Saturday, August 22, 2009

Enjoy An African Safari Adventure

By Lee Reid

Nothing beats being up close with wildlife. It can be an awesome and unforgettable experience seeing wildlife in their natural habitat. When it comes to wildlife, African safari vacations are quick to come to mind.

African safari vacations have become very popular and there are numerous companies that provide packages designed to bring a bit of adventure under expert supervision.

If you decide to go on an African safari adventure, you'll be living in lodges and camps with hot showers. Your meals and barbecues would be prepared by a cook hired for your specific African safari tour.

Most of the African safari vacations are in Kenya, with a beach holiday possibly included in the package. Kenya is a country that boasts of 40 national parks and game reserves. The Kimana Game Sanctuary is one of the most popular and spectacular game reserves in Kenya. It is situated at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Two other popular national parks in Kenya are the Mount Kenya National Park, which is a rich rain forest, and Masai Mara, which consists of stretching plains. If you happen to go on one of the African safari vacations in Kenya, your guide will drive you and the other tourists either in 4x4 vehicles, open back trucks or mini buses.

If flying is your thing and you want to see the landscapes from high above, there are African safari vacation packages that include flying in a small plane. You'll see giraffes, leopards, crocodiles, gazelles, zebras, hippos and lions during your African safari adventure in Kenya.

South Africa is the ideal destination for your African safari vacation if you'd like to see different landscapes (e.g., semi-dessert, old forest, open grassland, wetlands, etc.). South Africa's Phinda region can be explored by foot, air or car.

There are also African safari vacation packages that include exploring South Africa by boat. Expect to see lions, buffalo, rhinos, leopards and elephants. You'll see packs of hyenas and wild dogs, leopards and elephants when you tour the Madikwe Game Reserve.

Uganda and Rwanda are also popular African safari destinations. Uganda is the perfect destination if you want to see chimpanzees and lowland gorillas in their natural habitat. Gorillas abound at Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

To see a variety of bird species, pick an African safari vacation that includes a tour to Uganda's Mgahinga Volcanoes in its itinerary. You'll see elephants, giraffes, antelopes and birds when you tour the savanna in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. Another popular destination in Uganda is the Murchisson Falls National Park. The waterfall is a wonderful sight and the wildlife include baboons, warthogs and zebras.

Rwanda is famous for its mountain gorillas and there is said to be 350 of them in the tree lined slopes of the Parc National des Volcans. The Uganda and Rwanda region, with its volcanoes, falls, lakes and forests is a treasured area and offers the best chance of seeing gorillas in their natural surroundings.

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