A safari to Africa could and should be more than about chasing sightings of the illustrious Big Five. The continent is rich in experiences consisting of countless equally impressive natural phenomena. This grandest of all natural spectacles is undoubtedly the Great Migration in Tanzania and Kenya and wildlife phenomena that safari-goers have to experience at least once in their lifetime.
Described as the Greatest Shoal on Earth, the annual sardine run along the coastlines of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa, is as unique a wildlife safari as there is. Safari aficionados will be tickled pink by the feathered features of the flocks of greater and lesser flamingos congregating around bodies of water all across Africa.
The sky over Zambia is the backdrop to a wildlife phenomenon as more than 10 million straw-coloured fruit bats descend on the Kasanka National Park in an explosion of sight and sound. The magical meeting point of the different ocean currents along the African coastline is the prime spot for safari-goers wishing to get a closer look at the hatching of the continent’s sea turtles.