The Budget Safari Blog
The latest on travelling Africa the way it should be travelled – on a shoestring, experiencing all that the rugged, beautiful birthplace of mankind has to offer. Expect tales of budget travel heroism, up to the minute destination info and specials aplenty.
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African Wild Dogs in Kruger Park by the pack!
African Wild Dogs spotted in Kruger Park - photos of our really lucky wildlife sightings on a recent safari drive in Kruger! And this was not the last time we got to watch the usually elusive Wild Dogs of Kruger...
Kruger Park Safari Wildlife Sightings - Wild Dogs & Leopards!
On Safari in Kruger Park this past weekend our private tour group spotted Wild Dogs lazing on the roadside as soon as we entered the National Park! Our game viewing luck continued, as we went on to sight two different leopards sleeping in the Marula trees on two of our game drives in Kruger!
Sighting the Big Five of Africa and so much more, made for a truly unforgettable wildlife safari in Kruger Park
Read Kruger Park Safari Wildlife Sightings - Wild Dogs & Leopards!Video of Cyclist Crashing into Buck in KwaZulu Game Reserve
This amazing video of teenaged cyclist, Evan van der Spuy, colliding with a speeding antelope during a cycling race in a South Africa game reserve is a must see!
South African Wildlife Videos - look, learn & laugh or upload
Submit South African wildlife videos to Veldfundi's YouTube Direct Challenge to help spread awareness about wildlife conservation and environmental education.
10 Reasons to go on an African Safari
Here are 10 reasons to take a safari to Africa for your next holiday. With so many great trip options out there, here's why an African Safari is the best choice!
Save the Serengeti Closer to Wildlife Victory over Proposed Highway
Some are celebrating a wildlife victory for East Africa’s Serengeti in the media while others regard the Tanzanian government’s latest position on the proposed highway through the national park as contentious.
Walking through Africa to Help Disabled Children - Walk4Wheels!
South African hockey coach and entrepreneur Craig Sieben starts his 16000km walk for charity through East Africa in September 2011. That's 86 days today until he sets off on his long walk to help children with disabilities.
Rights for Rhinos walking across South Africa!
Today two game rangers, Paul Jennings and Sboniso Phakathi, start their walk for rhino conservation from Musina on the northern border of South Africa to Cape Town on the southern tip of the continent. These dedicated Rights for Rhinos activists will be walking for three months to raise awareness and funds for rhino conservation in South Africa.
Disabled Ex-rugby Player Drives up Africa for Charity
Early next week paraplegic Richard Harris and his wife Rachel fly to South Africa’s coastal city of Durban to start their trans-African charity drive in support of Motivation disability charity.
See African Cats in the wild - Go to the Serengeti and Help Save the Savanna!
Help Save the Savanna by booking one of our selected tours to Tanzania's Serengeti before the end of May 2011! African Budget Safaris will donate 3% of your Tanzania Tour's value to the African Wildlife Foundation's Amboseli Corridor Project aimed at saving the Savanna habitat of the African Cats and other wildlife along the Kenya-Tanzania border!