South Africa is a wonderful place to introduce your family to Africa for the first time with its stunning and varied scenery, lots of family friendly lodges and top class food and wine it is the ideal place for your first safari holiday.

The safari guides who will make sure your stay is safe and exciting, are used to accommodating the younger members of the party on safari and there are several excellent private safari reserves in malaria free locations essential for those with young children.

Accommodation in a safari lodge, in a private game reserve is a must for families as all of your meals are usually included in the stay including delicious food and drinks, afternoon tea and for lazy afternoons, cocktails when relaxing around the pool.

Each day visitors are offered two game drives, where they will have the chance of spotting the big 5. The guides are experts at finding the sometimes elusive wildlife and giving families the best photo opportunities.

South Africa works particularly well for a first time safari as it is easy to combine a short safari with a visit to Cape Town where you can spend a few days getting to know the best that this lively and diverse city has to offer.