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THE STARTING POINT

As every regular traveller knows, the key to a successful safari is in the planning. And it helps to have a plan for that planning. Before you consider consulting a safari expert, or Google, you need to ask yourself a few questions in order to gain a clearer idea of what you would like to get from your trip. Understanding your hopes will help immensely with your planning. And while choosing the destination may seem like the most pressing issue to anyone planning a safari, “Where should I go?” is invariably the last thing you should ask.

There’s no magic formula – each of you will have your own interests – but here are a few pointers to get you started.

Q IS THERE A CERTAIN SPECIES OR EVENT YOU WANT TO SEE?

“This is the first thing we ask,” says Bill Given of The Wild Source. Armed with an answer to this question, the framework for your planning

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