Safari 185166 225407602 2008-07-13T14:55:52Z 71.194.105.171 {{other}} {{wiktionarypar|safari}} [[Image:Afryka 1890.jpg|right|thumb|right|190px|Map of Africa 1890]] A '''safari''' ({{pronEng|səˈfɑri}}) is an overland journey. It usually refers to a trip by [[tourist]]s to [[Africa]], traditionally for a [[Big Five game|big-game]] [[Hunting#Safari|hunt]] and in more modern times to watch and [[photograph]] big game and other [[wildlife]] as a safari holiday. There is a certain theme or style associated with the word, which includes [[khaki]] clothing, belted [[bush jacket]]s, [[pith helmet]]s or [[slouch hat]]s, and animal skins—like [[leopard|leopard's]] skin. ==Etymology== Entering the English language in the late 19th century, the word ''safari'' means "journey" in [[Swahili language|Swahili]]. Originally from the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] سفر (safara) meaning ''travel'' <ref>''[[Hans Wehr]] Arabic-English Dictionary''</ref> <!-- note the Swahili word does NOT mean "to travel", that is safiri --> The verb for "to travel" in Swahili is "safiri", the noun for the journey is "safari". These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from [[Nairobi]] to [[Mombasa]]. 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.g. [[whale watching]] safaris, photography safaris, [[ecotourism|eco-safari]] etc. ==As a cinema genre== The safari provided countless hours of cinema entertainment in sound films from ''[[Trader Horn (1931 film)|Trader Horn]]'' (1931) onwards. 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 [[Cornel Wilde]], a [[white hunter]], becomes game himself. Also, safaris and the safari genre films were parodied in the [[Bob Hope]] comedies ''[[Road to Zanzibar]]'' and ''[[Call Me Bwana]]''. 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]]. ==Fashion and architecture== Many items worn on safari became fashion statements such as [[bush hat]]s, [[pith helmet]]s, [[bush jacket]]s, with the costume eventually becoming a [[safari outfit]]. 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== <!-- If it has something to do with a wildlife safari or an African safari; and it isn't in the article above, then fine, place it here. --> <!-- If it just uses the word "safari", then please look to the Safari (disambiguation) page. Thanks. --> * [[Safari jacket]] * [[Safari park]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/2006/05/saving_the_safa.html WorldBank: "Saving the safari industry"], regarding safari workers and [[AIDS/HIV]], [[May 23]], [[2006]] {{Tourism}} [[Category:African culture]] [[Category:Arabic words and phrases]] [[Category:Hunting]] [[Category:Swahili words and phrases]] [[Category:Types of tourism]] [[ar:سفاري]] [[da:Safarirejse]] [[de:Safari]] [[es:Safari]] [[fr:Safari (voyage)]] [[it:Safari (viaggio)]] [[he:ספארי]] [[nl:Safari (expeditie)]] [[no:Safari]] [[pl:Safari]] [[pt:Safari]] [[ro:Safari]] [[ru:Сафари]] [[sl:Safari]] [[fi:Safari]] [[sv:Safari]]