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Things I wish I knew before doing a safari

Would you like it if someone came to your house and bothered you? Don't do it to the animals. Especially the hippo. If agitated it'll fling its poo at you. It is also Africa's deadliest animal and may just stalk you back to camp (not really).

Would you like it if someone came to your house and bothered you? Don't do it to the animals. Especially the hippo. If agitated it'll fling its poo at you. It is also Africa's deadliest animal and may just stalk you back to camp (not really).

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Ben S.
Experience Coordinator

Ben has spent the better part of two decades in various aspects of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. He is passionate about adventure, but it must always be sustainable, where the people and places directly benefit.

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