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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The amount of money people spend on safaris is astounding. They see the exact same animals as families who stay in the parks themselves.  You can easily make in park reservations on the Sanparks website.  It is not expensive. The highest costs for us were the flights. [/quote]

We went to Kruger and did some self-drive safari days, but then went to a lodge in Sabi Sands and were taken out on game drives by professionals. They both have advantages--it's nice to be able to go at your own pace and do what you want, but our eyes are not trained to find animals, so there was probably a lot that we missed. With a tracker, they know all the tricks of what to look for, and are in communication with other trackers about where the animals are. We saw the Big 5 in the first 2 hours of our first drive. It's nice to do both, if that's in the budget, of course. [/quote]

You can hire professional guides within the park. I agree there’s an advantage to doing that at times. But $100k-plus for a safari?  SMH. The top dollar lodges in the parks are like $200/night. Food is very inexpensive, even if you eat out at restaurants in Kruger. A lot of $ left over for private game drives. I guess it pains me to have people think this is only a vacation/experience for the ultra wealthy. That’s not the case. [/quote]

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