Tips for doing an African safari: Things to Know Before Going on Safari

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Tips for doing an African safari: Things to Know Before Going on Safari

Are you planning to do your first African safari? Here are 10 tips to keep in mind. These are things anyone would like to know before embarking on an adventure of this kind.

Luckily, you also have a million guides to help you choose where you want to go on your first African safari. These are countless tips that remind us of the importance of choosing a place based on the time of year. Similarly, special immigration events and even the convenience of the airport are important aspects to know before starting the trip. If you want to get ideas, here are the 5 best safaris in Africa.

In this post, we are going to give you tips that, regardless of where you intend to go, will help you at all times.

African safari example: start in Kenya

Whether you plan to stay in one of Kenya’s many tent camps, or rest in a South African refuge for safaris, or even visit Botswana boat attractions, it is normal to be a little nervous before your first African safari.

Many of the people who go on an African safari start in Kenya. In this case, you would land in Nairobi, from where you drive to Amboseli to fly to Mara. Before you can spend a night in the Nairobi National Park. You have many options here, such as Camp Porini Amboseli, Mara Intrepids, and Camp Nairobi Tented Camp.

You can learn a lot on a first safari. Although the most advisable thing is to be accompanied by experts or native people with experience in African safaris. These will be of great help throughout your journey.

Don’t waste the long moments of transit between one place and another to receive from these guides all the tips and tricks that are possible. You will probably hear from experts some of the ones we show you below:

10 tips to keep in mind if you are going to do an African safari

1.- As we have already told you, it is very good to ask your guide’s questions. It’s amazing how much they know about animal behavior. Remember that discretion can save your life in the jungle. Don’t be the typical person who yells inside the vehicle when everyone else is trying to keep quiet to avoid scaring off a shy animal.

2.- Make sure you have a good camera and a high quality zoom lens. The occasion deserves it. You will be traveling to the other side of the world, and you will have the opportunity to document and experience something unique. You don’t even need to buy new photographic equipment, you can rent it.

3.- In addition to that, it has a security camera in case the main one breaks down. For this, the mobile phone can suffice as long as it is of the latest generation. The worst thing about cell phone cameras is that they make it look like you’re far away. And this when taking photos of your safari can turn into a nightmare.

4.- Sleeping after taking the antimalarial medication is not recommended. The most advisable thing is to take the medicine with breakfast since we will not notice strange dreams, not even drowsiness during the day.

5.- Wear comfortable but resistant shoes. There you will travel many kilometers in cars, well protected. However, it should not be forgotten that it is a jungle environment, therefore we must wear properly protected feet at all times.

6.- Always remember to look in the bathroom before sitting down. In most of the places, you visit there will not be a plumbing system like the one that is usual for you, and it would not be strange if you found some animals jumping in the toilets. Especially during the tour. Fortunately, hotels don’t have this kind of problem on a regular basis.

7.- Bring tweezers and antiseptic. That is all you need to know. Antiseptic is good at preventing and disinfecting. Tweezers are essential if you ever need to capture and remove one.

8.- Don’t forget the extra batteries for the camera. As well as all the battery chargers that are necessary. We don’t want to even imagine what it would be like to lose the opportunity to take a photo of your life due to not having a battery.

9.- Speaking of stressing about photos… definitely focus on getting some photos of each animal, but remember you don’t need 400 photos of zebras. Instead, you should take the time that is necessary to look at the animals with your own eyes, instead of always looking through the different lenses and screens.

10.- Don’t forget to ask other people to accompany you during the trip to take pictures of you, especially with the animals. Remember that what is not recorded is because it never happened.

These are basic tips for beginners who dream of doing their first African safari in the near future.

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Tony Jackson
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