A giraffe in South Africa

Safaris

Imagine witnessing a lion catnapping in the sun, an endangered rhino snacking on grass, or a gazelle breaking into its famously graceful gallop across a vast savannah. Safari travel promises tourists a brush with something magnificent and wild, albeit often at a hefty price. Even if you aren't ready to plan such a bucket-list adventure, it's still fun to dream of luxurious lodges surrounded by wilderness and riding through open plains in an open-air four-by-four in search of the Big Five.

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Three people on bicycles in a grassy savanna landscape, one pointing toward the distance
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A man walking along a beach in Gabon.
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Three boats on a river in Botswana.
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orange plains with zebras grazing and in the distance a blue van driving through a dirt path
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A woman sitting on a safari vehicle
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Gorillas laying in the brush of Uganda
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Lions at Chobe National Park
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A safari lodge at Lengishu in Kenya
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Exterior view of Lengishu in Kenya at night under a starry sky
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The exterior of Six Senses Fort Barwara
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A safari vehicle in a field watching a herd cross
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View of Lolebezi Safari Lodge from the water
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Trees and fog in a forest in Rwanda
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Jacqui, Bobby and Rob in Kenya
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Guests from Sungani Lodge have coffee by a river in Zambia at sunrise
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View from Mahali Mzuri, voted one of the best Africa Safari Lodges
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A safari jeep sits amid wildebeests on a safari with Micato Safaris, voted one of the best safari outfitters in the world
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Binoteck 10x42 binoculars
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A father, daughter safari in Botswana and Zimbabwe
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A pride of lions stands in front of a safari vehicle on a dirt road
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Game drive in the serengeti
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andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
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Kathryn Romeyn and her daughter at Kwessi Dunes
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Romeyn Family on safari in South Africa with 10 month old baby
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Aerial view of DumaTau in Botswana
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A portrait of an elephant, Mombo, Botswana
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Wildebeest, Great Migration, Tanzania, Africa
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Singita Kruger National Park
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Pair of photos showing a pangolin and a luxury villa in South Africa
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Singita Sabi
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Cheetah sighting with African Travel
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Kwin looking at a memory of elephants grazing at Amboseli National Park.
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Sonop Lodge, Namibia
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A farmhouse in a field in South Africa
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The Samburu Women
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