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Why Coral Tree?
African safari holidays, crafted for your family, by ours.
Africa has many sides to her. She is playful, serene, colourful, and, of course, wild.
She offers each one of us experiences that are as individual as we are. For you and your family, a luxury African safari can shape your memories forever, forging bonds that last a lifetime.
We have spent years living and working in the African tourism industry and specialise in luxury family safari holidays.
Each journey is individually designed, and we also believe firmly in giving back to support the wildlife and communities we cherish.
Whether it’s your first-time, or you’re an old hand, we will curate a memorable luxury family safari, just for you.
Why Coral Tree?
African safari holidays, crafted for your family, by ours.
Tess & Mike, Coral Tree founders
Why travel with Coral Tree?
We are the specialists in luxury family safari holidays.
Africa experts and also parents, we understand what makes a memorable family adventure.
Our knowledge and connections are unsurpassed.
We have been living and working in Africa tourism for over two decades.
Every journey is tailored with your specific wishes in mind.
No off-the-shelf packages or cookie-cutter itineraries. Unique African safaris, designed by experts.
Each trip funds grassroots conservation and girl's education projects.
You pay no more for the privilege, we support causes close to our hearts.
Luxury African safari destinations
A captivating adventure awaits you
Discover dazzling white shores in Zanzibar; jaw-dropping landscapes in Kenya; cultural diversity in Tanzania, and the rainbow nation of South Africa.
Browse some of our favourite luxury family safari holidays.
Our experience with Coral Tree Travel has been absolutely superb! My fiancé and I have dreamed of going on safari as part of our honeymoon, and the team at Coral Tree have made this a reality. When initially thinking about our trip we spoke to both an independent one-man-band high street travel agency and one of the luxury travel companies, and neither came close to the service delivered by Charlie at CTT.He made the whole experience so easy - listening carefully to what we were looking for, providing an exciting range of options within our budget, detailing all the pros and cons of each option (which we found incredibly helpful as newbie-safari-goers) and was prompt and clear in all of his responses. Every question and tweak to the itinerary felt like no problem at all, and in the end we had created a honeymoon that we both were absolutely buzzing with excitement about.Thank you so much to Charlie and the team at Coral Tree Travel - you're true experts in safari holidays both for families and honeymooners! A & S
Alison Fordham
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We could not recommend Mike and the team at Coral Tree Travel highly enough. Experts at what they do and the service they provide is second to none! Personable, relaxed and understanding of every question we asked, no matter how small. Booking our honeymoon is probably the most important holiday of our lives and there's no one I'd trust more. We're so excited for our trip, thank you Mike!
Alex Harvey
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We have settled on a South African adventure with Coral Tree Travel to celebrate my sons 30th Birthday next year. I’d come across them by chance whilst doing some research online and would recommend them highly.Charlie has put together the most amazing, bespoke trip to Cape Town, Kruger and Victoria Falls, just for us. Nothing has been too much trouble and we have been communicating via WhatsApp and email as well as all patching in to a video call which was great to share, and air and to meet Charlie (which they don’t get to do in ‘Charlie’s Angels’) 😉.We will leave another review on our return.
Cathryn Boorman
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We could not have been happier with the service we received from Charlie and Coral Tree Travel. He listened to our requirements and delivered a trip that was beyond our expectations. I will not hesitate to recommend them and hope to use them ourselves again soon.
KandD Riordan
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I had been scouring the internet to find quality travel providers for a family safari holiday. Believe me I had contacted a good few! I stumbled across Coral Tree and I'm so glad I did. Mike has been incredibly helpful and nothing has been too much trouble. He was very knowledgeable without being pushy and managed all my little quirky requests with good humour. I feel that after weeks of "finalising" we have the holiday of a lifetime that we were looking for and I cannot wait to go. I'll review the trip once we return. 🙂
Caroline Day
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We've just returned from Tanzania and Zanzibar arranged by us by Mike at Coral Tree Travel. This is a hands-on company, we would say the real deal. Mike clearly knows East Africa well and also how to make the most of a holiday there. We can confidently recommend Coral Tree Travel. They are honest, reliable and personally available to answer questions at all times!! As the holiday went on, we realised what a good job Mike had done. The places he recommended for us were just what we wanted. He listened and delivered. We're already looking at where to go to in Kenya next year ... with Coral Tree.Thanks Mike and well done!!
