# Well hell, I won a trip to a South Africa game/safari park. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 26, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hell-i-won-a-trip-to-a-south-africa-game-safari-park/839285 "2019-08-26T22:08:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hell-i-won-a-trip-to-a-south-africa-game-safari-park/839285/21 "2019-08-27T17:56:05Z")
> [@UncaStuart](#): > > Oh yes. We were lucky in that one of our hosts was an esteemed birder and pointed out the various birds that we came across. These included (here comes another list): > Tawny eagle > Steepe eagle > Wahlberg’s eagle > African fish eagle > African hawk eagle > \ It’s almost impossible to not become a bit of a birder in that part of the world. Besides going on several safaris in Botswana, Tanzania, etc., we lived in Kampala, Uganda and woke up to a cacophony of birdsong every morning. Our yard was always populated with hornbills, [blue turacos](https://www.google.com/search?q=blue+turaco&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp6KWvz6PkAhVnFTQIHSqTDnsQ_AUIEigC&biw=1762&bih=884#imgrc=q5Pd6v9zyYlBgM:), [mouse birds](https://www.google.com/search?biw=1762&bih=884&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=hG5lXbC7NIv5-wTjjovoDw&q=mousebird&oq=mousebird&gs_l=img.3..0l3j0i5i30l2j0i24l5.18378.20316..20740...0.0..0.68.537.9......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......35i39j0i67j0i10j0i10i24.CrKqxWosSR4&ved=0ahUKEwiwjYvNz6PkAhWL_J4KHWPHAv0Q4dUDCAY&uact=5#imgrc=UXpfMnAbM51MzM:), etc. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hell-i-won-a-trip-to-a-south-africa-game-safari-park/839285/22 "2019-08-27T19:22:38Z")
> [@DummyGladHands](#): > > 6 nights. I won a charity auction. Some of the people at the event had previously won it & recommended it highly. It’s been my dream forever. I may annoy everyone with questions, but for now, anyone done it? Which park? My advice would vary depending on where it is (for instance, there’s no malaria in \*most \*of the country) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hell-i-won-a-trip-to-a-south-africa-game-safari-park/839285/23 "2019-08-27T19:39:12Z")
Fun! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hell-i-won-a-trip-to-a-south-africa-game-safari-park/839285/24 "2019-08-27T20:17:19Z")
> [@glee](#): > > 1. It’s a matter of chance what you see in the wild. > We clocked lions, hippos, buffalo and elephant. No sign of leopard (the guide explained their camouflage and stealth is excellent.) > Another tourist asked about seeing tigers! :o [Obligatory Monty Python reference] “A tiger? In AFRICA?” [/Obligatory Monty Python reference] My editing. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hell-i-won-a-trip-to-a-south-africa-game-safari-park/839285/25 "2019-08-27T21:51:43Z")
If you want to spend some money I hear a hot air balloon ride over the park is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hell-i-won-a-trip-to-a-south-africa-game-safari-park/839285/26 "2019-08-31T05:48:08Z")
I spent 3 months in Africa, on 3 different safaris. It was fantastic. I bought a SLR (digital SLR’s were not available at the time) and a 300mm zoom lens. It was the trip of a lifetime. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-hell-i-won-a-trip-to-a-south-africa-game-safari-park/839285.md?page=1)