Discover The Best South African Safari Holiday For You!

Learn what to ask about your South Africa safari holiday.

Free expert advice on how to get the best safari deals & avoid costly mistakes when choosing safaris online or buying from a travel agent.

Since moving to South Africa in 1993, we’ve been on over 80 African safaris.

So I can tell you first hand that a South Africa safari holiday is a wonderful experience. My wife is a local South African and many of our best safari vacations have been during our numerous South Africa tours. South Africa is refreshingly far from just about everywhere. A trip here is truly an exotic vacation getaway & family vacation getaway.

A South Africa Safari Holiday Is Amazing! photo of lion cub courtesy Sabi Sabi

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As I noted earlier, my wife is a local South African. I am an American living here in South Africa. Both my wife and I feel strongly that if you are going to spend the time & money traveling here you should have the best South African safari vacation possible.

If you are like us, you have seen lots of safari websites offering safaris & safari deals that look good. And talked with travel agents that sell safaris to Africa. But that doesn’t guarantee that you will get the best safari for you. Most safari websites only sell their own lodges, not necessarily what is best for you. And most travel agents that sell African safaris have not been to Africa or have only been here a few times.

So what do you do?

We'll share the questions we'd ask about a South African safari holiday in particular and an African safari in general.

Questions To Ask About Your African & South African Safari Holiday!

We’ve been on a lot of African safaris (over 80) here are the questions we’d ask. We hope that they will help ensure that your African safari experience is as exceptional as it can be.

First, click here for our top 3 African safari vacation tips, these are particularly useful if you also considering an East Africa safari in either Kenya or Tanzania or both.

Recommended Questions To Ask About Your South African Safari Holiday!

Here’s questions you recommend that you ask specifically for your South African safari holiday.

• 1. If it is a private reserve, what is the size of the area that the lodge has transversing rights over?
  This is an important question that can help you determine how long you should stay at a particular lodge. Transversing rights means the area that the lodge’s vehicles are allowed to drive on. Some lodges have very small transversing right areas.

  Why is this important?

  Here is what can happen. You see a lion, or other animal you would. It begins to move away. Guess what? If it is not in within the lodge’s transversing rights you can’t drive over to see it.

  If the lodge does not have good transversing rights or a large concession of its own then you may not want to stay there or stay there more than a night or so.

• 2. How do the rangers handle special interests – birders for example?

  Some lodges have specialist guides, so if you have a particular interest – birders, cats, wild dogs for example, you need to know if there are guides that share that interest or have that expertise.

• 3. Will you be able to go on walks with rangers at no additional charge or in addition to the game drives?

  Though you may not realize it now, having the option of going on a bush walk – with an armed guard – is an enriching experience. Check to make sure that is included or available.

• 4. Are beverages included in the rate?

  This can help you compare rates between seemingly equivalent lodges. Some rates include beverages others don’t.

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