Safari

Elephant spotted in a Safari in Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Toyota Hilux D4-D model used in Safaris at Kruger National Park, South Africa.

The Safari is an expedition or trip that takes place in some regions of Africa. According to the RAE, the Safari is carried out for big game or as a photographic excursion in "some regions of Africa" or "in other territories".

Etymology

The word Safari means journey in Swahili, the lingua franca of East-Central Africa. Its root is the Arabic voice safar (سفر) of equivalent meaning, which in Swahili is substantive with the ending in i as is characteristic of that language (eg the bank = banki). It has been assimilated by all adjacent languages and commonly extended its meaning in much of the world.

Tourism

Countries like Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe or Mozambique are preferred by tourists to see large animals live. Thanks to their privileged location, they have a large number of nature reserves and parks that allow visitors to see elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, zebras, gazelles, antelopes, flamingos and an incredible number of animals that live in the wild, which many people only manage to meet in the zoos of the big cities.

The Safaris in Kenya are usually done in two ways: A very cheap one, in tents and with eight-person vehicles, and other more expensive ones: in lodges, which are accommodations in the middle of the parks with amenities comparable to 5-star hotels. stars, and with large all-terrain vehicles. The prices fluctuate between 60 dollars a day and the others about ten times more.