On 29 May, 09:28, Marc Lurie wrote:
> Tim, I can't tell you what to do, but I'd personally want to avoid
> school holidays here. The park will be chock-a-block and facilities
> are stretched to the limit. There's nothing worse than finding an
> amazing sighting (lions on a kill for example, or a leopard in a
> tree), only to have 5 million other tourists descend on you for a
> gawk.
>
> When its quieter its always better.
>
> A major advantage of staying inside the park is that you can get into
> the park slghtly earlier than outside tourists which means you have a
> better chance to see the shy animals such as leopard. However, you
> have to get up REAL early to be at the front of the queue to leave
> your camp, and its chilly at this time of the year in the mornings.
>
> Cheers,
> Marc
>
> On Mon, 28 May 2007 17:01:56 +0100, "tim....."
>
> wrote:
>
> >"Marc Lurie" wrote in message
> >news:gmvk5391o39ti93ujf4tkh8p5hqq34jo73@4ax.com...
> >> School holidays are from 22 June to 16 July
>
> >Um, that's interesting.
>
> >So, would I be better to wait two weeks?
>
> >Doing this will cost me a little under 200 pounds on
> >the flight cost (because that's when the holidays here
> >start). But how much of my time will be wasted
> >driving around looking for somewhere to stay (generally,
> >not just in the park)?
>
> >I really don't want to have to pre-book, experience
> >tells me that I will end up with a compromised route
> >doing this.
>
> >tim
Self drive safaris are fine in theory but the best safaris are
normally guided by someone with local knowledge of the likely places
you will find elusive aqnimals like leopard. That's not to say you
won't find these animals on your own, simply to point out that
experiencd guides will make a huge difference to your safari.
Safarihenry
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