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Walking Safaris

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Walking safaris are one of the finest ways to explore the bush and really keep in-touch with nature! We arrange the most wonderful African walking safaris.

One learns so much more on foot: your surrounding environment comes alive with the scent of sage plants and the potato bush permeating the air in the early morning dew; the medicinal properties of plants and trees are explained in full detail and the adrenaline courses through one’s veins when tracking an elephant on foot, keeping downwind, moving with the herd. One learns about spoor-marks, identifying game trails and movements that have taken place during the night, and following the tracks of nocturnal creatures. Smaller creatures are given great emphasis, from the dung beetle to the termite that are intrinsically linked and play a vital role in this fragile eco system.

Zambia is the spiritual home to some of the finest African walking safaris, but we also arrange proper walking safaris over several days in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Highlands in northern Tanzania, the Selous and Ruaha and Katavi in southern Tanzania, and in Laikipia and the Maasai Mara in Kenya, with some of the finest walking guides. We also have superb walking in Tsavo. South Africa has some excellent walking safaris in the Limpopo region, which is extremely beautiful but not as game-rich as its other African counterparts.

The season for African walking safaris is June-October, which are the cooler months and therefore more comfortable to walk in. This is the start of winter, when the foliage has fallen from many of the trees and the grasses are short, providing wonderful visibility and making for safer walking.

Walking safaris are never a route march and they can be just for a couple of you, to a family or group of friends, with total exclusivity, with your own private guide and back up vehicles and crew, to joining a set departure in Zambia during the African winter months. Around 6-10 kilometres are covered each day and one can either walk from camp to camp, over perhaps five days, with a maximum of six in a group, to walking for just two days, to perhaps just a single day, from your main lodge. In the evenings, sit around a fire at your camp, looking up at the stars above and chatting to others about the wonders of your magical day in Africa!

Accommodation on African walking safaris can range from fairly rudimentary to pretty luxurious and you can decide what suits you most! Sleep in either a tent with a bedroll on the floor, with a separate bucket shower with lots of hot water and a short-drop loo, or literally a mosquito net covering a bedroll. It may be a pup tent or a permanent structure on stilts made from reed and thatch with open-fronted rooms, to reed-thatched, simple, rustic grass huts with all the comforts one requires. Just let us know which you feel more comfortable sleeping in!

However – nothing quite equals the thrill and adrenaline of being on a walking safari and we recommend it every time, as a stand alone safari or part of a vehicle based safari.


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Walking Safari in Zambia (5 to 7 days, South Luangwa)

In South Luangwa National Park, Zambia: The walking season is June-October. One can either join a set departure or have a Zambia walking safari tailored around just your party. One normally spends the first couple of nights at a comfortable and stylish tented camp in south Luangwa, where the order of the day is game-drives during the day and night, followed by a 5-night walking safari between three mobile camps which are set up for you.
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Walking Safari in Zambia (10-days, North and South Luangwa)

This is a fabulous ten day walking safari in Zambia, but it also can be a combination of a walking safari in the south Luangwa National Park and North Luangwa National Park, from June to October. Spend five nights in south Luangwa (this can be combined with game-viewing by vehicle, should you choose), and five nights walking in the gorgeous north Luangwa region.
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Walking Safaris in Tanzania

Tanzania really lends itself to walking safaris. In the Selous, which is Africa’s largest game reserve, situated in southern Tanzania, one can walk through this breathtaking, pretty, primeval scenery privately on an individual basis which is fantastic, and there is the opportunity to fly-camp, too for just a night for those who simply want a taster of walking safari!
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Walking Safaris in Kenya

Kenya offers something entirely unique when it comes to walking safaris. With over 49 different tribes, one cannot help being drawn by the culture as much as the wildlife. With the colourful shuka cloths and individual styles of the various tribes, these fabulous people accompany you on your walking safaris in Kenya, enriching your experience every step of the way!
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Walking Safaris in Botswana

We have some lovely, private walking safaris in the Tuli Block in Botswana, with an expert photographer and naturalist guide. These are generally just for a couple of nights in addition to staying in this wildlife rich region or it can simply be for half a day. The Tuli Block combines well with and is accessible from South Africa.
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Walking Safaris in Namibia

Namibia is a magical country to explore on foot – with her vast, mesmerising landscapes and undulating scenery. One can pretty much walk wherever one wishes, in Namibia, but unlike other parts of Africa such as Zambia, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, there are no dedicated walking trails apart from the two we mention below.
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Bush camps in the South Luangwa Zambia

There are also some wonderful bush camps in the south Luangwa, where one can spend just a night or two, or even a week, where the emphasis is on walking. Otherwise, we also have a truly fantastic guide who will be your private safari guide for a night or two whilst you fly-camp in a pup tent in south Luangwa. Again, this will be a completely private experience.
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Walking Safaris in South Africa

Although the best walking safaris occur in Zambia and Tanzania, especially if one wants to be amongst concentrations of wildlife, South Africa does in fact offer some lovely walking safaris. Top of the list must go to walking in the Limpopo Region in the northern part of Kruger Park.
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Walking Safaris in Zimbabwe

The best way to explore the bush on safari in Zimbabwe is on foot. The word safari comes from a Swahili word safara meaning a journey or travel. To travel on foot brings one back to the basics, down to earth, and being one with nature.
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