Susan Jones
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We have just booked our first family safari to Botswana through Rosanna at Coral Tree. Rosanna could not have been more helpful. Her vast knowledge of Africa in general but in particular her first hand experience of family safari meant that she was confidently able to answer all our questions and we had great confidence in her advice. Would highly recommend booking through Coral Tree if you are travelling with kids and would like a bespoke safari experience.
chloe Clark
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Just booked my trip with Coral tree, they were really helpful and understanding of my wishes. Charlie was really understanding and I feel like he tailored made my tripThanks
Jeremie Choukroun
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Mike Kelly has been incredibly helpful and efficient - we are very grateful.
Katy Manley
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Mike was brilliant helping us organise our honeymoon. He worked around our budget and planned our ideal holiday. He took all the stress out of it. I can't recommend them highly enough to anyone looking to book a safari holiday!
David Paredes
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Mike was full of knowledge and worked hard to find us the perfect option! We booked a luxury honeymoon safari with him and can’t wait to go to the Masai Mara straight after our wedding 😍
Holly Draper
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As inexperienced Safari travellers we knew it would be better to use a reputable company to help organise our holiday. One of our party was not keen on going at all but after a long zoom call where all questions (no matter how trivial) were answered and worries swept away we are now going to Africa for the first time. Mike at Coral Tree was helpful, informative, understanding and patient. He knows his safaris and was so supportive in tailoring the right kind of trip for our family. If you are thinking of a safari and not sure where to start, get in touch with Coral Tree Travel. It will save you time and sleepless nights. I will leave another review when we get back from out trip.
A Miles
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Our holiday in Masai Mara, Kenya was organised by Coral Tree Travel, a UK based company. My wife found an article in the Sunday Times about Safaris to Africa and a review of the company. They were a company highly recommended by the Times.Our initial point of contact was Rosanna Pile from Coral Tree Travel. After many emails and several phone calls, we decided to go for a single destination safari in Masai Mara, Kenya. The options were many. We wanted some advice on the destination, the weather, the type of safari, wildlife seen, etc. There was absolutely no pressure on us to book, and we took our time to make sure we were entirely happy. Safaris are, of course, not inexpensive, and naturally, we wanted to make sure of many things, including value for money. We were also taking our 11 year old daughter with us as a treat after her 11+ exams in the UK, and that was also a consideration.Communications with Coral Tree were excellent, and on many occasions, I was messaging Mike Kelly, the owner of the company, via WhatsApp. The response time was often in minutes! It was obvious that they had in-depth knowledge of the individual areas and camps and loved doing what they did.I was based in Qatar, and my family were in London, but we all flew from Doha. Apart from the flights to Nairobi from Qatar, they arranged everything else for us. Once we had booked, we had an in-depth schedule and online access to the entire holiday using an app. We had advice about visas to Kenya and vaccinations as well as advice about clothing and luggage. There was a lot of information about travelling as well as our holiday.From the moment we arrived in Nairobi to the time we left a week later, everything was sorted out. We were met at the international airport when we arrived and because we had a few hrs spare before our internal fight from Wilson airport to the game reserve, we were taken to an elephant orphanage as well as a Giraffe sanctuary in Nairobi. These were excellent mini excursions. We had a driver and transport throughout. The elephant orphanage trip was booked by Coral Tree in advance since you cannot just turn up and enter the orphanage.We were eventually taken to Wilson Airport, and we caught a flight on a small plane to the airstrip near our camp.My review on the &Beyond Kichwa Tembo Camp has been written separately due to the word count limit.Would I like to do a safari again one day? That would be a resounding, yes! Would I seek specialist advice from a company like Coral Tree if I had no local knowledge of the countries, areas, and camps? Again, I would say yes. There are many camps around the region and when you are committing quite substantial funds to such an adventure, then having people who really do know what they are taking about and frequently travel to these areas and camps in my opinion is the preferred option.
Roshan Fernando
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Rosanna at Coral Tree has been an absolute delight to deal with. She provided a number of options for our consideration which met all of our family’s requirements and our budget. We can’t wait to travel to Mauritius in a few weeks and enjoy our first family holiday since the pandemic. Would heartily recommend speaking to Rosanna and the Coral Tree team about your next family holiday.
