When planning a safari holiday it is important to research the area to find out what time of year is best to go and what animals you can expect to see. You may think that you can go on a safari holiday in Africa any time and see the same sights, but this is simply not true.

If for example you are interested in seeing the gorillas then you may want to consider booking a gorilla trek rather than a jeep safari as this is the only way to get up close to the animals in their natural environment. Gorilla treks are not for the faint hearted but off re some amazing experiences that you could only imagine.

Find out before you go what times the safari trips are and how you will be getting around. You should be given a rough itinerary that will tell you day by day what you will be doing. If there is something missing off the trip that you would like to do, then why not ask your tour operator before you book the holiday if there is a chance that you can add it in.