Looking for safaris in Africa? Africa is a great continent for adventure trips! From the World famous Plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania to the fantastic Kruger National Park in South Africa, passing through the Loango Park in Gabon where you can watch the Hippos surfing in the sea.
Planning a safari is not easy. However at African Safaris 101, we make your planning easy. Helping travelers getting the best out of an African safari is the major intent as to why this blog was started. Here we give you guidelines to the most important things that you should start with in order to plan a perfect safari. Whether you are taking a safari for the first time or you travel frequently, this information will help you get the best out of your trip and make your safari trouble-free!
The success of any true African safari is directly linked to the amount and quality of planning that goes into it’s preparation. This is especially true as travellers to Africa become less satisfied with being shepherded around the wilderness in large groups, preferring instead a more personalised, individual style of travel.
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Get started with planning a safari through Africa.
When should I start planning for a trip to Africa?
Many travelers wonder about when to plan an African safari. It is advisable to plan a safari as far in advance as possible. Some activities require prior booking in destinations where to ecotourism has been developed. If you are planning to take a safari during the “high season” months of July through October, you must plan as well in advance though you can still look out for last minute deals.
What Destinations Should I Visit?
The toughest thing about planning a safari is deciding which place to go. On this guide, we list the favorite African safari destinations that have been visited. We also list the best tours, things to do and see so that we can help you find the best safari destination fitting your interests. Knowing your interests and reading more about it will make the selection of your dream destination easier. If you are stuck, just tell us whatever you want for your vacation so that you can be sure to find something you are interested in.
How much does it cost?
Most of the African safaris are 100 percent customized to their individual interests, timeframe and budget. This therefore means that the rates are normally catering for the specified number of travelers intending to travel. If you are intending to travel alone, you will find prices being very high than for those booking in a group. There are a few companies that sell scheduled trips. The prices vary significantly from the “high season” (generally July through mid-November) to the “low season” (generally November through June).
Creating a Trip Itinerary
One of the essential ingredients of a great safari is an exciting and original itinerary. This in turn requires careful and thoughtful planning integrating several elements. Essentially, the key to successful planning lies in using in-depth and up to date local knowledge to carefully balance a clients interests and expectations with an appropriate destination and resource best suited to meet those requirements.
Given the proliferation of information on Africa through travel guides and the internet it is relatively easy for anyone plan an itinerary of their own, on paper that is! However, the reality of what happens on the ground in Africa may turn out to be totally different with little or no opportunity for recourse.
Most people have a fair idea of where they would like to go and what they would like to do, others have very little idea or no experience of Africa and some with specific interests know exactly what they require from their safari. Either way, through a proven process African Safaris Travel is always able to put forward a set of original itineraries as a basis for consideration or further modification as required.
For the best ideas on how to create an itinerary you can contact a local tour operator who can advise on the best things to do, safari adventures that can be added onto your trip itinerary.