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Kids Safari- Family Safari Holidays in Kenya

I have worked at safari lodges that do not encourage children, this was mainly due to the fact that they did not have the facilities to cater for children, this however does not mean that if you have kids, you should not go on safari, you just have to make sure that the safari you [...]

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Self Drive Safari Tips

Whilst I was researching for a new section on Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park in South Africa, I came across this great video (see below) posted by a couple who take the day out to visit Hluhluwe and it tells of their day as well as some advice on how to get the best out of self [...]

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Why a Guided Game Drive Safari is Advisable

HluHluwe Elephant: 1 German Car containing Swiss Tourists: 0 A Swiss couple had a holiday experience that they will never forget, when came a little too close to an elephant on their African safari in HluHluwe Game Reserve in South Africa. For me it really illustrates the importance of going on a Safari Game Drive [...]

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Kariba Houseboat Safari – Day 5 & 6

Kariba Houseboat Trip Report – March 2009 Day 5 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Thunderbolts & Lightning – Spurwing to Antelope Island A massive thunderstorm, drove me from my bedroom under the stars to the cabin in the early hours of the morning and we later woke [...]

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Kariba Houseboat Safari – Day 4

Kariba Houseboat Trip Report – March 2009 Day 4 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 5 & 6 | Spurwing Island, Kariba We decided to move on, around Spurwing Island finding a place stop on the northern shoreline of Spurwing, right next to Fothergill Island. As the houseboat moved at [...]

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Kariba Houseboat Safari – Day 3

Kariba Houseboat Trip Report – March 2009 Day 3 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4 | Day 5 & 6 | Palm Bay, Matusadona National Park, Kariba I woke up as the sun was just about to peer over the horizon, to find that there was an Impala ram silhouetted against the [...]

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Kariba Houseboat Safari – Day 2

Kariba Houseboat Trip Report – March 2009 Day 2 | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 & 6 | Awaking just before sunrise, I went for a walk on Antelope Island, I wanted to see if I could get a photograph of the sunrise with a Fish Eagle in it, [...]

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Kariba Houseboat Safari – Day 1

Kariba Houseboat Trip Report – March 2009 Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 & 6 | Harare to Kariba That’s around 15 beers a day…per person, I thought to myself as I finished loading the car with all the food, clothes, fishing equipment and the cases of [...]

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