What does Family Expeditions Safaris do?
We plan custom safaris throughout southern and eastern Africa. No groups or tours, just you and your travel companions enjoying the safari of a lifetime. From wildlife and culture safaris to city, beach, and wine tours, our options are as endless as your imagination! We take care of the details of your safari so that you can relax and enjoy the process.
Who is the Family Expeditions Safaris Team?
We are the Slaughter family – Kevin, Corinna, and Josie! Located in Birmingham, AL, we are true southerners who love spending time together in the outdoors. One of our favorite places to go together is Africa. That is why we founded Family Expeditions Safaris – so we can help more family, couples, friends, and solo travelers explore our favorite place together.
We have been travelling Africa for a combined 90+ years to find the finest lodges, parks, and experiences for you and your family!
Corinna Slaughter is unique in her love for the outdoors and adventure as well as luxury travel. She spent her early years traveling Europe, Africa, Asia, South Pacific including an inspirational year living in Paris attending a French high school. Paris will always have a special place in her heart.
Following these years, she began adventure travels that took her around the globe numerous times. When you melt all these experiences into one person’s heart, you have an unusual combination for an outdoor trip planner. If you can imagine the “Paris” side of Corinna combined with her “Tomboy” side as dedicated adventurer, then you have summed her up. You could say she is well rounded in that she enjoys luxury travel and fine dining as much as she enjoys experiencing outdoor adventures and the tent life in Africa. Her experience is invaluable when planning an safaris that everyone in the family will enjoy.
Corinna’s very first trip to the great Continent of Africa was in 1987. When planning a safari to Africa, Corinna is your “go to” person. You will hear the passion in her voice as she can hardly contain her love for the continent. She loves nothing more than sharing her love of travel with you.
Corinna attended Hollins University in Virginia and graduated from The University of Alabama with a degree in Corporate Finance and Investment Management. She has been customizing safaris for 20 years. Her favorite travel companions are her husband Kevin and daughter Josie.
Kevin Slaughter is an avid outdoorsman of 46 years with 20 years experience as a trip planning specialist. As a native of Dallas, Texas, Kevin grew up exploring west Texas with his father who instilled a deep appreciation of the outdoors and conservation. For decades, Kevin’s adventures have taken him all over the globe from Africa to New Zealand, Europe, South America, North America, Central America and more.
Kevin has a unique ability to quickly discern well-run safari destinations. When you visit with Kevin for the first time, you will understand why he enjoys such a strong relationship with our clients and outfitters. He is extremely personable and quickly builds a trustworthy relationship with everyone he encounters. He is continuously traveling the globe checking out new locations before they are given the Family Expeditions stamp of approval.
When Kevin is not assisting you with safaris, he spends one on one time mentoring young men. He loves his family, golf, basketball, the family dogs (BB – named for Blue Bell ice cream which is his favorite ice cream brand, and CC who was named with the next letter in the alphabet), and watching wildlife.
Kevin earned the rank of Eagle Scout at age 15. He is a past board member of the Alabama chapter of SCI and elder at his church. Kevin graduated from Highland Park High School and SMU in Dallas.
Josie Slaughter: The only child of Kevin and Corinna, Josie’s marketing skills and eye for design are an integral part of Family Expeditions. She designs the company trade show booths and websites, runs all marketing endeavors, and contributes to trip planning with her in-depth knowledge of our various destinations.
Since Josie was 13 years old, Josie has worked the trade shows for Family Expeditions in every position from trade show set up to greeter to visiting with guests in the booth about potential travel.
As you can imagine, Josie has also been an essential “test child” over the years for destinations all over the globe. Her travels have taken her to Africa ten times and counting, New Zealand, Europe, Central America, Bahamas, Alaska and around the United States. She is an excellent critic of lodges and we have counted on her “expert” child opinion. You can just as easily find Josie in the African bush as you can walking the streets of Paris.
Josie graduated with an honors degree and B.S. in integrated marketing communications from the University of Mississippi.
Suzanne Walz: Suzanne is the one that keeps us all operating smoothly as a well oiled machine. She keeps the details of all of the destinations current and is constantly checking for accuracy. We are thankful for Suzanne’s excellent office skills and her constant effort to keep us current! She too loves the outdoors and is passionate about caring for our clients by creating worry free vacations.
Rob Saunders: Without IT where would the world be? Rob is in charge of the behind-the-scenes of our website. He keeps us current in the techno world we all live in today. We are an organized-systems oriented team which means we want to make sure that every adventure we plan for you is detailed and thorough. Once you plan your first adventure will know what to expect for future travels planned through us. Rob is invaluable in ensuring that we keep our systems updated and current. He is instrumental in our family teams success.
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What do we do?
We walk hand in hand with your family while designing your safari. Some prefer an all wildlife centered safari, some want to experience the cultures of the countries they are in, some want to tour vineyards and stay by the beach. You may have a mixed-interest family where some want to be in the bush while others like other activities, that is a common request for our family team. Once we have created your custom safari, we walk you through trip preparation, coordination of flights, travel insurance, how to pack and all other details so that you can “Just pack and show up!”
Why do we do what we do?
We love sharing our passion for the outdoors and Africa with others. Assisting families and couples in building lifetime memories together is our greatest reward. We always look forward to visiting with you after your adventure to hear all about it. That is a highlight for us!
Where do we go?
With our assistance, your family may choose from our proven destinations all over the globe. Including but not limited to South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and more.
Commitment!
Our commitment to your family/couple safari is that you will be well cared for by experts in the field, worry free, engaged, comfortable and you will have memories to share for a lifetime.
Details!
We love details! You can relax because we have already addressed your concerns. Our family will assist you with your flights, travel insurance, evacuation/medical rescue insurance, travel inoculation service at your work or home, the detailed information below and more.
What is included?
Every customized safari typically includes meals, lodging, and guides. The information that we provide you will list every item that is included and not included in every adventure.
