{"id":9388,"date":"2024-02-13T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/whats-like-go-safari-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:07:22","slug":"whats-like-go-safari-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/whats-like-go-safari-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s It Like To Go On Safari In South Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re into Planet Earth (like we VERY MUCH are), then no doubt going on safari will be right up there at the top of your travel list.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d wanted to do this for so long and eventually, on a Friday evening with wine and friends, while actually planning a vacation to Peru, we took a little &#8216;plan detour&#8217; and ended up booking a trip to South Africa to go on safari!<\/p>\n<p>Going on safari in South Africa was another one of those trips I looked forward to for months before we visited and here&#8217;s why!<\/p>\n<p>(<em>*Spoiler alert! 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