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Which Country

Nine kinds of traveller and where each should go, with the reasoning attached rather than a scorecard.

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Nine kinds of traveller, and where each should goReal numbers, no fluffNo cost, no obligation

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Accommodation, meals, park fees, guiding and transport, the way safaris are usually costed. Trips we plan start at about $800 per person per night. We will tell you honestly what your budget does and does not reach.
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What the guide covers

Nine kinds of traveller and where each should go, with the reasoning attached rather than a scorecard.

  • Why country-first comparisons do not help
  • Your first safari
  • Your second, and why it should not look like the first
  • Eight days or fewer
  • The photographer
  • The walker
  • Anxious about light aircraft
  • Travelling with teenagers
  • A fixed, modest budget
  • Somebody who has been everywhere
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How it opens

The first page of Which Country

Every safari comparison on the internet is organised the same way: here is Kenya, here is Tanzania, here is Botswana, here is what each offers. It is useful, and it leaves the hard part — matching — entirely to you.

This one runs the other way round, which is also how a specialist actually reasons. Find yourself in the list.

The rest is behind the form above

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How it works

Three steps, about four minutes

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Dates and budget are optional here — if you only want the guide, name and email are enough.

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If you told us your dates, our Africa specialist follows up within 24 hours with a tailored outline. If you did not, we send the guide and leave you alone.

About the download

Is it really free?

Yes. No payment, no card, no trial. We publish it because people who plan well are better to work with, and because some of them come back to us when they are ready.

Will you spam me?

No. If you give us dates, our specialist sends one tailored follow-up. If you do not, you get the guide and nothing else unless you ask. Every email has an unsubscribe link and we do not sell or share your details.

Do I have to book with you to use it?

No. It is written to be useful even if you plan the whole trip yourself or book elsewhere. It would be a poor advertisement if it were not.

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