Amudo, Mozambique

Ever been on an African Safari?

And if so- where did you go? was it ridiculously expensive? what kind of wildlife did you see?

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1. I went in the bush in the very Northern Cape on the borders of Namibia and Botswana, cool. Saw lots of antelopes, rooikatte (caracals?) and lions...it was a long time ago though.
2. When I was a kid my fathers company had a chalet in the Kruger National Park we would go about twice a year every year. I last went there during the off season 2003. I found it very reasonably priced. I think there is a reduced price for South Africans. I have been to a few others but the Kruger remains the best in the Southern African countries. The Kruger drives are very organised, you should see at least 3 of the big five in as many days.
3. yes, its not that expensive may be when hunting. South africa, kenya, namibia, uganda have some of the best.
4. I've been on a few. The last one was at a place called Kapama. The housing part of Kapama is fenced in to keep the animals out but there were a few giraffes hanging around the entrance the entire time we were there. There are early morning safaris and evening safaris and you would want to go on both as the animals are different. They take you a number of places but the best place was a watering hole. There was a herd of elephants and they were so close it felt you could reach out and touch them. We also, after a wild drive through the bush - no road, came on a lion who had a warthog down. We were very close and he was quite funny to watch after he had eaten. Acted like a kitten rolling and playing with his tail. There were a couple of ostriches, all manner of antelope which I referred to as deer much to the dismay of our guide. If you go remember - there are no deer in South Africa, only antelopes. We then came across three lionesses who were nowhere near as entertaining as their male counterpart. And monkeys. Buffalo, Rhino. On the night trip we saw hyenas and had a bush baby fly onto our vehicle and take off just as fast. Those two things left the biggest impression for the time we spent out after the sun went down. we saw all manner of birds but the ones I remember most were the storks and the vultures. Kapama also have safaris taken on elephants instead of vehicles. but I didn't do that. Have kicked my own butt a lot about turning that one down. We had a wonderful guide and tracker. Both men were walking encyclopedias on the subject of African wildlife and shared as much information as any human beings can without losing their voices Part of the package we took also took us to Hoedspruit Centre. Cheetahs mostly but at the time they had a wild dog or two as well in the hospital part. This was 6 years ago and I may get the order of things mixed up and I am using the photos we brought back. I know I have left out a lot of stuff. Was it expensive - This was a while back and I was using Canadian dollars. I thought it was good value for my money but expensive is relative - depends entirely on how much you can afford to spend at the time. Below are three links - the first two are NOT my experiences but one shows some of the amazing things you can stumble on. The second is my favourite lion clip and the third is the Kapama site. If you watch the youtube clips, turn up the sound.
5. I have done, it was the most wonderful experience of my life! Everything out there is so beautiful and untouched. If I could I'd live in the bush! To be honest I can't remember the name of the Safari lodge but I have been on two, one in Zimbabwe and the other in South Africa. At the time it was a little expensive because we were still living in Zimbabwe and earning Z$ which as you might know is worth next to nothing! However, if you have foreign currency it shouldn't be as expensive. I visited Lalibela before I moved to the UK, I'll be back there some day soon! I loved it and will continue to love it! http://www.lalibela.net/view_picture_tt.php?pid=32
6. Yes many times, almost do it for a living. You can do it cheap or not. If you go to Earth Lodge you will pay $1800 pppn. You can also do it for $100pppn. The options are endless. I stongly recomend a 2 week trip. SA is a good option. Start in the Kruger Park, Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park, Addo elephant park, Botswana for a few days and finaly end up in Namibia.
7. This is the new Safari> Start you journey this way > The enterprise of suez canal which blossom with all the cultured streets of smooth Jazz clubs; especially through the morning cultured streets of marrakech to the heat wave of sahara desert then to the disco scenario of sharm el sheikh