Each year, in July and August, Kenya draws travelers eager to witness the Great Migration, when more than 1.5 million wildebeest, along with 250,000 zebras, 300,000 Thomson’s gazelles, and other ...

Going on an African safari is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But can you imagine cruising along in a safari jeep, taking in all the sights, when suddenly a large cheetah hops up on the seat beside ...

SERENGETI, Tanzania -- Tourists from New Jersey on vacation in Tanzania got a great view of a cheetah on their safari. In fact, it was closer than they may have wanted. The Shimek family, of Summit, ...

A Seattle man came face-to-face with a cheetah when it jumped in his Jeep. Three curious cheetah brothers got up close and personal with a group of tourists on a photo safari in Tanzania. One jumped ...

A safari tops most of Travel + Leisure readers' bucket lists — a trip that many spend a lifetime daydreaming about, saving for, and eventually splurging on. On this type of adventure, travelers pull ...

The African safari continues to evolve, branching out to appeal to a broader variety of travelers. Big-game hunters are still out there, but for most people an African safari long ago came to mean ...

I’ll be honest—I didn’t fully “get” the magic of safaris until I went to Safari West in Santa Rosa, CA. Riding in an open-air vehicle while giraffes and zebras wandered just a few feet away felt like ...