The Impossible Ethical Bargain Behind African Safaris | Wendover Productions
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The Impossible Ethical Bargain Behind African Safaris | Wendover Productions

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 28, 202628 min

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For the fanciest few, their touchdown is met with a heavily modified Toyota Land Cruiser,

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This is one of the most opulent airports in the world—Serenara Airstrip. It's composed of one small, unimpressive terminal, a 7,000-foot dirt runway, and yet it sees dozens of flights per day and an average net worth of those traveling through it higher than almost any other in the world.

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That's because this tiny airstrip is the gateway to the massive Serengeti National Park—a safari destination so storied, so legendary, that it's one of only a handful globally that the average person might recognize by name. For the fanciest few, their touchdown is met with a heavily modified Toyota Land Cruiser,

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quickly whisking them away across the savannah to the four-season safari lodge, one of the most expensive outposts of one of the most expensive hotel chains. Rooms demand a minimum of $1,100 a night, and minimum is the key word there. In peak season, during the Great Migration, the same rooms will near $3,000, and the

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