Lucy Laidlaw
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Mike and Tess at Coral Tree Travel couldn't have provided us with a more personal service. We met Mike for a coffee to discuss what we'd like from our trip, which ended up going far beyond our expectations. Mike was always willing to answer any questions we had and stayed in touch throughout, just to make sure we had the best time. If you're thinking of going on safari (do it!) don't hesitate to pick Coral Tree Travel as you'll have the trip of a lifetime!
Sam Watts
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We had an excellent week split between the safari and the beach. The hotels and the safari tours were brilliant, but also the organisation of the whole trip, which involved a lot of moving from place to place was spot on and meant the whole holiday went off without a hitch. We would definitely recommend Coral Tree.
Chris Williams
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Fabulous service from Mike at Coral Tree Travel. He took on board all our thoughts/preferences and gave us excellent advice and suggestions for accommodation and activities during our zoom chats. We ended up with a perfect itinerary incorporating 4 nights in a tented camp in Kenya followed by a week on the beach in Zanzibar. Our family of four, including children aged 12 and 17, cannot wait to go. I feel very confident that all the necessary arrangements will be made and our complex itinerary will all go smoothly when the time comes. Thank you Mike and Coral Tree Travel.
Elisabeth Steel
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We would definitely recommend Coral Tree Travel. The personalised and responsive service we have received during the booking process has been fantastic. They really listened to our requirements and helped to think of different solutions to meet our travel needs. We can't wait to go!!
Hywel Madden
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We have just booked a family safari trip to South Africa with Rosanna and Mike. They totally put my mind at ease with all the many questions and anxieties I have doing this kind of trip with children, and have been patient and helpful throughout. I had them looking at all sorts of different options, however in the end settled for almost the exact itinerary they originally gave! We cannot wait for our trip next year!
Leila Wignall
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Mike has been great in helping us plan our safari holiday to Kenya. We probably planned this a little later than most but after an initial Zoom meeting he very quickly came up with a proposal for our trip. For a couple of items we asked for extra options but on each occasion, after reviewing these, we returned to Mike’s original suggestion. From our initial conversation we had our holiday booked within 2 weeks. The process couldn’t have been easier.
Ben Adler
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I have been liaising with Mike for a few weeks now, putting together an itinerary for a family trip to Tanzania next summer, and I have been impressed by how patient he has been with all of the changes we've made, and how flexible he has been with how we finally decided to put it all together. He's really taken his time to find out what we want (even when we weren't sure ourselves!) and this has meant we now have a truly bespoke holiday to look forward to. Highly recommend.
Amanda Gallagher
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As a parent searching for a first safari for myself and my son, I have to admit that I didn't know where to start... I did some research, contacted a few travel operators but ended up feeling more confused than when I started. So I decided to search for a more family orientated trip and it was then that Coral Tree came up so I thought why not fill in the enquiry form..... And I am so happy I did! I had a conversation with Mike, the first of a few, and immediately felt at ease and more knowledgeable and informed on many aspects that I was previously worrying about. Mike gave me ideas of itineraries and options that I would never have thought about and I never felt rushed or like I was asking too many questions. I have now booked our dream holiday to Kenya and zanzibar with Coral Tree and we absolutely cannot wait! If you are a bit green when it comes to travelling, don't hesitate to contact Coral Tree, they are so so helpful. Roll on 2024!
Debbie Mcdonald
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Truly great service, fast, efficient and very professional! Rossana Organized a great trip for us, as per all our specifications, in only a few days. Both Rossana and Mike were very pleasant, responsive and helpful. Highly recommended agency.
Nissim Forte
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I'm so glad I chose Coral Tree for a very special three generation family holiday in Kenya. All the travel arrangements worked seamlessly, the recommended accommodation exceeded expectations and everyone who looked after us was friendly and professional. We had an amazing time at two safari centres and at a beach resort. Thank you so much Tess and Mike for organising a dream trip.
Marion McKinnon
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Mike went above and beyond to organise the holiday of a lifetime that was tailored to our needs!
Kate Sheehy
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Holiday ideas
A few of our favourite itineraries...
