Kwandwe Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, will introduce a new range of ‘Eco-nect’ activities from January 2017. The activities are individually tailored to each family and aim to involve both children and parents.

Activities are flexible and adaptable and led by Kwandwe’s guiding team. Older children will enjoy kite building, treasure hunts (during a game drive, requiring some basic navigation using a sun-compass and major landscape features to find the treasure) and scavenger hunts.

Families can also participate in Kwandwe’s voluntourism activities through the reserve’s Ubunye Foundation, which works with communities living on and surrounding the reserve. Activities are tailored according to the individual and family’s interests and skillsets. This includes playing with and reading to pre-school kids, bead and doll making to sell in the shop for the ladies and participating in other arts and craft activities, including Kwandwe’s ‘Knit a Bit’ programme. The knitted squares are made into blankets and given to the Ubunye Foundation, which distributes them to the needy communities surrounding Kwandwe.

Three of the six suites at Kwandwe Ecca Lodge will become family suites from January, accommodating parents and two children up to 16 years. Cots are available for babies and toddlers.

The family suite rate at the lodge will include a private vehicle, ranger, meals and a kiddies’ menu, drinks and safari activities. First-aid-trained child-minders are available by prior arrangement at no additional cost.