Binoculars are essential for game viewing. You need them to see small or distant animals clearly and they greatly increase your ability to observe behavior of larger animals. In addition, binoculars enable you to see much better in dim light. If you are at all serious about game viewing, we can’t stress the importance enough of having a good pair of binoculars for each person on safari. Nikon Action 7 x 35 Ultra Wide View Binoculars are available for each person to use while on safari in Northern Tanzania. Your safari vehicle will be stocked with enough binoculars so that everyone will have their own pair.

Binoculars between 7 and 10-power are suitable for game viewing. The higher the number, the greater the magnification will be. However, unless you have very steady hands, you may have trouble seeing clearly with a 10 power binoculars. Accordingly, we recommend 7 power binoculars for the average person. The second number on binoculars refers to the diameter of the larger, objective lens. The larger the objective lens, the more light is transmitted and the greater the relative brightness of the image. At the same time, though, the field of view becomes much smaller and the binoculars need to be much bigger. A good compromise is somewhere in the 30’s. Putting both numbers together, we recommend a 7x35 or perhaps an 8x32.

For those with unsteady hands, we recommend that you purchase a pair of binoculars with image stabilization (IS). The more powerful the binoculars, the more vibrations are magnified. As a result, even a slight movement of your hands will shake the image. With higher magnification binoculars, the image shake may quickly become intolerable if you have unsteady hands. The Canon 8x25 IS Image Stabilized Binocular and Canon 10x30 IS Image Stabilized Binocular are highly recommended.