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GETTING AROUND

Let’s not beat about the bush. If you are camping on a self-drive safari, it won’t be a holiday — rather an experience. It will be tiring, sometimes uncomfortable and even grubby. But once you accept that, the really good stuff reveals itself — and it will change the way you travel forever. (By the way, if discomfort and dirt concern you, don’t worry: there are many variations of the self-drive journey. You just need to find the right version for you.)

TO CAMP OR NOT TO CAMP

Driving from lodge to lodge with no camping works but, in my opinion, the most memorable journeys happen when you are more self-sufficient. My preference is to

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