Overland Tours – The Secret to Finding Discounted African Safaris

One of the biggest attractions of overland tours3. Tour groups
is that they allow you to travel even on a tightSolo travel has its advantages, but group travel
budget.Overland Tours – The Secret tooffers far more benefits – especially in terms
Finding Discounted African Safaris.of prices. Overland groups are the best way to
With the recession still fresh in many consumers'enjoy discounted African safaris, cutting down
minds, and the huge costs involved with travelcosts and also adding to the experience by
these days, it can be hard to know where to goallowing you to meet new people, and enjoy a
to find a great travel deal – especially forthrilling and rewarding overland adventure. More
those who have longed to visit Africa, but simplyoften than not, you will be able to save thousands
don't have the funds for an expensive tourwhen travelling with a group, especially if you
package.choose a low budget camping tour option that
To help travellers find their perfect safari even onstays overnight at camp sites and other cheap
a shoestring budget, here are some excellent tipsaccommodation venues rather than luxury lodges
to help find affordable safaris, whatever yourand hotels.
budget may be:4. Tour planning
1. ResearchYou may want to visit almost every country in
There are hundreds of discounted African safarisAfrica in one round trip, but realistically, you would
out there, just waiting for you to try. A simplebe far better off planning carefully and choosing
web search on Google will bring up loads of resultsone or two countries that are located fairly near
– try searching for discounted safaris in Africa,to each other. Each country in Africa offers
and you will get pages of results that you canincredible overland tours options, with abundant
check out and compare to find the discountedgame, bird life, culture and activities to be found in
safaris that best suit your budget and travelalmost every region. Choose one of the top
needs.overland destinations such as Kenya, Tanzania or
2. Off season safarisNamibia, or focus on a longer safari that covers
Generally, peak season overland tours tend toEast African countries or Southern African
never be discounted, with the off or low seasoncountries, and you will get the full African feel, at
safaris offering great discounts. Africa is situateda fraction of the cost of a Cape to Cairo trip.
in the southern hemisphere, which means that5. Short tours
summer takes place between December andTo find the best budget safaris, you will also need
February – a time that coincides with schoolto ask around to find the best tour options. If you
holidays across the continent, as well as peakhave always dreamed of visiting Africa, but can't
tourist season as many flock to warmer areas toafford a full tour, look for a short tour or even a
escape the cold winter in the northernday tour that departs from a specific location in
hemisphere. Winter on the other hand is lowAfrica. If you are staying in South Africa on
season in Africa, and with less tourists, pricesholiday for example, you could look for short
tend to drop. Game viewing is still excellent duringtours that depart from South Africa to Namibia,
winter months, and bird watching is also fairlyBotswana or Zambia for instance, ensuring a
good, so travellers will still be able to get the fullshort but rewarding discounted African safari.
African safari benefits, even if it may be a bitAfrica overland tours allow you to travel - even
quieter with more rain during these months.on a tight budget.