Everything you need to know before booking your first African safari, by Emma Gregg, 27 Nov 2022
From the first waft of dewy morning air to the gentle owl hoots that drift into camp after dark, there’s a satisfying natural rhythm to a day on safari in Africa. Even if you’re not normally an early riser, you’ll quickly fall into the routine of pre-dawn starts, lazy lunchtimes, active afternoons and mellow evenings, making the most of the best hours both for wildlife-watching and for chilling out. Deep at night, if you’re lucky, you may hear the distant whoop of a hyena, the rasping call of a leopard or the bassy roar of a lion.
Four amazing holidays in one
Best of South Africa Travel put together the most phenomenal trip for our family with minimal input from ourselves. Work and family commitments meant we trusted our holiday planning entirely to Ash and she did us proud. Ash put together a fantastic Garden Route itinerary for our family of four combining a great Safari, Plettenburg Bay activities, Winelands and then …
