African Safaris

The African Safari is a tradition which goes back many years. The word safari has its root in the Arabic word safar which roughly translated means to make a journey. This was then borrowed into Swahili as safari and simply cane to mean to travel. In its original context a safari would refer to any kind of travel and was often used in the context of travelling long trade routes. The modern connotations of khaki shorts, pith helmets and great adventure only came later.
The earliest African

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