I agree - it never gets old.
We've visited various times in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia - activities as varied as two week land-based safari (do it yourself plus, camping and travelling in safari built vehicles), walking safaris, tented safaris, "do it yourself" safaris where we rented vehicles and arranged for park accommodation in advance in Malawi and in Namibia (where you can easily arrange a vehicle pickup in Windhoek and make arrangements for lodges ranging from government rest camps in Etosha, Waterberg or other parks or lodges as upscale as you want) and flying safaris with camping on the ground - and am planning to repeat.
In a zoo, you tour a couple of hours and see the animals in a manufactured habitat. On safari you observe and learn about the habitat itself and see its denizens, including people of different cultures.
Originally Posted by
rankourabu
I camped for 8 weeks in Africa, did safaris in Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Chobe and Etosha.
It never got old.
But the longest was 4 days in Serengeti. That was enough of driving around in a jeep with sometimes nothing to see for a long time
If you are out safari'ed, there is always Zanzibar and chill out for a couple days after all the adventure.