7 reasons to take your children to Africa

Are you a parent or grandparent who dreads another week at Disneyland? Does the mere thought of trawling around Universal Studios, or of subjecting yourself to a family resort in the Mediterranean, make you feel slightly green around the gills? Well, here is a solution for you! Just because you’re travelling with children in tow does not mean that you have to give up your wanderlust, or put aside your sense of adventure. We have no fewer than seven reasons to take your children to Africa for your next family vacation, and saving your sanity is only one of them!

1. See animals in the wild

It’s all very well watching animals on TV, but nothing beats seeing them in their natural environments. On a luxury family safari you might meet meerkat in the Kalahari, wildebeest in the Serengeti, or elephant in the Okavango Delta. Getting up at first light, you can track wild animals on foot, stopping to breakfast by the waterhole. Professional naturalists…