One product, booked the way a family arrives
There is no separate children's course and no smaller vehicle: the Family Buggy Safari uses the same automatic buggies — a wheel and pedals — on the same private off-road course inland from the Side coast, with the same hotel transfer, briefings and practice drive as the Buggy Safari. What changes is who sits in the buggy: an adult drives, a child aged 6–10 rides as a passenger.
The Buggy Safari on its own sells adult places only, so a family with a child aged 6–10 books the family version. Every family booking needs at least one adult and at least one child aged 6–10; more adults can join it. Prefer handlebars to a wheel? The Quad Safari takes child passengers of the same age with an adult driver.
Three ages decide who does what: 6, 11 and 16
Under 6, a child cannot take part — no infant seat, no free place. From 6 to 10, a child rides as a passenger beside an adult at the child fare. From 11, everyone pays the adult fare, driving or riding along.
Driving starts at 16, and the driver shows ID at the base as proof of age. No driving licence is required — the safari runs on a private off-road course, not on public roads. That leaves the 11–15 group: too young to drive, past the child fare, so they ride as passengers at the adult fare.
- Under 6: cannot take part
- 6–10: passenger, child fare
- 11–15: passenger, adult fare
- 16 and over: may drive after the practice drive, ID as proof of age
What the booking form checks — and what it cannot
The form works in fare tiers, not birthdays: there is no tier below the 6–10 child fare, everyone from 11 is booked as an adult, and a family safari will not go through without at least one adult and at least one child. It cannot know how old anyone is — the ages are checked at the base. The total it shows is a preview — you pay on the day of the tour, nothing is charged online, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure.
You pick a date and a departure that runs on it — 08:00, 11:00 or 13:00 in season. That is when the safari starts, not when the transfer reaches your hotel; the pickup is earlier, depends on your hotel and the route, and is confirmed with the booking. Each departure has 40 places, and the system counts every reservation against that limit.
Seating: a question we answer, not a number we print
We do not publish how many people fit in a buggy — deliberately. Two adults with one child, one adult with one child or a larger group each need a different arrangement, and a number on a website cannot answer for your family. Tell us on WhatsApp who is coming and how old they are before you book, and we will tell you what we can arrange for your group.
The child sits belted in beside the adult who drives, for the whole safari. That adult is assessed on the practice drive, and the guide has the final say on who drives the main safari; an adult the guide does not clear rides the same route as a passenger at the adult fare. If your booking has only one adult, ask us on WhatsApp before you book what that would mean for your family.
Helmets for everyone — and what the day looks like
Everyone wears a helmet for the whole safari, children included; it is in the price. Goggles and a bandana are not — both are sold at the base, so decide there whether your child wants them against the dust. Insurance is included where applicable under the operating policy; changing cabins and showers are at the base.
Door to door the programme takes approximately 4–4.5 hours, with an 18 km off-road route over forest tracks and dirt roads, through dust, mud, small stream crossings and water-splash stops; conditions are never guaranteed. Dress the child as you would yourself — old clothes, dark colours, closed shoes, a change for after the showers. Food, drinks, photos and video at the base are paid there.