| Books like Tarzan and films like Jungle Jim fed our | | | | that fascinate you there is no better experience |
| interest in the unknown jungle and more people | | | | than the annual Serengeti migration, to my mind |
| began to dream of the howl of the wild, the buzz | | | | one of the world's seven natural wonders. |
| of the safari park camp mosquitoes and the lure | | | | Over the past 30 years I have been to Africa |
| of the jungle. Once, only the wealthy were able to | | | | many times and feel very lucky to have taken |
| go on a jungle safari but later the deep, dark | | | | part in both the hunting and camera shooting |
| jungle began to open up and with the creation of | | | | safaris, but I have no idea which safari park to |
| the safari park more people were able to go out | | | | recommend you to begin - there is just so much |
| on safari. Safari park hunting began to be done | | | | to see. The most valuable advice in these times |
| with lenses rather than rifle sights, and the world's | | | | of great safari park accessibility is to choose the |
| remaining jungle was protected within the safari | | | | animals you hope to see on your safari and to |
| parks and visitors housed more comfortably. But | | | | travel into those safari parks where the |
| a safari, even within a safari park, is still thought | | | | populations are the largest. |
| of as a romantic adventure into uncharted | | | | My personal favourites are the ever surprising |
| territories. | | | | elephants, more agile than you expect and living in |
| Lions, always referred to as the kings of the | | | | family groups, I'll never tire of watching them; |
| jungle, are more prevalent on the Duba Plains and | | | | even though I'll permit there is less action to be |
| in fact this area in Botswana boasts the only pride | | | | expected 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 and | | | | place 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 the | | | | their young ones in the water. Spraying each |
| Hluhluwe-Unfolozi Safari Park, the open expanses | | | | other 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 no | | | | and inspired me to get involved with Elephant |
| less dangerous hippos, have healthy populations in | | | | Care International. So it was literally a life changing |
| Liwonde and Selinda Safari Parks. If it's wildebeest | | | | experience. |