Safari 8 sends four British and four South African children on an amazing adventure. They spend a month training to be game rangers in Kruger National Park in South Africa. They are taught by two real-life rangers, Rudi and Frankie, and learn to track and care for the greatest animals on earth. Training ends with an amazing face-to-face encounter with an elephant, the rookies discover who has won the role of Head Ranger for their final challenge, and preparations begin for the arrival of their celebrity guests.