Travel to Africa

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 usually used in the context of travelling lengthy trade routes. The modern connotations of khaki shorts, pith helmets and great adventure only came later. Th...