Travelling with your family is always a wonderful memory and travelling to Botswana is definitely possible! Parents know their children best and know what works with their family in terms of how remote you can be and how adventurous the holiday can be. This being said, there are a variety of different lodges that welcome children – the majority of which only accept children from the ages of six and up or even older than 12 years. Confirm their ages with your travel consultant when planning your holiday.
The reason for this is the location of some of these lodges. Many of the safari lodges within Moremi and the Okavango region are only accessible by a light aircraft flight followed by a 4x4 vehicle drive to the lodge. Most of the lodges are completely unfenced, which means the animals are able to walk through the camps freely. Some are also surrounded by water, all of which can be red flags for parents. As long as you know what to expect on the trip, you will have an amazing family holiday.
The lodges which do welcome families travelling with young children have put in place exceptional children’s programmes and many of which are top lodges represented by the Relais & Châteaux hotel brand. Some of these lodges, to name a few, include Camp Okavango, Shinde, Vumbura, Joa, Abu, Jacana, Duba Plains and Chief's Camp, which is within the Moremi Game Reserve.