It will be of no use during safari rides, but you’ll see animals at the waterholes and other places as well. Always have extra batteries and charge them every time you can. Pack at least 50% more memory cards than for the other trips of a similar duration. You can take some pictures of the animals with your smartphone, but you can’t compare the quality of those pictures. Take the very best camera you have and the best telephoto lens you can afford. Also, your bags WILL get dirty, so don’t feel embarrassed to take old luggage on a trip to Africa. Here you can read about the type of travel bags that we use for our trips. Don’t take hard-shell suitcases to Africa, they are not allowed if you need to take a small plane or a group tour. Whether you are planning on taking a small plane in Africa or joining an organized tour, you better pack light and take a soft-sided duffel bag. If you want to be certain that you will be on your own, you have to ask for it and probably pay much more.
It’s not always the case however, so don’t count on it.
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Very often, young kids are free of charge or get a discount as well.
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You pay for a regular safari ride and end up with a private driver and a whole big jeep for yourself because they don’t necessarily fill the jeep if they already have 4-6 places sold. It pays to travel to Africa with a big family or a group of friends. Don’t expect to take any pictures at night, just enjoy the ride and hope that you get to see some action. I still have to meet the first person who actually thinks that night drives are worth it, but it’s a very unique experience. If you want to hear lions roar or see them hunt at night, you’ll have to book a night drive. You are not allowed to drive at night in the parks and it’s not a good idea to drive in the dark in Africa anyway. You cannot go on a self-drive safari at night. It’s just something you have to experience at least once. Some of the very best memories of safari experiences we had were the ones where we had breakfast, picnic lunch, or a sundowner drink in the middle of an African savannah. Picnic in African savannah and sundowners. Get your kids a good pair of binoculars and play a game of who sees a certain animal first, and you are all set. You just have to find ways to get them interested and engaged. Don’t listen to the people who tell you that young kids don’t appreciate safari.
It’s easier to get the children engaged and interested in the whole safari experience on an open jeep safari ride than when driving in your own car. In fact, hippos are very aggressive and are the most dangerous African animals after mosquitos, so you don’t want to get them upset. Animals are very well camouflaged and often you don’t see them until it’s too late.ĭon’t approach the elephants too closely, don’t make noise, keep your hands and your camera inside the car near the cats, and never stand between the hippo and the water. Stay in your car at all times, the rules are there for a good reason. While most of the time you will be driving on gravel or sand roads, sometimes the driver might decide to cross a river, drive through the bush, or cross a stone field… We did all of this when following a herd of desert elephants in Namibia and it was an amazing experience! 2.
Sometimes you won’t see much, sometimes you’ll see a lot, sometimes the ride will take longer than expected, and sometimes it will be tougher than expected.īe prepared for warm and for cold, for wind or sun, for mosquitoes and flies, and mostly for a rough ride. Be open-minded and flexibleĮvery safari drive is unique and therefore unpredictable, so try not to stress about the things you cannot control. In the evening a couple of hippos showed up at the river, just meters away from the terrace where we were having dinner. We landed in Johannesburg in the morning and drove straight to Kruger National Park. It was 10 years ago, on the very first day we arrived in South Africa. I still remember ours as if it was yesterday. No matter how many pictures you have seen or what expectations you have, the very first moment you see African animals in the wild will be unforgettable. Find out! What you need to know before your first African safari This post should answer all your African safari questions. This post is intended to give you all kinds of practical tips which will help you prepare for an African safari no matter where or when you go.įrom safari dos and don’ts, choosing between organized or self-drive game rides to safari packing tips. There are hundreds of guides telling you where and when to go, so I’m not going to go into this. Going on safari for the first time you probably have many questions.
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