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post #46 of 56
7/17/08 at 2:22pm
Hey GQ Geek - are you still planning on going at the end of August? Did you decide on a destination?

I'm trying to find a safari trip around New Year's/early January - I really want to see Victoria Falls as well so I am looking at a few trips that cover S. Africa/Botswana/Zambia.

If anyone else has any thoughts or experiences I would love to hear about them.
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post #47 of 56
7/17/08 at 2:36pm
I did South Africa in June 2006.

We spent 15 days in SA and used Cape Town as our base for 10 days - we did a day in wine country, drove down to the Cape of Good Hope, Robben Island, etc. All worthwhile trips.

We were at the Djuma Wildlife preserve for about 5 days, and stayed at one of the all-inclusive game lodges with a guide and all that. We had a lot of success with the guides. They were top notch and we were really taken care of. Over the course of 5 days, we say pretty much everything we wanted to see, and were probably able to see things that others didn't because our guide and tracker were good at what they did. A self guided tour would be interesting, but if this is the only trip you'll make there, I say make it worthwhile. The stuff we saw with our guide would have been impossible on our own.

I found that June was a great time to be there. It was warm enough for short sleeves during the day and a light jacket at night. Not much rain at all.
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post #48 of 56
7/17/08 at 4:50pm
Sorry.. think I was ducking and diving in Jan when this thread started.

GQGeek - or others - PM me and I should be able to hook you up with local rates for most places in Kenya -it's still the best in EA and safe again.

I'll be in Dubai in August should still be able to help.

If I'm around, I can put you up in Muthiaga club for the Nairobi stopovers for about 20USD and that is a special place...
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post #49 of 56
7/18/08 at 6:00pm
No, I hven't been to African safari. I thought of going for African safari in htis summer/
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post #50 of 56
7/18/08 at 6:04pm
went on one in Kenya last year in Masa Mari area. absolutely wonderful. smoked a lot of good cigars, drank too much jack daniels and enjoyed some lovely scenery. well worth the 5 hour drive from hell there from Nairobi.
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post #51 of 56
7/18/08 at 9:54pm
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Originally Posted by bryce330 View Post
Hey GQ Geek - are you still planning on going at the end of August? Did you decide on a destination?

I'm trying to find a safari trip around New Year's/early January - I really want to see Victoria Falls as well so I am looking at a few trips that cover S. Africa/Botswana/Zambia.

If anyone else has any thoughts or experiences I would love to hear about them.

No. I was planning on going with a gf from Toronto but that fell through because we couldn't get get our vacations to coincide and I also need to use my vacation time this year for LSAT prep in September (which I hadn't been planning on before).

As I'm sure you noticed, my next big trip is going to be South America for 4 months (already enrolled in an Open Water scuba course), so I'll have to try and fit Africa into an xmas break if/when I get in to law school. I still want to go really badly, but I couldn't fill 4 months with it, and I really want to use the time to improve my spanish fluency.

FWIW, I was seriously considering Tanzania as my destination of choice. If I had unlimited budget, there are other places, but I felt Tanzania struck a decent balance between good value and being too crowded with tourists. As you'll see, safaris basically start at $500 pp per day and go up to about 1000. Some countries are more expensive than others, and not all safaris are created equally. Wish I could be more help but that's all I can really remember from my initial research.

Also, if you can afford it, go on a tour that takes you into the jungle looking for gorrillas. I can say from experience that the jungle is awesome and it would be an experience of a lifetime. Visiting countries like these really changes your outlook on things (maybe we should force artisan fan to spend some time in the jungle).
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post #52 of 56
7/20/08 at 2:03pm
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post #53 of 56
9/10/11 at 9:09am
bump!


Just booked a trip for November and would love to hear more recent experiences.


Im going form LAX-Nairobi, stay there for 2-3 days then head south to visit a friend who lives in Tanzania doing volunteer work. Then 4 of us are going on a 5-day safari then flying over to zanzibar for a few days before flying back outta Nairobi.

Flight was 1200
5-day safari looks to be about 1300
additional flight to zanzibar about 400
plus other rooms and incidentals puts us at probably 4k total
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post #54 of 56
3/17/12 at 3:55am

I have been to Nairobi and Kenya to be specific.

 

This is a place you can share a life time moment that will not easily fade from your mind. 

I had an opportunity to visit their sunny beaches at Mombasa. A great moment to be in your shorts, sandals or other beach wear.

 

The country is also a home to great animal parks with a wide range of animals. 

The people are friendly this even makes the trip a better experience. 

 

Well if you are worrying about the cost... trust me you get more than you have bargained for.

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post #55 of 56
3/18/12 at 11:56am
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Originally Posted by michellefashion View Post

I have been to Nairobi and Kenya to be specific.

This is a place you can share a life time moment that will not easily fade from your mind. 
I had an opportunity to visit their sunny beaches at Mombasa. A great moment to be in your shorts, sandals or other beach wear.

The country is also a home to great animal parks with a wide range of animals. 
The people are friendly this even makes the trip a better experience. 

Well if you are worrying about the cost... trust me you get more than you have bargained for.

Was safety an issue?
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post #56 of 56
3/19/12 at 6:59pm

When in Nairobi several years ago, I was fortunate enough to go on Safari.  It was amazing.  

We got to see lions with a fresh kill feeding their cubs.

 

I'm a big fan of East Africa, we got to do a quickie Safari in Tanzania a few years ago,

it too was great.

 

If you get the chance, go. It's so amazing.

 

BK

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