A safari (pronounced /səˈfɑri/) is an overland journey. It usually refers to a trip by tourists to Africa, traditionally for a big-game hunt and in more modern times to watch and photograph big game and other wildlife as a safari holiday. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel The phrase Big Five game was coined by Big-game hunters and refers to the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants animals and other organisms There is a certain theme or style associated with the word, which includes khaki clothing, belted bush jackets, pith helmets or slouch hats, and animal skins—like leopard's skin. This article is about the fabric. For the colour see Khaki (color. A safari jacket or bush jacket is a garment originally designed for the purpose of going on Safari in the African bush The pith helmet (also known as the sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi) is a lightweight Helmet made of A slouch hat is a wide-brimmed Felt Hat with a chinstrap most commonly worn as part of a Military Uniform. The leopard (lɛpɚd Panthera pardus) is an Old World Mammal of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four roaring

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Touristic usage 3 As a cinema genre 4 Fashion and architecture 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Etymology

Entering the English language in the late 19th century, the word safari means "journey" in Swahili. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Swahili (called Kiswahili in the language itself is the First language of the Swahili people (Waswahili who inhabit several large stretches Originally from the Arabic سفر (safara) meaning travel ^[1] The verb for "to travel" in Swahili is "safiri", the noun for the journey is "safari". Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language These words are used for any type of journey, e. g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa. Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. Mombasa is the second largest City in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. The person generally attributed to having used the word in English is Sir Richard Francis Burton, the famous explorer.

Touristic usage

Although the word safari came to popular usage in reference to hunting and touring expeditions in East Africa, it is now used generally to mean any long or adventurous journey or expedition, e. East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. g. whale watching safaris, photography safaris, eco-safari etc. Whale watching is the practice of observing Whales and other Cetaceans in their natural habitat Ecotourism, also known as ecological tourism, is a form of Tourism that appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals

As a cinema genre

The safari provided countless hours of cinema entertainment in sound films from Trader Horn (1931) onwards. Trader Horn ( 1931) was the first non-documentary Film shot On location in Africa. The safari was used in many adventure films such as the Tarzan, Jungle Jim, and Bomba the Jungle Boy film series up to The Naked Prey (1966) where great white hunter Cornel Wilde becomes game himself. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to Jungle Jim is an American Newspaper Comic strip first published January 7, 1934, by writer Bomba the Jungle Boy was a series of American boy's adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudomnym Roy Rockwood and published A film series is a collection of related films in Succession. The Naked Prey ( 1966) is a Adventure film starring Cornel Wilde, who also directed and produced Cornelius Louis Wilde ( October 13, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1989) was an American Actor and film director Also, safaris and the safari genre films were parodied in the Bob Hope comedies Road to Zanzibar and Call Me Bwana. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Road to Zanzibar is a 1941 Paramount Pictures comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, and marked Call Me Bwana is a 1963 Farce film starring Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg, and directed by Gordon Douglas. An instant 15-minute helicopter safari was shown in Africa Addio where clients are armed, flown from their hotel and landed in front of an unlucky and baffled elephant. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Africa Addio is a 1966 Italian Documentary film about the end of the colonial era in Africa. Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea.

Fashion and architecture

Many items worn on safari became fashion statements such as bush hats, pith helmets, bush jackets, with the costume eventually becoming a safari outfit. A slouch hat is a wide-brimmed Felt Hat with a chinstrap most commonly worn as part of a Military Uniform. The pith helmet (also known as the sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi) is a lightweight Helmet made of A safari jacket or bush jacket is a garment originally designed for the purpose of going on Safari in the African bush

The 1998 book Safari Style by Natasha Burns with photographs by Tim Beddow features interior and exterior design inspired by African safari lodges.

See also

• Safari jacket
• Safari park

References

External links

• WorldBank: "Saving the safari industry", regarding safari workers and AIDS/HIV, May 23, 2006

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