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MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR GUIDE

Most safari guests will have long fantasised about their forthcoming safari, be they first-time visitors or safari junkies who return whenever they can. An African safari is not an inexpensive venture, and we all want value for our money and for our hopes to be realised. Much of this rests on the guides with whom you will spend so much time.

You will expect bright-eyed, enthusiastic,

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