African Safari Blog
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Volcanoes Gorilla Safari
We saw the Amahoro family group. It was a surreal experience watching these beautiful creatures sitting around, eating, and playing with each other. I
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Guided Madagascar Road Trip
Seeing the endangered tree-dwelling indri in the wild was a highlight - but more significantly, hearing their haunting wail. To me, the indri song is the
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Reptile Pictures - Crocodile, Snake, Lizard, Terrapin
African reptile pictures of a crocodile baking in the sun, a terrapin in the water, a lazy puff adder, and agama lizard
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Kruger, Swaziland and St Lucia Safari
We did a self-drive trip and had no problem with self guiding, the details on the excel sheet were very appreciable and easy to follow. We booked it all
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Excellent Travel Agent for Africa
My safari was arranged by Ebright Travel. I had used them for a prior trip to South Africa with friends and Connie is my (and my friends') normal travel
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August Safari to Kenya and Tanzania
We went on a 21-day trip to Kenya & Tanzania visiting various parks. The safari companies were recommended by friends. It was good and we saw all the animals
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Big and Small Cats on Safari
An exciting moment for me was a serval cat hunting right next to our truck (maybe 10 feet away). I am a huge fan of the small cats so it was a real treat.
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Observe Animals in Silence
It was wonderful observing different animals' behaviour for a long time in silence rather than spotting the actual animal. Also, we loved the beautiful
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Great Animals and Landscapes
The trip was so easy and that was great – the Flash Safari team took care of everything from the moment we met up with them until we got to our airport
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Plenty of Wildlife on Self Guided Safari
We were thrilled with the 44 animal species we saw. Neil is a birder, so he was thrilled with the variety of bird life. I can't imagine seeing more on
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EASTCO Private Safari
We had a fantastic experience with Eastern Africa Safari and Touring (EASTCO). I highly recommend them. We saw the big 5, went to a Masaai village and
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Kobo Safaris Review
The guides were knowledgeable and respectful, they knew about animals of course, but also about the local customs and traditions which made our trip very
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Solo Safari Best for Photography
Since a young age I've been dreaming of a safari in Africa and my dream came true in April 2010. I was anxious to see the wildlife and different lifestyles
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Natural World Mombasa Safaris
10 out of 10. I don't like giving anyone full marks for anything, but I really can't think of anything that went wrong. With kids, the short overnight
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Two Night Safari Too Short
I wish we had booked on safari for longer, we only had 2 nights and 3 days, wish we had gone for at least another day. Wish we had seen animals a bit
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Fabulous Family Safari
Connie Ebright of Ebright Travel was wonderful and worked closely with us to get us the safari we wanted (not too expensive and good for kids). Everything
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Five Star Service for Tanzania Safari
The real highlight of our trip was all of it. A complete learning experience from start to finish, thanks in part to Elkana and others. I loved to learn
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Independent Pilanesberg Safari
We spent one early morning at Mankwe Hide and were rewarded with a fishing frenzy by the local population of African darters. This behaviour, coupled with
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Dream Safari Come to Life
On our way to the Serengeti, in our small plane, it was overcast as we flew out to the western corridor and really could not see anything but fog. But
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First Time to Africa at 75
We had a fabulous safari in Kenya and Tanzania - our first trip to Africa. We are 75 years old and finally decided that we'd better go if we were ever
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Tailor Made Safari in Southern Africa
Our safari was a wonderful experience and we are planning our next trip to Africa already. We saw all the animals of Africa and a lot of birds. Gerd's
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Impact African Safaris Review
I fell in love with Tanzania, will definately go there again. I did a Kilimanjaro climb and visited Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti
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Overland from Cape Town to Victoria Falls
Highlights of the trip were the Namib Desert and sand dunes, visits to native villages, Etosha National Park, the Okavango Delta, Chobe Park River Cruise,
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Kalahari, Delta and Hwange
The Delta has by far the most wildlife. It was flooded and beautiful. My highlight was 4 black maned lions just resting - we watched for about an hour.
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10 Days Best of Uganda
I want to thank my guide Moses and Jessica my handler for her excellent communication and the entire Elite Safaris Uganda Ltd staff! You guys did me great!
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Botswana and Victoria Falls Safari
The trip fully met my expectations – would have loved to have seen a leopard whilst on safari but you can never predict wildlife! I had a wonderful time
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Gondwana Tours & Safaris Review
In every camp the accommodation was excellent; all beverages were included; I had enough space in the car – even for my extensive photographic equipment.
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Gondwana Tours & Safaris Enquiry
Make an enquiry about going on safari with Gondwana Tours & Safaris
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Mara Gates Safaris Review
Especially the Kenyan guide was excellent. He was well informed of plants and animals. Had a good balance when to talk and when not. Was an excellent driver
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Pretoriuskop Safari Review
The highlight was on the day we were leaving we saw a male lion walking right past our car, on the way out to go back home we saw a leopard which is hard
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