required. We respond within 24 hours.
◆ THE PROBLEM
You researched carefully. You wanted something your children would remember forever. Then you arrived — and found vehicles designed for adults, guides who spoke over your kids' heads, and a pace that exhausted everyone by day two. Game drives that ran too long. Camps that felt wrong for young children. The magic you imagined was buried under logistics that were never built for families.
◆ THE YERA DIFFERENCE
Private vehicle — your pace, your stops, your children's questions answered properly. A guide who crouches down, speaks directly to your kids, and turns every sighting into a story they will repeat for years. Camps where children feel the wild from the first evening. Game drives timed around your family's energy — not a fixed adult schedule.
See what is included →◆ WHAT YOUR FAMILY RECEIVES
A Yera Family Safari is not a standard safari adjusted for children. It is designed from scratch around how families travel — the pace, the camps, the guide, the activities. Every element is chosen to give your children an experience of Africa that stays with them long after the journey home.
◆ YOUR VEHICLE
Stop when your child spots something. Stay longer at a pride of lions. Head back to camp when energy runs low. Your vehicle follows your family's rhythm — every single game drive, every single day.
◆ YOUR GUIDE
Edward and his team know how to bring the bush alive for young minds. Animal tracks explained at eye level. Stories that make the Serengeti feel like their own discovery. Children who leave Tanzania knowing they have experienced something extraordinary.
◆ YOUR CAMPS
Selected for family comfort and genuine immersion. Space to move. Safe environments where children can experience the African night without barriers. Camps where the wildlife comes to you — and your children watch, wide-eyed, from the dinner table.
◆ WHAT FAMILIES SAY
Our guide got down on one knee to show our 8-year-old daughter a dung beetle. Then he explained the entire Serengeti ecosystem through that one beetle. She came home and gave a presentation to her class. Tanzania changed how she sees everything.
David & Claire W. · Canada · 2024
Three children, ages 6 to 14. We were nervous. Edward designed the game drives around our youngest's attention span and our teenager's need to feel grown-up. Every single one of them asked to come back before we reached the airport.
The Müller Family · Germany · 2023
◆ WHY YERA FOR YOUR FAMILY
Family safaris require a completely different approach. The pace is different. The guide must be different. The camps must work for children of different ages. At Yera, Edward has spent 20+ years guiding families across Tanzania — learning exactly what works for young travellers and what does not. Every family safari we design reflects that experience directly.
Family pace
Game drives built around your children's energy — not a fixed adult schedule.
Guide matched to families
Experienced with children of all ages — from curious six-year-olds to sceptical teenagers.
Camps selected for families
Chosen for family comfort and genuine wildlife immersion — not adult-only luxury.
◆ YOUR INVESTMENT
◆ SECURE YOUR DATES
July, August, and December are the most requested family travel months in Tanzania. The best lodges and guides — those with true family experience — book out long before the season begins. Families who plan early secure the camps and guides that make the difference.
LIMITED FAMILY DATES · 2025 SEASON
Plan Our Family Safari →No commitment. We respond within 24 hours.
◆ OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR FAMILY
Full Itinerary Transparency
You approve every detail before any deposit. Nothing confirmed without your explicit sign-off.
Flexible Date Changes
School schedules change, we adapt with you — no penalties, no pressure on the most important family trip.
Direct Contact With Edward
From first message to final game drive — not a call centre, not a booking agent. One person who knows your family's safari personally.
info@yerajourneys.com