I don't think its necessary lol most safari are guided ,Except you just want to look cool
If in cool you mean self reliant, independent than yes I want to look cool

I would kick my own ass if I ever had to ask someone what time it is. Or can I borrow your knife.
The same guys that say they don’t need to wear a watch because they have their phone. but then feel perfectly comfortable asking me what time it is because they’re too lazy to dig their phone out of their pocket.
Whenever a man asks me to borrow my knife I look at him like someone I would have to take care of in any emergency. He is generally unprepared in life. And a liability