Sabi Sands Safari at the Arathusa Lodge

The first episode of my South Africa travel series, my wife & I head to the Sabi Sands Reserve near Kruger National Park with a stopover in Dubai along the way.
We stayed at the Arathusa Lodge in Sabi Sands and it was everything you could want in a safari experience:
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The hotel that we stayed at in Dubai was the Shangri-La Dubai and the views were amazing from the 42nd floor terrace:
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Filmed with the Sony A7iii, Sony GM 16-35 F2.8, Sony GM 100-400 F4.5-5.6 and GoPro Hero7.

[@lionfan9587]

Very nice video of your safari! You got to see all the big 5 and DOGS!!!! I can't believe you got lucky enough to see dogs! Thanks for sharing!

[@andrewhouk6038]

Nice video. We are headed to Arathusa in May. Your choice of music and production is outstanding.

[@juanignaciodeleze3437]

Loved your video!!!! Im going to stay in arathusa on april 2024 with my wife, first safari ever, i am debating between what lenses to bring, what woukd you say were your favorite focal lenght for sabi sands? I was thinking sony 200-600 on one body and a 70-200 on another one.

[@jchriscoyle]

I brought a 16-35 and a 100-400 with one camera body with me to South Africa, as I like to travel light if I can. I really like 100-400 for safari photography...there will be times where the animals get really close to the vehicle. If I were going to bring two camera bodies and focus mainly on photography, I would probably bring a 24-70 and a 100-400. But, you can't go wrong with the 70-200/200-600 combo. There will be a lot of times where 600 will be nice. Enjoy your trip! This was our favorite vacation ever.