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===East Africa=== [[File:Samuel Baker chased by an elephant.jpg|thumb|Explorer and big game hunter [[Samuel Baker]] chased by an elephant, illustration from 1890]] {{main|Safari}} A safari, from a [[Swahili language|Swahili]] word meaning "journey, expedition,"<ref>{{Cite web |title=safari {{!}} Etymology, origin and meaning of safari by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/safari |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130033501/https://www.etymonline.com/word/safari |url-status=live }}</ref> especially in Africa, is defined as a journey to see or kill animals in their natural environment, most commonly in East Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2023 |title=Definition of "safari" |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/safari |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=Collins Dictionary |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305220536/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/safari }}</ref> Safari as a distinctive way of hunting was popularized by the US author [[Ernest Hemingway]] and President [[Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brennan|first=Claire|date=2015-07-03|title="An Africa on your own front door step": the development of an Australian safari|journal=Journal of Australian Studies|volume=39|issue=3|pages=396–410|doi=10.1080/14443058.2015.1052833|s2cid=142998322|issn=1444-3058}}</ref> A safari may consist of a several-days—or even weeks-long journey, with [[camping]] in [[the bush]] or [[jungle]], while pursuing [[Game (food)|big game]]. Nowadays, it is often used to describe hunting tours through African wildlife.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of SAFARI |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safari |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028002145/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safari |url-status=live }}</ref> Hunters are usually tourists, accompanied by [[hunting license|licensed]] and highly [[Regulation|regulated]] professional hunters, local guides, [[Skinner (profession)|skinners]], and [[Porter (carrier)|porters]] in more difficult terrains.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} A special safari type is the solo-safari, where all the license acquiring, stalking, preparation, and outfitting is done by the hunter himself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Mary |date=31 January 2019 |title=Yes, A Solo Safari Is Possible |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-to-plan-a-solo-safari |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604144204/https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-to-plan-a-solo-safari }}</ref>
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