First Time Safari Essay

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6 Tips for First Time Safari Traveler Traveling changes our lives in a huge way. Once you get the taste for traveling to far off lands and unknown places, there is no going back or stopping, even if you wanted to. Almost every person these days lives by a wish list or as we travelers like to call it - the ‘bucket list’, and going on an adventurous and once-in-lifetime African safari happens to unfailingly be a part of most bucket lists.
Planning a safari isn’t like planning to backpack the banana pancake trail or going on a grand euro trip. Undoubtedly, it is equally exciting like any other travel, however, for a newbie it could be really daunting, especially if you don’t know how to plan ahead and plan properly.
Here, we share a list of 6 tips for first
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Who doesn’t want to click photos when traveling? Especially, if it is the ‘Great African Safari” that most only spend their lifetime dreaming about! Search the internet well for the best cameras to take on a safari. You do not want to miss a perfect moment just because you didn’t bring your camera or you were too busy adjusting the settings on your old camera. And, of course, you need proof of the incredible experience you just had to flaunt to your friends, family, and colleagues. If you are a birdwatcher and your itinerary includes the activity, you may also think of buying a pair of binoculars for your safari.
Carpe Diem

Yes. Literally. You need to seize the day. Give yourself a pat on the back for making it to one of the biggest expeditions of anybody’s life. Be proud that most people die only dreaming of going on a trip like this. So what if it took a exhausting walk up a steep hill and gave you a sour leg and a few bruises? So what if it costed a little more than you had imagined? So what if you only say two of the Big 5? So what you didn’t get to photograph a gigantic African Elephant? So what it rained and spoiled a day off of your

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