There are two ways to do a Safari (as far as I am aware) and I have done both. One way is camping out in the parks themselves, the other is staying at lodges inside or near by the camps.
Before deciding to be thrifty and camp out it would be worth while to find out if you are camping in a fenced in area (or if the guides fence in the area themselves). If not you might be like me and wake up to animals trying to get into your tent (more specifically a zebra smacking my head with his mouth). If the area is fenced in, you are less likely to be bothered or feel nervous getting up and walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night (most of us took the approach of peeing immediately outside the tent).
If you stay in a lodge however, you get a real bed, often an attached bathroom, and a little bit more shelter from the animals. I did this while in Zambia on the cheap and it was fantastic (Marula lodge). You still see animals from your room (hippo munching outside your window) and have elephants walking through the property etc.
Timing is the other key factor in deciding to do a safari. In places like the valley in Zambia, you want to go in the dry season when the animals cannot hide behind all of the various trees and plants in full bloom. Meanwhile the Serengeti is a vast open range so much easier to see animals in the rainy season. The best thing to do would be to consult a company about the best time to go since each area will have a different climate and have different times for best viewing.
Either way you will have a fantastic time!
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