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SAFARICONTINENTS TRAVEL

Safari 101

A male Somali Ostrich at Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.

Words you will hear

A short list. The quote should still spell out what your own trip includes.

On the ground

A game drive is a wildlife outing by vehicle. A bush breakfast is that meal set out in the reserve, not back at the table. A hide, or blind, is a sheltered seat at a waterhole.

A concession or conservancy is land outside, or alongside, a national park, run under its own rules. A private vehicle is yours for the stay. A shared drive means other guests and a fixed departure.

A mokoro is a dugout canoe poled through the Okavango. A fly camp is a simple overnight camp, lighter than a permanent lodge. A night drive is an after-dark outing, and it is only offered where the land allows it.

Seasons and animals

Green season and dry season describe rain and grass, not a moral score. The migration is the wildebeest movement between Tanzania and Kenya. The Big Five is the old hunting list: lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino.

A park fee is the conservation charge for being there. It may be inside your from-price or added on the quote. Check which.