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360° Game Drive

Immersive Videos Including
Guide Commentary
Experience The Full Picture

Watch 360° Game Drive Videos

360° game drive videos allow you to scroll around to any part of the scene you choose, so you get a much more comprehensive and immersive idea of what the wildlife experience was really like. It's as close as possible to being there yourself.

More Advantages of Virtual 360° Game Drives

Works On Any Device

You don't need any special equipment to watch 360° videos, you can use any device currently in your possession like a mobile phone, tablet or PC. You can also use a VR headset, but that's optional.

How To Watch 360° Videos Using Any Device

Guide Commentary Included

The guide is such an important part of any wildlife orientated tour, as they add immeasurably to the experience using their knowledge and expertise built up over many years in the field.

So to have their commentary included in the video definitely adds a lot of value to the footage that might otherwise not be as impactful. Their words provide context, background and depth to the wildlife interactions.

Try Before You Book - Travel Planning

The accommodation and food is important when you visit a national park or game reserve, but lets face, the wildlife and birds you are able to see are pretty paramount too.

360° game drive videos allow you to experience what a trip with a particular operator and guide is really like. If you are planning a safari for yourself in future it makes sense to check out their game drives before booking.

Video Souvenir

As a reminder and keepsake of your safari, a 360° game drive souvenir is hard to beat. It includes your own photographs and videos of the wildlife and birds that you encountered on the drive, added to the 360° footage taken by your tour operator. And of course the guide commentary is also included.

Remember Your Trip with A 360° Video Memento.

You Are In Control

Look where you want, when you want, in any direction, when the video is paused or playing. It's like being the person filming the scene and you get to choose what to point the camera at, in any direction.

Nothing But The Truth

With conventional photography, it's easy to overlook things by only focusing on a certain area of the scene, but in a 360° video you get to see the whole picture, nothing is hidden.

Travel Company Owners, Show Your Clients The Whole Picture By Making 360° Videos Available To Them.

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Going on a guided game drive in the Kruger National Park in South Africa is an unforgettable experience.

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Guided game drives in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania...

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Guided game drives in the Masai Mara in Kenya...

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What is a

Game Drive

A journey in a motorized vehicle, typically undertaken in a national park or game reserve on a safari, with the specific aim of finding and watching wildlife. The term 'game' was originally used to describe the animals that were targeted on a hunting expedition in Africa.

Guided and Self Drive

Two types of game drives are possible, one where the vehicle is driven by a professional guide (guided) and the other where the driver is a non-professional (self drive or DIY).

Vehicle Types

  • Guided - The kinds of vehicles used differ according to the region the safari takes place in, but what they all have in common is that they need to be rugged and capable of handling all kinds of driving terrain.

    In Eastern Africa the safari vehicles tend to be enclosed with a pop-top to allow standing photography.

    In Southern Africa the vehicles mostly have open sides and some are even completely open with no roof to provide all around visibility.

  • Self Drive - In Southern Africa there are numerous national parks and game reserve with good tar and gravel road networks that allow tourists to drive normal sedan vehicles on safari. Many locals use their own vehicles to go on a self or DIY game drive, and foreign tourists can rent a normal sedan vehicle to guide their own safari.

    Of course the more rugged, 4x4 vehicles are also available for self drive safari destinations where off-roading or challenging road conditions exist.

When And For How Long

Game drives normally commence early in the morning, just before sunrise, to have an opportunity to spot some nocturnal species returning to their burrows and see the animals that are active in the cool morning climate.

Then once the heat of the day has passed, an afternoon drive takes place which may finish after sunset. The night drive often happens after supper and may finish late to see all the species active at night.

As a general rule, drives have set starting times but the end time is dependant on what has been seen, so it's flexible and will finish within a certain time-frame and not exactly on time. Self drive safaris are completely flexible and the time and duration is wholly dependant on the driver.

Game Drive Cost

The price is dependant on the location, who the game drive operator is and the time and length of the drive. If it's a guided safari company, then the cost is included in the overall safari package price. If it's an extra activity in a national park or game reserve, then the cost differs according to whether it's a morning, afternoon or night drive.

Costs can vary widely, so it's best to confirm the price beforehand with the relevant operator.

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