Get An Experience Of A Lifetime From An East Africa Safaris Holiday

Africa safaris

When people think about Africa safaris, they often imagine the old stereotype of the intrepid British explorer, eyes watchful in the shadow of his helmet, as he tracks big game under the sizzling African sun. While the modern version of the safari adventurer doesn't often include the pith helmet, you will still find many an intrepid explorer in the jungles or grasslands should you decide to embark on an East Africa safari.

East Africa is a one of the most popular destinations for safaris thanks to the beautiful and diverse terrain. What most attracts people is the amazing variety of wildlife that can be observed and studied, and even hunted. However, nowadays, hunting is not the major focus of most safaris and is quite limited and very strictly regulated to protect the magnificent animals of the African wild.

In this day and age of easy, worldwide communication, it is fairly simple to make arrangements for an East Africa safari. Most of the safari travel companies will meet their guests at the airport and then transport them to a comfortable lodge where they will be surrounded by observation decks, lounges and facilities for dining and entertainment, as well as sleeping quarters.

These safari lodges provide the starting point for the vehicle convoys that carry their guests out past the grasslands to reach the game territory. In most instances, the African safaris will have a native African safari guide who will provide experience and knowledge of the local surroundings, terrain and wildlife, and survival skills as needed.

The length of your safari in East Africa will depend upon the safari tour package that you chose. There are two day safaris, as well as two weeks excursions, and even longer with special arrangements. Whenever possible, the experts recommend that you spend at least five days on safari, if not more. With the shorter length safaris, people discover that they spend more time on the road traveling out to the areas to observe the wildlife than they do actually observing the amazing animals.

On a longer safari, you will have more opportunities to observe a wider variety of animals than usually found in the area that your safari encompasses. The other benefit of a safari over a week in length is that the safari guide will often be able to make arrangements for the group to spend time with people of local tribes. Sometimes, the shorter trips also make stops at a tribal village or two, but in these cases the stop is quite brief; just long enough for a quick picture or to purchase a souvenir or two, which might leave one feeling like a tourist rather than a safari adventurer.

Even though taking an extended East Africa safari excursion of a couple weeks, or even more, can give you more "bang for your travel buck," it is also important to realize that these longer journeys are often very demanding and can physically wear down the hearty adventurer. There will be hours and hours of being bounced around in vehicles that were designed for durability, not comfort, with dust swirling in through the windows along with the heat of the sun, all of which can be draining.