Safari Park Locations and the Best Safari Trips Around the World

Books like Tarzan and films like Jungle Jim fed ourthat fascinate you there is no better experience
interest in the unknown jungle and more peoplethan the annual Serengeti migration, to my mind
began to dream of the howl of the wild, the buzzone of the world's seven natural wonders.
of the safari park camp mosquitoes and the lureOver the past 30 years I have been to Africa
of the jungle. Once, only the wealthy were able tomany times and feel very lucky to have taken
go on a jungle safari but later the deep, darkpart in both the hunting and camera shooting
jungle began to open up and with the creation ofsafaris, but I have no idea which safari park to
the safari park more people were able to go outrecommend you to begin - there is just so much
on safari. Safari park hunting began to be doneto see. The most valuable advice in these times
with lenses rather than rifle sights, and the world'sof great safari park accessibility is to choose the
remaining jungle was protected within the safarianimals you hope to see on your safari and to
parks and visitors housed more comfortably. Buttravel into those safari parks where the
a safari, even within a safari park, is still thoughtpopulations are the largest.
of as a romantic adventure into unchartedMy personal favourites are the ever surprising
territories.elephants, more agile than you expect and living in
Lions, always referred to as the kings of thefamily groups, I'll never tire of watching them;
jungle, are more prevalent on the Duba Plains andeven though I'll permit there is less action to be
in fact this area in Botswana boasts the only prideexpected than from some of the big cats. I've
of lions who actively hunt elephants. Leopards,seen elephants all over Africa but my favourite
their sleek dukes, dwell on the Sabi Sands andplace was in the Okavango River Delta region
within South Luangwa Safari Park's boundaries.where I came upon an entire group playing with
Rhinos are best sought and spotted in thetheir young ones in the water. Spraying each
Hluhluwe-Unfolozi Safari Park, the open expansesother and giving gentle nudges like barges, this
of Damaraland or the magical Ngorongoro Crater,was the most incredible thing I have ever seen
and their cousins the more docile looking, but noand inspired me to get involved with Elephant
less dangerous hippos, have healthy populations inCare International. So it was literally a life changing
Liwonde and Selinda Safari Parks. If it's wildebeestexperience.