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On arrival at Tuningi Safari Lodge, all guests are welcomed with fresh hand towels and welcome drinks.
After check in, the guests with children are introduced to the chef and given a chance to inform us on special dietary needs, preferred times for meals, allergies, etc, concerning the kids. All children will be issued with an activity booklet that will include games, mazes and colouring-in activities.
Our policy is to allow children over five on the first game drive, giving the guide, parents and other guests the opportunity to determine if they should be allowed on the usual daily game drives, or whether they should be taken out on their own, for shorter “bumbles”. Children under the age of five will be taken on the “bumbles”.
Those who stay behind during normal game drive times will be looked after by our nannies (at a baby-sitting rate). During the morning game drive, the nannies will stay with the kids until they wake up and then take them down to the main lodge for breakfast. Afterwards, they will entertain them until the parents return from drive.
After breakfast, these children go on a 1 hour (more or less) drive (bumble) to one of the waterholes with a ranger. Before heading off on their drive, the kids are issued with a work book (for those old enough), in which they can tick off the things they’ve seen (dung, animals, spoor, birds and trees). The one with the most ticks gets a surprise on arrival back to camp.
During afternoon game drives, the kids not on normal game drive get to go on a treasure hunt to find nests, bones, eggs, snakes skins and other items. We then give them an educational talk on all the items found and add other bush tales.
In the evenings, on special occasions, the younger kids get to have their own, private boma dinner with one of the chefs, allowing them to make their own treats. IE: bread on a stick, boerewors rolls, marshmallow braai (barbeque), etc… To end the evening off, we talk about the stars and tell interesting stories about the animals and bush. * Alternatively meals will be provided in their room.
On other evenings, they get to assemble their own pizzas and decorate their cupcakes for dessert.
All other free time is spent drawing, clay modeling, building puzzles, swimming and relaxing by the pool.
There is always a watchful eye of a nanny available, to ensure they are kept busy and safe, while the parents can relax and enjoy their stay.
On departure of the family, the child / children are issued with a “Tuningi Safari Lodge Bush Experience Certificate”.
*All baby-sitting is at an extra cost
*All scheduled bumbles, kid’s meals and activities are included in normal rate |
