You might be the first human to see a newborn giraffe or follow a pride of lions on a hunt, go out after dark for a night safari or even try a safari by foot.

FORBES: East African Safari

My life changed overnight: We went hot-air ballooning in Italy, on a safari in Africa and out every night in his limousine for extravagant dinners.

FORBES: Connect

Not only do you avoid long drives before your safari starts, but that bump you hear in the night may well be an elephant looking in your window.

BBC: A guide to South African safaris

Since 2010, the Zambezi has offered an alternative safari experience: instead of staying in a lodge at night and venturing out into the gameparks in jeeps by day, travellers eat, sleep and breathe the life of the floodplains.

BBC: Safari by water in southern Africa