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Tourism & Travel News South Africa

Jovago.com provides safety tips for travellers

The world media has been abuzz about the American woman who was recently killed by a lion at the Lion Park near Johannesburg, but the adventurous traveller remains undeterred.

Ensuring a safe environment for your adventurous act - be it bungee-jumping, visiting a lion park or swimming with the sharks - is necessary to be sure that things would not turn awry.

Javago.com have some safety tips to latch unto while embarking on an adventurous act.

  • Research is key
  • It is important to do your research before choosing the destination for your adventure. This may defeat the purpose of your adventure, but it's better to be safe than sorry. Checking and double-checking the details is necessary; this would involve a few hours of checking reviews from former travellers before coming to a decision.

  • Abide by the rules
  • Rules are actually not meant to be broken. They are meant to keep you as safe as possible. In fact, if rules are absent at the park or beach you wish to explore, that's a sign for you to backtrack out of there as quickly as you can. Please try to empathise with the authorities of your set location and abide by the rules and this would turn out to be mutually benefiting.

  • Safety of destination
  • This is in line with carrying out research, guaranteeing the security of whatever lion or shark park you decide to visit. Discover how quickly their emergency services respond and how much they value the lives of their visitors. Check out what the records say and let the facts guide your decision.

  • Professional tour guides
  • Registering with professional tour guides who are well-versed in what they do is important. If you're going to put your life at risk, you might as well just entrust it in the most capable hands. This brings us back to research. Do your research and make sure your tour guide would put your safety first at all times.

  • Keep your excitement at bay
  • Don't let your excitement get the best of you. It is understandable that you're super-pumped for the adventure that is brewing but try to remain logical enough to make rational decisions that do not endanger your life.

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