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Choosing the right safari #2

I want to spend a week at the beach afterwards

On safari, you get up (very) early, you swallow kilometers of dusty and bumpy tracks in more or less comfortable 4X4s... Not really easy!

I choose:a safari that includes one or two days at the beach at the end or we add to your basic safari a seaside extension in the same country or in a neighboring country.

Where ? It is easiest to tan 1/ on the beaches of Monbasa after a safari in Kenya, 2/ on the islands of Lamu or Zanzibar after a safari in Tanzania, 3/ in the archipelago of Bazaruto or Quirimbas (Mozambique) after Africa from the south, 4/ on the shores of Lake Malawi, a superb freshwater lake with a false air of Polynesia, after a safari in southern Africa or Tanzania.

I want strong emotions!

If it's to observe the wildlife well hidden in a minibus, you might as well stay at home and watch a wildlife documentary on TV! This safari, we want it on contact… but in complete safety, huh? No question of ending up chewed by a lion!

I choose:a private reserve or concession that organizes walking safaris with armed rangers in small groups. We see a little less animals than in 4X4, but we see them very closely, especially the herbivores:elephants, buffaloes…. Above all, we are no longer spectators but actors:we learn to spot traces, to use the wind to mask our smell, to move around without noise... Unforgettable!

Where ? In Zambia, South Luangwa National Park, Tanzania, Selous Game Reserve, Kenya, Swaziland, Mlilwane Game Reserve, and some private game reserves in South Africa.

I want to see (also) beautiful landscapes

Africa, we dream of it in technicolor, with infinite spaces and mythical mountains like Kilimanjaro.

I choose:a circuit that combines safaris and discovery of the most beautiful sites of the country (or countries), or an extension (for example to Victoria Falls) after a classic safari (for example in South Africa).

Where ? 1/ in Tanzania (ah, Kilimanjaro!!!), 2/ in Namibia to admire the red dunes of Sossusvlei, in the heart of the Namib desert, one of the oldest on the planet, 3/ in Botswana, in the Okavango Delta, 4/ on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe (ah, the Victoria Falls!!!), 5/ in Malawi, for its wild landscapes and its sublime freshwater lake classified by the Unesco.