1 Planning and booking
TRAVEL AGENTS
Traditional bricks-and-mortar travel agents, like you'll find on your high street, will happily book you a place on a fixed-date, group safari operated by a general or specialist tour operator with whom they have a commission agreement. Your contract will normally be with the operator, not the agent.
ONLINE TRAVEL AGENT
The giant online travel agents (OTAs) that dominate the global travel industry are ill-suited to booking a safari. They offer huge exposure to lodge and safari camp owners in exchange for very high commission levels. While they can be convenient for booking