Friday, September 16, 2011

Big 5 safaris - What and where to find them on your wildlife holiday?

The Big 5 is historically a hunting term, which is why we don't particularly like it, but it seems to have stuck, and is still used in some African safari guides. The big 5 are the lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros. Our holidays obviously involve taking camera shoots, not any other kind...






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8 comments:

The Author said...

The pictures of the big 5 are very nice, your post on them is very informational !

Unknown said...

The big 5 are beautiful animals.

Jamie said...

Sharp and beautiful pictures of the big animals. Thanks for sharing.
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Unknown said...

We got a shock when we visited the Zoological park on Hong Kong Island. They had raccoon on display. Here in Kansas they are considered a pest but on another continent...

Funny story.


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rajivwelikala said...

How about try big 6 holiday in Sri Lanka- the ultimate island safari

1 Asian elephant
2 Leopard
3 Sloth Bear
4 Buffalo
5 Blue Whale
6 Sperm Whale

All in one small island

Visit my blog to get more info

http://wildlifediaries.blogspot.com/

Cheers !

Rajiv

saveursystem said...

Name of the tiger should also be there, it is missing from the big 5 list. Otherwise the list is good. But for a tiger, you have to book a wildlife tour package in India.

Unknown said...

Travelling to these places are really exciting and thrilling.These pictures are very beautiful,visiting these places really adventures and thrilling.

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Unknown said...

Very informative post about your wildlife holidays plus great pictures. Looking forward for your future post. - pest control in Markham