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important to define the Swahili word safari, which means a journey. To those of us who
make our living in the bush, 'on safari' means what it was like many years ago when we
experienced the wild at first hand - both day and night. |
These days, the majority of people who visit Africa experience tours living in
large hotels only venturing out for 2 hours at each end of the day, rushing from one
animal to another. With these "safaris" the opportunities for good photography
are severely limited by the standard mini-bus game drives where groups of up to eight
people or more share a vehicle. Only one or two will have a good viewpoint and time is
usually limited, both by the drivers need to complete a drive within a prescribed time,
and by the attention span of those passengers who are not enthusiastic photographers or
animal watchers. |
Please don't misunderstand my description, after all we all have different
requirements, it is horses for courses. A tour is a great, but basic, introduction to
Africa. A number of my clients get the African bug on such a tour, but they then want to
return to experience the real thing, to spend time immersed in the culture, observing and
photographing the game, living in the bush, and experiencing the wild first hand from dawn
until dusk. |
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The emphasis of my safaris is seeing and participating, the time spent on game
drives is about 130 hours - the equivalent of about 35 days 'safari' with most operators -
and remember this does not include what we see in camp. |
Although my safaris run to an itinerary, it is totally flexible
and can be altered to suit the activity of the day. We may, for example,
decide to stay on at one of the camps as the game activity has been
superb, or we want to see that elusive black rhino. After all it is your
safari and, as I say countless times, we must make the most of the
opportunities as they arise, don't say I wish we had...
The example itineraries
on this site are some that I have run over the
last few years, yours may be similar to these or we may do bits from
each, but rest assured whatever we do you will have the experience of a
lifetime! From the
bookings page you can click on a safari title to see the outline
plan of the currently available safaris, and please feel free to
contact me if you wish
to discuss any aspect before or after you book. |
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