Top 10 things to consider when Fantasizing about a Safari

1. The 7 hour drive may be so bumpy, a normally non-car sick person gets to feeling ill from the dust, constant swerving and bouncing along. (ipod's may cure this however)
2. Getting up at 6 am allows you to see those rare and special animals
3. There may not be power in your camp at night, so laying in the dark thinking of animals just outside the tent should not be pondered too long before dozing off
4. You may be required to push the car out of the mud
5. You may be required to evacuate the vehicle before traversing a large lake like puddle
6. Some people go on safaris for days and don't get to see a cheetah eating a gazelle (I was not one of those people)
7. Budget safari camps - you get what you pay for...and that's part of the fun
8. Please come to a country to do more than go on a safari
9. You may get in a traffic jam with other safari vans over seeing a leopard in a tree, and then get stuck in the mud.
10. Be sure to stop at elite hotels for a potty breaks...they clean the floor frequently enough.