Why I Built the African Safari Journals Website
I moved
to the UK from South Africa in 2002 for a period of about four years (I'm
back in sunny SA now) and if you've ever heard the saying that Africa gets into
your blood, believe it...it's very true.
Partially to
combat the home sickness and because I am very interested in wildlife
having been on many safari trips in Africa myself (over one hundred now including self drives), I started surfing around
the web for any safari
stories and photos I could find.
It took me some time
to find any as they were scattered all over the internet.
I was hoping for a website that housed
all the safari trip reports and diaries in one place, but it didn't seem to
exist.So I decided to build a website like that myself and
founded
African
Safari Journals in 2003. Since then it has grown into the most comprehensive safari trip report and review resource on the web.
Having access to all the safari trip reviews gives me the unique opportunity to be able to objectively assess who the best safari ground operators in Africa are and so the Top Three Safari Company List was born which has helped thousands of people over the years choose the best company for their safari.
In 2006, when we moved back to South Africa, my lovely wife Wilma agreed to help me with the growing workload of keeping this website up to date and helping people with their safari enquiries which I'm very grateful for. She loves the outdoors and is also a safari veteran like me. I'm also a keen photographer specialising in
African wildlife photography and I have had the privilege to be able to write e-books about "How To Guide Your Own Safari" and "Better Safari Photography" using the knowledge I have gained over the years on photographic trips.
 
Promoting Wildlife ConservationAfrican Safari Journals actually
has a dual purpose. It's not just a repository for African safari experiences but it also serves an important
conservation function.
African wildlife conservation is something I
am passionate about and I believe that global awareness of African
wildlife will contribute to it's
survival for future generations. The more people that know about the
exquisite and indescribable beauty of Africa the better.
So if you have been on a safari in
Africa, why not let me put up a webpage about your trip which will also be your entry into a contest to win a walking safari in the Kruger National Park. (learn more). You will be doing your bit for conservation by increasing
peoples awareness of Africa. Not to mention the fact that you
will also be able to show your friends and family worldwide what
you got up to on your African safari and preserve it for posterity. The "Safari Journal Diary" e-book will help you record your safari as it happens.
If you haven't been to Africa yet and are still thinking about going on safari,
please feel free to browse
through all the safari trip reports available. They contain
informed, independent and unbiased advice that you just won't find
anywhere else. I hope that African Safari Journals can be a valuable resource
to you as you plan your
dream safari in Africa. And it really will be like a dream
come true. I have been on many African safaris and every time they finish I
struggle to leave and come back to
'reality'. There is not much to compare with the
peace and beauty that an African safari provides you. So when you do get back
and after you have recovered from the shock of not being on safari
anymore,
let me know how it went. I really enjoy any stories and pictures about African safaris. It makes me feel like I am in the
African bush again and for me, that really is one of the best
places in the world to be.
See you on safari
Bruce Whittaker
African Safari Journals Founder |
