Even the most adventurous travelling families sometimes draw the line at family travel to Africa – but as this episode explores, it should definitely be on your family travel wishlist. The Kidventures family travel podcast hosts are joined by Karen Beddow, mum of three, who also writes the family travel blog called Mini Travellers, and who’s racked up three separate family holidays to Africa.
Visiting Rwanda, Malawi and Tanzania, Karen and her family – three girls, including twins – were faced with plenty of worried reactions but it’s provided her kids with experiences they’ll never forget, including a close encounter with a lion.
She gives her tips on how to plan the perfect family holiday in Africa, especially if you haven’t visited yourself, as well as advice to bear in mind before you fly out to explore.
There are also suggestions about the extra essentials to pack for a trip off the beaten track – and why a Pot Noodle is sometimes all you need.
Her attitude? Visiting Africa with kids isn’t just about the amazing travel memories, with experiences that have helped open her own girls’ eyes as well as trips which have helped support local communities.
Helping kids to see how different and how similar life is in these three countries has taught some valuable lessons – and proved that if you can tackle Disneyland, you can do anything.
Find out more about where Karen and her family visited, as well as tips and advice for family travel worldwide on Karen’s blog at https://minitravellers.co.uk – or get more Africa holiday inspiration on her YouTube channel.
And do check out the other podcast episodes for more family travel inspiration, tips, destination advice and recommendations from some of the UK’s top family travel experts, including hosts Cathy and Ting from family travel blogs MummyTravels.com and My-Travelmonkey.com.
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You can check out Episode 1 as well as finding out more about the hosts in this introduction