Kid friendly safari activities to do on an East African Safari

Kid friendly safari activities to do on an East African Safari : When you talk about safaris and kids, usually people will take it as water and oil, because people perceive safaris are quite adventurous and not kid-friendly at all. Well in this article we want to debunk that theory and share with you some kid -friendly safari activities you can do on an East African safari in in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.
We are going to break down the activities into countries because, each country is unique and different, though they are all in the East African region. Also, with the break down countries, it helps you choose the country that is best suited for your preferences.
You should note too that the kids we are talking about here are kids between the ages of 5 and 15 years old. Because we know that 15 the kids though still children are quite matured and can take on more of the safari activities as tailored by the tour operators and safari destinations.
Uganda
The activities in Uganda mini primate trekking done in Buhoma sector of Bwindi National Park and Kibale National Park to see gorillas and chimpanzees respectively. On these treks, they are tailor made like nature walks, where you just walk only to the starting points of the forests and spot whichever roaming animal you are able to spot. Usually, the animals are just going on their business they will not stop for you to look at them but you will enjoy just seeing them roam around.
Other activities that are kid friendly are nature walks in all parks, bird watching sprees in all parks, game drives of course in all parks, Lake Bunyonyi boat ride, Kazinga channel boat ride, Jinja source of the Nile tour, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary tour for rhinos, this very kid friendly because it’s more like a controlled environment.
Outside the parks, you could try out city tours, tour cities like Kampala, Mbarara, Gulu, Jinja, Mbale and other cities.
Kenya
The Kid friendly activities in Kenya include the Maasai Mara National Reserve family safari, the park has family-friendly safari packages with opportunities to see the Big Five, birds and other wildlife on game drives. Game drives and flamingo’s sprees at Lake Nakuru National Park. Other parks that have kid-friendly activities in Kenya are Amboseli National Park, you get to have game drives, elephant viewings, scenery views of the iconic Mount Kilimanjaro among other things. The giraffe center in Nairobi city is also very kid friendly kids can feed and interact with giraffes in a controlled environment.

If you want to just relax you can visit the beaches in Mombasa, they have plenty of kid-friendly activities, including snorkeling, swimming, and beach games.
Rwanda
Like in Uganda, In Rwanda you get to have mini primate trekking experiences at the Volcanoes National Park. You can also have nature walks and bird watching sprees. At Akagera national park, you will have game dirves, nature walks, boat rides, scenery sprees and fishing all kid friendly activities.
Other activities in this land will be the Kigali city tour visiting places like the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, the National Museum, the Kimironko Market, the BK arena and many more. Families can also take relaxing and refreshing boat rides on Lake Kivu, with stunning views of the surrounding hills.
Tanzania
In Tanzania, Serengeti National Park has some of the best family friendly activities like game drives, nature walks, hot air ballon experiences and many more. Other places with similar activities are Ngorongoro Conservation Area that also gives you great sceneries; if you are in luck, you will see a glimpse of the wildebeest moving around. Arusha National Park and Tarangire National Park have similar activities with a twist of baobab trees nature walk. You can also head to Zanzibar for the beach experiences, the Zanzibar places have a number of beautiful kid-friendly activities like snorkeling, swimming, and beach games.
