Family travel guides to Africa — from a 7-day Tanzania safari covering the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire, to Egypt. Every guide is written from firsthand family experience with honest recommendations and practical tips for traveling Africa with children.
Status: The Tomb of Nefertari (QV66) has been closed to visitors since March 2024 for restoration, and no reopening date has been announced. The rest of the Valley of the Queens is open. Ticket prices and opening status change often, so confirm both on Egypt’s official ticketing site, egymonuments.com, before your visit. The Tomb of
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Travel Month – December A Luxor hot air balloon ride with kids was one of the highlights of our 9-day Egypt itinerary with kids, and it was our first balloon ride ever. We’d already lost a balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey, to bad weather, so this one mattered. After a week of temples, the kids in
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We spent Christmas in Egypt — 9 hectic days covering Cairo, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo, Edfu, and Luxor with a group of 19 family and friends, with our family of three splitting off at the end for the Red Sea in Sharm el-Sheikh. Our checked luggage never arrived after a missed connection at Heathrow,
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Maasai Village Visit in Tanzania: What to Expect, Cost & Tips Maasai Village Visit in Tanzania: What to Expect, Cost & Tips Maasai Village Visit in Tanzania: What to Expect, Cost & Tips On our way back from Ngorongoro Crater, our driver-guide arranged a 30-minute Maasai village visit for $50 per person. We joined the
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Travel Month — December · 3 families, 6 adults, 2 kids · Private tour with Luster Egypt Tours An Egypt desert safari across Fayoum Oasis, the White Desert, and the Black Desert is one of the most rewarding — and least crowded — ways to experience Egypt beyond Cairo and Luxor. Over three days, we
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What should a family pack for a Tanzania safari? A Tanzania safari packing list sounds straightforward — until you realize you’ll be boarding a small bush flight, your kid will be sitting in a jeep at 6:30 am in cold Ngorongoro air, and everyone will tell you different things about what to wear. In July,
Seven days is the sweet spot for a first Tanzania safari. Our late-July family trip with Duma Explorer covered Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti during the Great Migration, costing roughly $13,000 all-inclusive for our family of three. This itinerary breaks down each day, what we saw, and what we’d do the same — or
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