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African Safari Planning Tips & Expert Travel Advice

Get trusted African safari planning tips, expert advice, and destination guides all in one place. Sense Of Safari helps you plan smarter—from when to visit the Okavango Delta and spotting the Big Five, to choosing national parks vs private conservancies. Whether you’re just starting or refining your itinerary, we offer honest, experience-backed insight.

We cover what to pack, best times to travel, safari types, and ethical travel tips. We’re not selling safaris—we’re here to help you plan one confidently, with real advice and a love for Africa’s wild places.


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Why Trust Sense Of Safari?

Because we’ve been there.

Written and curated by Vikki Jackson and Sian Loehrer, founders of Marula Hill Travel, every article on Sense Of Safari is based on real journeys, field expertise, and years of safari planning experience. We’ve helped families, honeymooners, solo travellers, and first-timers turn questions into confident decisions.

We built Sense Of Safari to share African safari planning tips you can trust—practical, honest, and rooted in lived experience. Read more in our guide: Top 10  Reasons To Work With Us.Our goal is to answer your questions, build your confidence, and provide practical guidance that genuinely helps.

“We had so many questions before our trip, but the advice we found on Sense Of Safari made everything clear. By the time we landed, we felt completely prepared.”
—Paul and Heather, Manchester

Vikki Jackson and Sian Loehrer seated on an open safari vehicle at Qwabi Private Game Reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo bushveld, preparing for a guided Big Five game drive.

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