Uber Safari launching this week as company promotes conservation

[JACK AYLMER]

YOUR NEXT SAFARI MAY INVOLVE BOOKING AN UBER.

THE RIDESHARE COMPANY ANNOUNCING MONDAY IT’S ALLOWING CUSTOMERS IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, TO HAIL ITS SERVICES FOR A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE STARTING THIS WEEK.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS.

YOU’LL OPEN THE UBER APP AND SELECT “UBER SAFARI.”

CHOOSE A DATE, YOUR PICKUP AND DROPOFF LOCATION AND THEN WAIT TO SEE IF YOUR TRIP IS CONFIRMED.

THEN YOU’LL BE SWEPT OFF IN AN UBER SAFARI-BRANDED VEHICLE TO THE AQUILA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE…

WHERE YOU’LL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE LIONS, ELEPHANTS, CHEETAHS, RHINOS AND MORE.

UBER SAYS EVERY BOOKING WILL “HELP PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES AND ENSURE THE PRESERVATION OF SOUTH AFRICA’S RICH BIODIVERSITY.”

RESERVATIONS WILL OPEN OCTOBER SECOND AND BE BOOKABLE FOR 90 DAYS.

YOU’LL HAVE TO GIVE 24 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE AND THE EXPERIENCE IS 200 DOLLARS FOR UP TO FOUR GUESTS AND IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON FRIDAY’S AND SATURDAY’S.

THIS ISN’T THE FIRST ATTEMPT BY UBER TO BRANCH OUT.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, UBER OFFERED LUXURIOUS “CHAMPAGNE-FUELED TRIPS” IN FRANCE AND LAST YEAR LAUNCHED HOT AIR BALLOON RIDES IN TURKEY. 

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M JACK AYLMER.