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    The Practical A-Z Guide to Going on Safari: Everything You Need to Know
    The Practical A-Z Guide to Going on Safari: Everything You Need to Know
    The Practical A-Z Guide to Going on Safari: Everything You Need to Know
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    The Practical A-Z Guide to Going on Safari: Everything You Need to Know

    By Michael Theys

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    From the wildebeest covered plains of Tanzania to the elephant filled forests of Botswana, safari is the world’s great escape into untouched wilderness. It’s an immersion in the wild, one that takes you away from urbanscapes and into a realm where people are merely visitors. Africa offers one of the world’s final remaining untouched natural landscapes, offering huge areas that have forever been the haven of wild mammals. Going on a safari offers an immersion into this world. It’s far more than sightseeing. On an African safari you feel as if you are part of the landscape. You open your senses to nature in all its drama and charm. It’s something that I first experienced when I was just a child. And it’s something that’s never left me. Because once you’ve been on safari, you’ll want to go again and again.

    Understanding safari further can be done through exploring the origins of the term. In Swahili, safari means “long journey,” a reflection of how the experience isn’t just about seeing a few animals. Safari is nothing like a zoo. The animals aren’t in cages. These are wild fenceless landscapes where anything can happen. It’s unpredictable and it’s always intimate. Wild scenes play out just meters from your eyes, like lions taking down zebra or rhinos roaming around waterholes. A safari isn’t about arriving with a tick-list or saying that you saw a few wild animals. It’s about going on a journey through Africa and discovering nature’s unmistakable rhythm.

    But with safari there are always so many questions. From the basic concerns about safety - what happens if a hyena comes into the camp? - to practical details like what to pack, what accessories are needed, how to stay healthy, and even how to say hello. This practical A - Z guide is designed to answer all these questions, covering everything you need to know for a safari journey. It’s based on the years of experience I have of going on safari and over 23 years of living in Africa. With this guide I hope you will be fully prepared for landing in Africa and going off on your own safari adventure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Theys
    Release dateFeb 7, 2017
    ISBN9781370005574
    The Practical A-Z Guide to Going on Safari: Everything You Need to Know
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    Michael Theys

    Africa Freak founder, blogger and Internet entrepreneur from Belgium. Fell into Africa’s “magic potion” when I was a little boy! :-)

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      The Practical A-Z Guide to Going on Safari - Michael Theys

      What is Safari?

      From the wildebeest covered plains of Tanzania to the elephant filled forests of Botswana, safari is the world’s great escape into untouched wilderness. It’s an immersion in the wild, one that takes you away from urbanscapes and into a realm where people are merely visitors. Africa offers one of the world’s final remaining untouched natural landscapes, offering huge areas that have forever been the haven of wild mammals. Going on a safari offers an immersion into this world. It’s far more than sightseeing. On an African safari you feel as if you are part of the landscape. You open your senses to nature in all its drama and charm. It’s something that I first experienced when I was just a child. And it’s something that’s never left me. Because once you’ve been on safari, you’ll want to go again and again.

      Understanding safari further can be done through exploring the origins of the term. In Swahili, safari means long journey, a reflection of how the experience isn’t just about seeing a few animals. Safari is nothing like a zoo. The animals aren’t in cages. These are wild fenceless landscapes where anything can happen. It’s unpredictable and it’s always intimate. Wild scenes play out just meters from your eyes, like lions taking down zebra or rhinos roaming around waterholes. A safari isn’t about arriving with a tick-list or saying that you saw a few wild animals. It’s about going on a journey through Africa and discovering nature’s unmistakable rhythm.

      But with safari there are always so many questions. From the basic concerns about safety - what happens if a hyena comes into the camp? - to practical details like what to pack, what accessories are needed, how to stay healthy, and even how to say hello. This practical A - Z guide is designed to answer all these questions, covering everything you need to know for a safari journey. It’s based on the years of experience I have of going on safari and over 23 years of living in Africa. With this guide I hope you will be fully prepared for landing in Africa and going off on your own safari adventure.

      If there were one more thing I could do, it would be to go on safari once again.

      (Karen Blixen)

      Who is Michael Theys?

      I am a blogger and Internet entrepreneur from Belgium and the proud founder of Africa Freak. I fell into Africa’s magic when I was a little boy! :-)

      I’ve had the chance to live and travel across the African continent for over 23 years. As a result, I am perhaps one of the greatest Africa Freak enthusiast on the World Wide Web. My travel ventures have taken me to various countries. So far, I have lived in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

      More recently, I embarked on a 58-day/13 500 km expedition traversing 8 African nations. It was an unbelievable journey that took me from Nairobi all the way down to Cape Town.

      When I am not overseas, I work on AfricaFreak.com, a place for Africa enthusiasts. At Africa Freak we come together and share our great stories about the marvellous continent that is Africa.

      My long-term goal is to literally revolutionise the way people create, share, and discover content pertaining to Africa on the Internet. The purpose of our platform is to cultivate content that reflects the true beauty and complexity of both Africa and its people.

      Life is too short not to follow your dreams. By this point, you have just seen a glimpse of mine.

      Do you feel like being a part of the dream?

      The journey is long. But it is also remarkably exciting. As a man with great faith, I believe that both faith and perseverance are the key ingredients to success in life. I invite you to enter into the Africa

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