Moms Travel TipsTravel Tips and Vacation Ideas for the Whole Family

These two vacations are very different. There’s the Safari holiday and then there’s the chill out beach holiday. The thing you have to remember is this all really comes down to which is the best option for you?

This is all down to the person that you are. If you like to relax by the sea and enjoy a couple of margaritas then the beach holiday is best for you. However, if you’re the kind of person that likes the open outdoors surrounded by the wild, then you have to try a Safari holiday. Let’s take a look at some of the main advantages and disadvantages of these.

We’ll start with the Safari holidays. Kenya holidays produce some fantastic safaris. The Masai Mara is one of the most popular Safari destinations and you could head off into the wild. These holidays offer you a wide range of things to explore, from animals to different cultures and people. The Safari holiday will be one of those holidays that will stay with you forever, experiencing things many others won’t. The obvious Advantages are being able to get up close and personal with some of the most amazing wildlife in the world. While on your safari you will have a guide to look after you and take you to all the wildlife hot-spots. This sort of holiday is a once in a life time experience, and with prices up to five thousand pounds this will be more than likely.

So then, if the adventure life isn’t for you then what else is there to try? You can always rely on the seaside resorts. Now everybody enjoys a good holiday by the seaside. You can travel all over the world for a fraction of the cost of a safari holiday and still visit some great places. When you can go and swim in the deep blue ocean with white sands the beach holidays to become quite appealing. The main advantage is that the prices to go to the Caribbean will be cheaper than going to Africa. If all you want is a beach holiday you can even stay at home and just go to the coast.

If you think you’re an adventure freak, then try the safaris on Zambia holidays or Tanzania holidays where you can visit the Serengeti. However if you really want, you could head off to the Caribbean.

Well you can be sure that at some point you will see the “Big Five”. The reason these animals got the name “The Big Five” was because hunters in the 1800’s believed them to be the hardest to catch and the most dangerous.

The proud pride owner the Lion. The Lion is but only the second largest of the Big Cats, but Tigers aren’t present in the Mara. Lions in general are keystone predators which means they hunt and take down their own food, rather than scavenge, although if the opportunity arises they will take it. The Lion however has in some instances become a man eater, they have been seen on occasion to actually stalk Man as prey.

The ever majestic African Elephant. The elephant is the biggest of these big five and this is clear when you hear it weighs on average 5 and half tonnes, and stands at about 12 and a half feet tall. When you see an elephant its quite easy to accept its large, but when you think even it’s 4 teeth are each twelve inches long and weigh 5 kilograms, it’s a lot more to take in. One of the amazing things about the elephant is that the tusks can grow up to 2 and a half metres long.

Then there is the Cape buffalo. This animal is one of the preys of lions that are actually pretty good at defending themselves; they have even been known to kill lions as well. The Cape buffalo is regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Mara; it is a very short temper and is reported to have killed about 200 people every year.

The Black Rhinoceros. The Black Rhino has not been all that well named, unfortunately it was due to the name of the White Rhino that the so called “Black Rhino” received it’s own. The Black and the White Rhino are practically indistinguishable by colour. The White Rhino was actually a mistranslation from the Dutch word “Weit”. The literal meaning of this word actually means Wide, this was because the White Rhino had a square like structure to it’s lip, but the Black Rhino had a pointed lip.

Finally the Leopard. This is the smallest of the Big Cats, but is by no means the slowest. The Leopard is not really noticed for the fact that it can reach a massive 36 mph on the ground, and that it can jump up to 3 metres vertically into the air. Also the Leopard is the best Big Cat swimmer and by far the best tree climber.

So if you would like to go and see the Big Five then why not try Kenya holidays, Tanzania holidays or Zambia holidays. You will find them around these key locations.