Comments on: My African Safari Tour: Travel Africa On A Budget

By: Safari Vacation

Safari Vacation — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:42:37 +0000

Africa has been always surrounded by mystery and considered a dangerous land where wild animals roam. Hence it’s called “The Dark Continent”. Still, today Africa is a mixture of modern cities and areas with splendid nature and rich wildlife, so no wonder that travel agencies sell a lot of African safari vacation packages and more and more African countries are visited. Why not spend extremely interesting vacations and cultural tours here?

By: Francis

Francis — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:11:26 +0000

That is such a great experience and vacation! Many guests and tourists don’t know that if they organize a trip or holiday in Africa they can probably save money by making direct contacts rather than dealing with the big tour operation companies, which can be more costly. I recommend that if you wish to have a good experience at Mt Kili or Safari tours, you should contact ordinary people instead of a tour company which will give you a high price with normal service or sometime poor services.

By: The Smarter Wallet

The Smarter Wallet — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:10:57 +0000

@Evelyn,
This is not a photo I took, I just found it somewhere. I think it’s real though!

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:09:09 +0000

Amazing! I always thought it would be cool to travel to Africa in just that way but, uh, safely.

This is going to sound dumb but I have to ask — is that a photo or a painting? If it’s a photo, there is no way you took that yourself?!? I think I would fall over, OMG!

It’s not real, right?

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:53:17 +0000

Hey David,

It sounds like you had a fantastic trip! Congratulations and thanks for the terrific tips.

Best,

Len
Len Penzo dot Com

By: David L.

David L. — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:12:57 +0000

Hi Stuart,

Yes, it was a great trip. The important thing to keep in mind is to keep in mind the size of the African continent. Some people try to do too much, in too little time.

If you only have two weeks then don’t try to cram in seeing the gorillas, Masai Mara, Serengeiti, Zanzibar and Victoria Falls all at once. You just can’t do it.

Plan it carefully and with your budget in mind. Realistically a Kilimanjaro climb will take you 7 – 8 days including transfers, which doesn’t give you much time to see much else in two weeks.

That’s why an overland tour is a good option if you have the time. You will still see everything that someone can pay tens of thousands for but much more economically. After all, a lion is still a lion no matter what you pay.

The African Trails site gives you a good idea of what you can do in a given time and also has some great pointers in it, as well.

By: African Safari Vacations

African Safari Vacations — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:31:54 +0000

A good article for the ones who are planning for a holiday in Africa without hitting the wallet. Having a memorable trip on a small budget is a dream for most but this certainly seems to live up to it.

By: Alex B.

Alex B. — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:15:17 +0000

Nice post, David. This sounds like the right way to travel Africa.

I did the Kilimanjaro thing, Stuart, and unless it’s important to you to be able to say, “I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro”, I’d recommend doing something more like what David did, to really see Africa. I’m sure you can find a mountain closer to home to climb, and you won’t have to do it with hundreds of other people at the same time.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:17:28 +0000

Sounds like a very exciting trip. I would love to plan a trip to clime Mount Kilimanjaro, but I suppose getting the time off is a bigger obstacle than the expense. Any areas that you recommend people stay away from?

Thanks!