Meet our family, Chania (Mum), Flash (Dad), Billy & Zia. We’re all Kenyan and we’ve all lived in Kenya our entire lives.

Chania has worked in African tourism since 1993; managing lodges, marketing lodges and now trying to fill lodges (this can be a link to TSC); this is why we spend so much time visiting lodges so she can get it perfectly perfect for all her guests.

Flash is a rally driver by reputation, hence he takes incredible off the beaten track safaris (this can be a link to this page on TSC); and teaches people how to rally drive (this can be a link to this page on TSC) in beautiful places.

Billy & Zia have grown up barefooted, up trees & in muddy puddles in Kenya .. and beyond…. They’re are dragged around (only sometimes kicking & screaming) by Chania in search of wonderful places, experiences & adventures for Chania to send her guests to.

 

About

This is our family’s scrapbook, our advice column, and our love letter to adventure.

 Since Billy was born in 2012, we have been lucky enough to go on more than 100 safaris & see more than 500 African lodges. This site isn’t about bragging rights, it’s about sharing our real experiences, gloriously beautiful places, deeply uncomfortable places, about getting stuck, finding solutions, having mud fights, the embarrassing moments, the places that made us more comfortable, the welcomed sunrises, the even more welcomed sundowners …. and the lessons learned (maybe???), so that your journey is easier and more magical.

We are lucky, as well as Africa, we’ve travelled the world, some of us to 33 countries and counting…. We’ve shared these experiences too, for a bit of fun J.

Curious why we pour our hearts into this? 

12 Mar

My Mt Kenya packing list

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My Mt Kenya Packing List This is definitely not advice for professional mountaineers! This is advice for someone like me who is super stressed about climbing a mountain, even more stressed about what to pack…. and this packing list is what would’ve suited me perfectly! NB. We were lucky,
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11 Mar

Climbing Mt Kenya, the Fun Way

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In your final year of prep school in Kenya, many schools offer their children the incredible opportunity to climb Mt Kenya with all their friends (and one parent per child) before graduating to senior school. To my horror, some of the Mummy’s I’m close to thought it would be
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4 Nov

Our Favorite Farm-to-Fork Wildlife Places, Away

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Did you know that our other passion, our side-hustle, is chemical-free farming, where we grow veggies with the local community, to sell to the wider community? Kaboom 💥!! Throw these two passions together and we get Farm-to-fork tourism… away from the crowds!
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26 Oct

beware, proud Kenyans on the loose

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Kenya Just Took Home ‘Friendliest Country in the world’ …. in the world folks!!! not really surprising to us though 😁 Condé Nast Traveller readers have spoken — Kenya has been crowned the friendliest country in the world.If you’ve ever been here, you already knew that. From the first
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14 Sep
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Our Farmhouse recipes: Curly Kale

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From Our Farmhouse to You! Family Recipe: Curly Kale A tasty, easy to make, healthy snack for 5-10! Welcome to our Farmhouse Kitchen — where muddy boots are welcome, second helpings are guaranteed, and every recipe tells a story. Nestled in the heart of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, our
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5 Sep

Why we’ll never do mass tourism again…

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We Treat your family as friends, not tourists We’re all about soaking up Africa’s magic from cosy little game lodges, charming farmhouses or tucked-away beach villas. Not package holidays, big hotel chains or following the crowd. I’ve just returned from a weekend in a mass tourism lodge, somewhere in
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25 Aug
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A Family Favourite Recipe: Nona’s Pasta Soup

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From Our Farmhouse to You! Family Recipe: Nona’s Pasta Soup ~ Our version Our only weekly dish!! Every Sunday night, without fail… dare I try something else? Well, I’ve learnt not to! Welcome to our Farmhouse Kitchen — where muddy boots are welcome, second helpings are guaranteed, and every
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22 Jun

Family Shenanigans: Mum Turns 79 in Style!

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Introducing The Fig & Olive, a self-catering farm cottage in amongst rolling tea fields. The Fig and Olive is one of those places where you arrive and immediately start calculating when you’re going to come back and who with? From the moment we arrived, we were beaming. They helped us unpack our car, unpack our cool boxes into the fridges,
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20 May

Escape the Chaos: Our Favourite Private Villas in

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Can you relate to that moment when your toddler throws a tantrum because the ice cream is the wrong colour 😱… and suddenly the entire restaurant is staring at you? How about when Grandpa’s “jokes” offend everyone in the hotel lobby, and you just want to melt into the
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I’m Chania, the creative behind A Family Safari Blog, a travel blog & Kenya lifestyle blog packed with loads of color and designed to inspire you to live your very best life. Whether you’ve come for recipes, travel ideas, photos of Kenya or to simply say hello – I’m glad you’re here!

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