http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2008/02/02/safaris-for-the-family.aspxRichard Dobson/Getty images Wild Things: A family comes across Masai giraffes during an afternoon excursion in South Africa Feb 11, 2008 issue By Tara Weingarten Twice before, Alison and Geoff Edelstein had been on an African safari and thought it wasenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2008/02/02/safaris-for-the-family.aspx#168210Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:27:20 GMT544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:168210thobela<p>You will not find any water buffalo in Southern Africa, but you might see some Cape buffalo. Yeah, you might think I'm nitpicking, but the two are really not the same. The Cape variety is a mean, undomesticated, curious and majestic animal; the water buffalo conjures up images of rice paddies and docile beasts of burden.</p> <p>The more adventurous and less wealthy traveler can also book directly at the South African National Parks website (<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.sanparks.org">http://www.sanparks.org</a>) Check out the FAQs for travel tips. Happy travels.</p> Blog: TipSheet