The Hollisters On Safari

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.
The Hollisters have made it through Delhi, Tokyo, Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Doug has learned to ask questions, listen to the answers, and—occasionally—remember that a plan is not the same thing as an adventure. Now the family has arrived in Kenya, where the wildlife is magnificent, the landscape is breathtaking, and the rules are not optional.

Their guide is Mama Grace, a formidable grandmother with a whistle, a strict sense of time, and absolutely no patience for Hollister-style improvisation. Their safari vehicle is Baby, a veteran Land Cruiser held together by experience, determination, and a few parts nobody seems to need. And their guide Cousin Kariuki has one essential instruction: nobody gets out of the car.

Doug, naturally, has a list. The Big Five. The Great Migration. The perfect safari. He intends to see everything, tick every box, and make the most of every minute. But Kenya has other ideas. Animals appear when they choose, not when they are scheduled. The most extraordinary moments arrive while the family is waiting—or when Doug is looking at his phone instead of the view.

Meanwhile, Bev meets her match in Mama Grace, and their battle of wills becomes one of the most entertaining contests of the trip. Madison fills her sketchbook with the world around her, while Max’s love of animals brings him face-to-face with wonders he has only read about. And Jen watches Doug learning a lesson that may be harder than finding a lion: how to slow down, be present, and understand what his family needs.

With a ramshackle jeep, unforgettable wildlife encounters, two determined grandmothers, and a family discovering that the best experiences cannot be checked off a list, The Hollisters on Safari is a warm, witty travel comedy about patience, connection, and learning to let the world unfold at its own pace.