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While
planning
an
African
Safari
for
my
family
of
4,
I
was
overwhelmed
with
the
options
for
this
type
of
adventure
on
a
continent
which
I
have
never
been,
and
knew
little
about.
During
my
research,
I
came
across
the
Zicasso
website,
read
the
endorsements
from
highly
recognized
sources,
and
decided
to
give
it
a
try.
So
I
filled
out
an
online
form
and
provided
my
interests,
goals
and
desires
for
the
safari.
Zicasso
got
back
to
me
immediately
and
asked
a
few
follow
up
questions
to
better
understand
my
needs.
The
very
next
day,
I
was
contacted
by
an
agent
specializing
in
Safari's
that
was
referred
by
Zicasso.
The
agent
was
knowledgeable,
quickly
responded
to
all
my
questions,
provided
me
with
insight
that
I
would
not
have
considered
on
my
own,
and
i
booked
my
Safari
a
short
time
later.
We
just
returned
from
the
Safari
and
it
was
amazing!
I
was
looking
at
a
specific
location
in
Kruger
National
Park
in
South
Africa.
The
agent
explained
the
differences
between
private
game
reserves
and
public
game
reserves,
and
also
recommended
that
we
split
our
visit
into
two
different
luxury
camps.
About
three
months
before
our
trip,
I
received
an
email
from
my
agent
advising
that
the
one
lodge
we
booked
(Lion
Sands)
had
a
fire
at
0400
that
morning
and
would
likely
be
closed.
She
took
the
liberty
of
booking
another
lodge
close
by
because
rooms
would
be
scarce
this
close
to
our
travel
date.
Turns
out,
other
guests
could
not
get
reservations
anywhere
and
had
to
cancel
their
trip
with
full
refunds.
Had
I
booked
this
trip
on
my
own,
I
would
not
have
been
among
the
first
to
find
out
about
the
fire
and
probably
would
be
among
the
stranded.
A
little
info
about
our
trip:
The
goal
of
most
on
a
first
Safari
is
to
see
the
Big
Five,
which
is
the
five
deadliest
land
animals
in
Africa
(Elephant,
Lion,
Leopard,
Buffalo,
and
Rhino).
At
the
Kapama
Private
Game
reserve,
we
saw
all
big
five
within
the
first
4
hours
of
our
game
drives
-
amazing.
While
our
guide
and
tracker
were
tracking
a
leopard,
we
came
across
two
buffalo
that
were
nervous
because
the
leopard
was
close
by.
One
buffalo
mock
charged
our
safari
vehicle
which
was
exciting
and
intimidating.
Shortly
after
that,
we
turned
a
bend
in
the
road
and
came
across
a
hyena
that
was
hanging
around
a
leopard
that
had
an
impala
kill
up
in
the
tree!
On
the
evening
drive,
we
found
a
lioness
that
had
a
recent
Kudu
kill.
We
were
literally
5
feet
from
the
face
of
the
lioness
as
she
ate.
It
was
pitch
black
at
night
so
the
tracker
shined
a
spotlight
on
her
and
she
was
not
phased
by
our
presence.
We
had
many
more
amazing
animal
encounters
at
Kapama.
After
three
nights,
we
took
a
two
hour
land
transfer
to
Sabi
Sabi
Bush
Lodge
in
Sabi
Sands.
As
we
were
greeted
at
reception
at
this
amazing
lodge,
we
can
see
a
herd
of
elephant
arrive
at
the
waterhole
visible
from
the
lobby.
The
host
walked
us
to
the
observation
deck
so
we
can
get
a
better
view
of
this
quintessential
image
of
Africa.
On
our
game
drive
we
had
a
rare
encounter
with
a
cheetah
which
we
watched
for
30
minutes
from
about
10
feet
away
from
the
rock
he
was
perched
on.
Then
our
guide
and
tracker
got
out
of
our
open
9
passenger
land
cruiser
to
track
a
pride
of
lion.
They
spotted
them
on
the
other
side
of
a
gorge.
we
drove
around,
went
off
road
and
parked
our
vehicle
between
the
pride
of
15
lions,
including
5
lioness
and
10
cubs.
We
watched
in
amazement
as
the
cubs
and
their
moms
interacted.
We
could
not
get
enough
of
the
cubs
so
our
tracker
and
guide
would
find
this
pride
again
for
the
next
two
days.
We
had
many
other
amazing
experiences
and
wildlife
encounters.
The
lodges
were
perfect
and
the
staff
was
terrific
and
could
not
do
enough
for
us.
Bottom
line
is
that
I
could
not
have
planned
this
perfect
trip
without
the
help
of
Zicasso.
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