A Family Safari Blog – Page 5

Climbing Mt Kenya, the Fun Way

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Our Farmhouse recipes: Curly Kale

Why we’ll never do mass

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?

10 Apr

For Families…What To Do With Kids, On Watamu

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Get a head start with some local knowledge of all the tips, tricks, contacts, and activities on how to have the best family holiday in Watamu, Kenya.

14 Jun

Our Treat-trip to Sirikoi, Multi-Award Winning

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parents, your sister & her kids🥰 ) for a weekend at Sirikoi, the multi-award winning 'Kenya’s Leading Safari Lodge' … to deliver a puppy, you say YES!

7 Nov

My Favourite Places, with Swimming Pools, in the

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It's become apparent how important a swimming pool is for the short, active sort whilst on safari .... here is my selection for each 'pocket-size'...

19 Oct

The Ultimate Off-the-Beaten Track,

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A Real Off-the-Beaten Track, Adventurous Safari ... a Christmas present to my parents, and the opportunity to spend the very best sort of quality time with them!!!

28 Nov

A Perfect Family Adventure Safari, in Kenya

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For adventure-seekers, nature-lovers, animal-lovers & those looking for memory-making family-time, this really is a Perfect Family Adventure … in Kenya.

30 Oct

Top 10 Things to Do in Diani Beach, Kenya (with

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A very simple, no frills, not-for-profit organisation to promote conservation of the colobus and other monkeys and turtles, as well as the whole Diani eco-system and environment … and address the threats to its survival. The organization works in partnership with local communities to promote conservation and

21 Oct

A Cultural Trip Through the World’s Most

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The kids & I on a real Maasai cultural safari whilst being immersed amongstthe Maasai Mara's most fabulous spectacle.

14 Oct

In Search of a Family-Friendly Hidden Gem, in Egypt

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In Search of the perfect Family-Friendly Hidden Gem, in Egypt. Honestly, Egypt has never appealed to me, but with the allure of my sister & her extended family temporarily living in Cairo, off the three of us went, Billy, 6, Zia, 5 and me, ancient!! A blank canvas, an

28 Aug

Our Family-Friendly Guide to The World’s

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If it’s the very best wildlife spectacle on earth that you’re looking to witness, with your family, the Annual Wildebeest Migration is indeed the World Cup of Wildlife, this is what you’re looking for. If it’s to get off the beaten track, away from the crowds, this guide is

20 May

The Pressure of Getting it Right!

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The Pressure of Getting it Right! An affordable multigenerational beach holiday in Kenya … As someone who’s lived in Kenya all her life, someone who’s worked in the African travel industry for 26 years, who’s company specialises in family travel it’s up to me to book all our holidays

23 Oct

Real Culture, Real Wilderness, Real Kenya …

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Real Culture, Real Wilderness, Real Kenya ... & kids love it!

27 Aug

The Real Thing, A Safari at Offbeat Mara, Kenya

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What are you looking for in a safari? I'm looking for The Real Thing! A safari, staying at Offbeat Mara; a real tented camp on an outstandingly beautiful, private conservancy bordering The Masai Mara Reserve, where kids ... and adults can be kids. This ticks my boxes!

Chania Tundo

Let’s get this party started

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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