Kenya Tanzania budget safari tours

Actually, safari is for almost everyone. Our group of 14 ranged from ages 25 to 65, with the average somewhere in the mid-50s. People all shapes and sizes and levels of income, from unemployed to self-employed, along with three doctors, an emergency room nurse and a chiropractor. And, of course, me — Mr. Spur-of-the-moment, who hadn't planned on going on safari and hadn't saved up for it, and just decided to go when the opportunity presented itself.
One of the enjoyable things about safari is meeting other safarians, and these ranged from families with small children and teenagers to groups of septuagenarians who looked as if they accidentally booked a safari instead of a cruise.
But everyone I saw — everyone — looked to be having a lovely time. The camps and lodges overflowed with animated chatter each night about the day's adventures and sights. I never heard any complaining about anything.
Which brings me to my next point: While safari is pretty much for everyone, it is not for those who are particular about schedules and those who need to have everything happen exactly so. When you are in Africa, things happen on Africa time — which is to say, they happen when they happen. Or they don't.
There can be unexpected delays for hours. The Land Cruiser can break down. You can have a flat tire and be helping the driver to change it while herds of zebras run willy-nilly and a group of smiling Masai walk over to watch and make funny observations among themselves about the crazy Mzungu.
Nor is safari for the squeamish. Safari is not Disneyland. The Serengeti, it has been said, is the kingdom of predators and predators' prey.
For example, we spent an enchanting morning watching a cheetah mother and her three cubs frolicking about, only to learn later that night that a lion had come along shortly after we left and had killed and eaten one of the cubs.