Crossword Dictionary
safari
campaign, hunting expedition, safari - n
an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
A safari (from Swahili safari 'journey') is an overland journey to hunt or (in more recent times) observe wild animals, especially in eastern or southern Africa. The so-called "Big Five" game animals of Africa – lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo – particularly form an important part of the safari market, both for wildlife viewing and big-game hunting.
A safari park, sometimes known as a wildlife park, is a zoo-like commercial drive-in tourist attraction where visitors can drive their own vehicles or ride in vehicles provided by the facility to observe freely roaming animals. A safari park is larger than a zoo and smaller than a game reserve. For example, African Lion Safari in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is 750 acres (3.0 km2).
For comparison, Lake Nakuru in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, is 168 square kilometres (65 sq mi), and a typical large game reserve is Tsavo East, also in Kenya, which encompasses 11,747 square kilometres (4,536 sq mi).
Many parks have conservation programmes with endangered animals like elephants, rhinocerotes, giraffes, lions, tigers, cheetahs and wild dogs.
safari
noun
A journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
synonyms
trek, hunt, journey, quest, trip
examples:
‘One day, while the others were out on a safari, Ramani and I got talking.’
‘One of the earliest ticker-tape parades was for Teddy Roosevelt when he returned from an’ African safari in 1910.
‘But he fell out of favour when it was revealed he had been on a big-game hunting safari.’
‘A mere 800 travelers are allowed to visit the northern area of the park each year through safari tours, and prices are steep.’
‘Would William support a hunting safari in Africa, whose supporters often make the very same arguments?’