The most accessible way into a first safari, and the destination where the budget is decided by one choice: self-drive Kruger or a guided private reserve. The two differ by a factor rather than a margin, and both are legitimate trips. Flights from Europe are the second-largest line, and the gap between departure hubs is wide enough to be worth planning around.

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