On the Continent of Africa, tours and African Safarisfor the adventurous can take you to some of the most magnificent places on Earth. For many adventure travelers, African safaris are perhaps the ultimate vacation escape. But if you think that the wildlife along the sweeping plains of the Serengeti is about all there is to see on an African safari, you’re wrong.

The Wildlife
If you’re going on an African safari and want to see the wildlife, the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Maasai Mara Game Reserve across the border in Kenya should be your first stops. All three protect the greatest and most varied collection of terrestrial wildlife on earth, and one of the last great migratory systems still intact. The Serengeti is the gem of Tanzania's protected areas, which altogether make up some 14 percent of the country's land area — a conservation record that few other countries can match.

Custom Vacation Packages
Those lucky enough to experience an African tour can create custom vacation packages to visit everywhere else in Africa from the mountains of Uganda to the lagoons and waterways of Botswana's Okavango Delta. Others might enjoy the windswept dunes of southern Namibia or the beautiful beaches of South Africa or Seychelles. The rocky heights of Mount Kilimanjaro and the majestic Victoria Falls are unmatched anywhere in the world. Vacation packages can be custom designed, or travelers can choose from vacation packages already coordinated. Accommodations will vary depending on where your Africa tour takes you, but there are a variety of options including hotels, lodges, small camps with chalets or bungalows, or fixed tented camps and mobile-tented safaris. The type of accommodations included in an Africa tour will have a major influence on the type of experience and adventures you will have.