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My safari to South Africa was a disaster...

Started Feb 28, 2018 | Discussions thread
Okapi001 Veteran Member • Posts: 5,145
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gnik1 wrote:

I have the opposite view. We went on a guided group safari in KNP last year. Our guide enriched our experience immeasurably & our best sightings were as a result of his expertise, local knowledge & reading of animal behaviour.

Had we done a self-drive trip, we would have seen plenty & felt self-satisfied, but the truth is we would have missed so much...

It all depends on where you are allowed to go, and how well do you know the animals.

A few years ago we  were in Morocco, self-driving, and we "discovered" the largest nesting colony of the endangered northern bald ibis, thanks partly to knowledge of the animals and admittedly partly to some luck. Local guides are not allowed to show it to tourists.

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