Can I ask what health precautions you guys took prior to taking the safari?
I'm about to go on one in February (in Kenya) and I've been given
conflicting advice about injections - ranging from "none" to about a dozen
inoculations - including a top-up to my BCG. I live in the UK.
Can anyone tell me, accurately, what I need?
Cheers.
Bobby
"Joel" wrote in message
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> Hello to all. My wife and I are contemplating a safari to trip to
> Africa this coming year. This will be our first time there. I've done
> some reading in the newsgroup and the overwhelming response seems to be
> to visit either Kenya and/or Tanzania for the first time. I had
> originally planned on visiting South Africa, renting a car and going to
> Kruger and Hluhluwe-Umfolozi but now I am not so sure. Some of my basic
> parameters for putting together this trip are:
>
> 1. I will spend between 9 - 12 days in country excluding travel days
> from the US and back..
>
> 2. I personally dislike tours, have never used one although I realize
> that independent travel to game parks while possible may be self
> defeating. Without knowledge of animal behavior and how to approach, I
> may essentially be driving around for a week and spending a lot of
> money to do so.
>
> 3. I have no desire to be on a bus with 8 -10 people looking through a
> small window and constantly driving around. I suspect that in order to
> fully experience the parks that one must be patient and wait for things
> to develop. I suspect that I will not get that on a typical safari
> minivan.
>
> 4. I am not looking for this to be a photography trip per se. Being a
> photographer myself, I will use a specialized photography photo safari
> trip at a later date for that. This trip is designed for both my wife
> and I to enjoy and savor.
>
> 5. I do not necessarily need 5 star luxury surroundings but we are not
> interested in camping out in a small tents. Tented permanent camps are
> fine.
>
> My preliminary questions are:
>
> 1. Is it advisable to use a tour company the first time around? What
> do I gain or miss by doing so?
>
> 2. Where does one find reputable companies to deal with?
>
> 3. Is it possible to combine self touring on several days and hire
> guides/driver for other days? Kruger has options like this where you
> can pay to go a game drive.
>
> 4. Would I better off spending several days on a private reserve?
> Although it costs significantly more I might have a better experience.
>
> 5. Putting US State Department hyperbole aside, is there any validity
> to their concerns about Kenya? Curious to here feedback from other
> Americans who have traveled there within the last year.
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated and I will certainly ask
> more pointed questions as I research further.
> Thank you in advance for your responses.
>
> --Joel Turner
>
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