The Best Seats On An Open Safari Vehicle

Some tips on how to choose the ideal seat on a safari vehicle.

21 Non-Wildlife Related Questions For Safari Guides

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Getting more value out of your Africa trip
When venturing out into the African bush, all eyes and ears are focused on detecting wildlife.
Most of the time you will indeed see species that were on your wish list or you see interaction that normally only occurs on your TV screen. But on every safari there will [...]

What Is Most Important On Safari?

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Maybe not what you would expect!
Most people would probably say ‘wildlife’. During my years as a lodge manager and a professional guide, I have come to think different and here is my list:

A proper bed
Waking up rested is the most important thing during your safari, even if all the next points fail. If you have [...]

When You Miss What All Others Saw

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It can be a disappointment if you return from your game drive and it appears that guests on all other vehicles have seen something interesting that you haven’t. It might be that you missed a spectacular mammal interaction, a hunt or that you missed a rare animal like a leopard or brown hyena.
Putting the blame [...]

Safari For Business Travelers: The Day Trip

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A bad day trip
Hotels and Tour-operators offer them and in the streets the so called ‘fly catchers’ are active; young men and woman that for a certain commission percentage try to lure you in a game activity that last only one day, or part of a day: the daytrip.
Yesterday I picked up my sister in [...]

The Loneliness of A Safari Guide

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Most of the time the African bush is great; depending on what you hear!
The African bush is an amazing place to be. It transfers one into a different world and it makes the mind wonder. Especially at night, when the milky way is hanging lazily in the night sky and a lost falling star cruises [...]

11 Best Ways to Piss Off your Safari Guide

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Why a safari guide and a stewardess are not that different
It is strange how a different surrounding (the African bush) can transform people. The -in daily live- grumpy ones become cheerful, the too busy ones become relaxed and the Iphone addicts become nature lovers. And then we have the ones that will always be a [...]

What is … A Tracker on an African Safari

The tracker on your safari is the person that does a lot more than just looking for tracks.

What is … a Good Mobile Safari Guide?

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From charmer to toilet digger
Most safari guides are funny, nice, charming, cool and brave. That is what most tourists remember about their host in the African bush. Little do they know that it actually takes a lot more than just that and it is certainly not an easy job. Being a safari guide on a [...]