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Kenya safari and beach holiday
Combine the world-famous Masai Mara with some time on Kenya's gorgeous coastline with our signature Kenya family safari and beach holiday.
More InfoGuide Price From £3,680 | $5,000 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 10 nights Best Months July - October Region Nairobi, Masai Mara, Kenya Coast, ![shutterstock_722584486-e1608990607607.jpg?w=1024&h=674&scale]()
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Highlights of South Africa luxury holiday
South Africa's highlights - the perfect luxury holiday and safari for first time visitors.
More InfoGuide Price From £4,500 / $5,850 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 9 nights Best Months June - October Region Cape Town, Cape Winelands, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, ![shutterstock_219510769.jpg?w=1024&h=646&scale]()
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Tanzania family safari holiday
This classic Northern Tanzania safari circuit takes in some of the most breathtaking wildlife spectacles and landscapes imaginable.
More InfoGuide Price From £3,785 | $5,150 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 8 Nights Best Months July - October Region Arusha, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Highlands, Serengeti National Park, ![Walking_2_-_Steve_Mann-scaled.jpg?w=1024&h=602&scale]()
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Luxury Gorillas and Masai Mara safari
The magic of the mountain gorillas, followed by the ultimate Big Five safari destination.
More InfoGuide Price From £5,480 | $7,510 per person (based on 2 adults sharing) Duration 7 nights Best Months July - February Region Entebbe, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Masai Mara, Nairobi, ![gorilla_image_roger_delh_-_high_res_indaba_2017-scaled.jpg?w=1024&h=683&scale]()
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South Africa Private Reserve Safari
Two of the country's finest game reserves followed by the beach - the ideal way to experience South Africa's diversity
More InfoGuide Price From £5,400 / $7,250 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 10 nights Best Months June - October Region Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal Coast, ![wildchild-safari-activities-at-andbeyond-phinda-private-game-reserve-23--scaled.jpg?w=1024&h=683&scale]()
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Kenya wildlife and conservation safari holiday
Combine the world-famous Masai Mara with beautiful scenery and incredible conservation successes in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
More InfoGuide Price From £4,350 | $5,900 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 8 nights Best Months July - March Region Nairobi, Lewa and Laikipia, Masai Mara, ![rhino-lewa-e1608472519250.jpg?w=1024&h=746&scale]()
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Southern Tanzania safari holiday
Experience a unique and memorable family safari adventure in Tanzania's southern parks.
More InfoGuide Price From £4,255 | $5,785 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 7 Nights Best Months July - October Region Ruaha National Park, Nyerere National Park, ![boating_safari_roho1-scaled.jpg?w=1024&h=683&scale]()
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South Africa malaria-free family safari holiday
Search for the Big Five in a malaria-free private reserve, and experience the inimitable cityscape of Cape Town
More InfoGuide Price From £2,795 | $3,775 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 8 nights Best Months June - October Region Johannesburg, Madikwe Game Reserve, Cape Town, ![shutterstock_1294063876.jpg?w=1024&h=683&scale]()
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Bucket list family safari Tanzania
Our ultimate Tanzania bucket list family safari takes in all this incredible country has to offer.
More InfoGuide Price From £6,165 | $8,385 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 14 Nights Best Months July - October Region Arusha, Ngorongoro Highlands, Serengeti National Park, Ruaha National Park, Zanzibar Islands, ![Crossing-3-colour.jpg?w=1024&h=607&scale]()
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Eastern Cape family safari holiday
Head out for an adventure along the Garden Route from Cape Town, climaxing in a family-friendly private game reserve.
More InfoGuide Price From £3,450 / $4,485 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 9 nights Best Months June - October Region Cape Town, Garden Route, Kwandwe Game Reserve, ![shutterstock_413248771.jpg?w=1024&h=683&scale]()
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Barefoot and boutique luxury beach holiday
Our barefoot & boutique Seychelles luxury beach holiday, brings the best of the Indian Ocean in two sensational resorts.
More InfoGuide Price From £4,630 | $6,295 per person (based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12) Duration 8 nights Best Months March - December Region Mahé, Private Islands, ![Six-Senses-Zil-Pasyon-Grand_Anse_Beach1_6519-LARGE.jpg?w=1024&h=683&scale]()
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